Hovhannisyan

Hovhannisyan
Origin
MeaningSon of Hovhannes
Region of originArmenia
Other names
Variant formsHovhannisian, Hovhannesian, Hovannesian, Oganessian

Hovhannisyan or Hovannisyan (Armenian: Հովհաննիսյան [hɔvhɑnnisˈjɑn]) is an Armenian surname meaning "son of Hovhannes", the Armenian equivalent of John, thus making it equivalent to Johnson. It is the most common surname in Armenia.

Variants of the name in Armenian and Western Armenian include Hovhannesian, Hovannesian, Hovannisian, Hovhannisian, Ovanesyan, and Oganessian.

Notable people with the surname include:

Hovhannisyan

Hovanessian

Hovannisian

  • Ashot Hovhannisian (1887–1972), Armenian Marxist historian, theorist and Communist official
  • Garin Hovannisian (born 1986), Armenian American writer, filmmaker, and producer
  • Larisa Hovannisian (born 1988), Armenian-American social entrepreneur and founder of Teach For Armenia
  • Raffi Hovannisian (born 1959), American-born Armenian politician, Foreign Minister of Armenia
  • Richard Hovannisian (1932–2023), Armenian American historian and professor emeritus

Ter-Ovanesyan

  • Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (born 1938), Soviet and Ukrainian former long jumper and coach, of Armenian descent

Real names

  • Grigor Ter-Hovhannisian (1854–1908), real name of Armenian writer known by the pseudonym Muratsan
  • Michael Hovhannisyan (1867–1933), Armenian writer known by the pseudonym Nar-Dos
  • Nikoghayos Ter-Hovhannisyan (1867–1914), Armenian fedayee from Karabakh known by his pseudonym Nikol Duman
  • Sargis Hovhannisian (1879–1919), Armenian revolutionary, statesman, and a leading member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) party. He is widely regarded as the founder of the First Republic of Armenia
  • Zabel Hovhannessian, birth name of Ottoman Armenian writer Zabel Yesayan
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