Tashjian Surname
Approximately 1,760 people bear this surname
Tashjian Surname User-submission:
The surname Tashjian comes from the Turkish word taş, which means 'stone', or taşçı, which means 'one works with stone', 'stonemason'. The -ian ending signifies Armenian ancestry. As the population census was modernized, Tashjian is the given occupational surname to the Armenian stonemason families in Ottoman Empire.
Read More About This SurnameTashjian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,649 | 1:219,805 | 21,344 |
| France | 51 | 1:1,302,406 | 132,002 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Tashjian Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Tashjian comes from the Turkish word taş, which means 'stone', or taşçı, which means 'one works with stone', 'stonemason'. The -ian ending signifies Armenian ancestry. As the population census was modernized, Tashjian is the given occupational surname to the Armenian stonemason families in Ottoman Empire.
- hagoptTashjian Demographics
Average Male Tashjian Height
178.68 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tashjian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tashjian Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tashjian has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tashjian? popularity and diffusion
Tashjian is the 230,013th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,140,651 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Tashjian reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname Tashjian is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,649 people, or 1 in 219,805. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 34 percent live, Massachusetts, where 16 percent live and New York, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Tashjian is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in France, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Tashjian Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Tashjian last name are 12.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.29% registered with the party.
The amount Tashjian earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 28.02% more than the national average, earning $55,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.64% more than the national average, earning $56,462 CAD per year.
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