Frequency: (106)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Armenian: patronymic from the Armenian personal name Samuēl (see Samuel).
GIVEN NAMES: Armenian 15%; French 5%. Hagop, Haroutune, Hovsep, Kourken, Siranoush, Souren, Vartan, Vartkes; Arsene, Marielle.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
