Nersesian
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Nersesian
Frequency: (111)
(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 classical Armenian personal name Nersēs (from Middle Iranian Nerseh), a name borne by patriarchs of the Armenian Church from the 4th century onward.
GIVEN NAMES: Armenian 29%. Serop (3), Nerses (2), Varouj (2), Agop, Ara, Aram, Armen, Carnig, Hagop, Hakop, Raffi, Stepan.
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