The Vartanian surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,039 people carried this name — #14,599 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 144,900 people counted. That is up 6% from 1,921 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Vartanian surname
From Armenian Վարդանյան (Vardanyan).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Vartanian» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 227 people named Vartanian.
103 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 151 people named Vartanian live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 20 people named Vartanian live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
58 people named Vartanian is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Vartanian in American newspapers,
1906–1907.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 403 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Vartanian,
with a public archive behind them.
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Sose Mayrig 1868–1953 · military personnel -
Aruth Wartan 1880–1945 · actor -
Aruth Wartan 1880–1945 · actor
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Hrag Vartanian 1901– · journalist
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Yeghishe Vardanyan 1905–1958 · politician
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Anoush Vartanian 1907–1971 · actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Vartanian.
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