Petrosyan

Petrosyan

Pronunciation	[pɛtɾɔsˈjɑn]
Origin
Meaning	"son of Petros"
Region of origin	Armenia

Petrosyan (Armenian: Պետրոսյան), Petrosian or Petrossian (Eastern Armenian), Bedrosian or Bedrossian (Western Armenian) is a common surname in Armenia. It is a patronymic from the Armenian first name Petros (equivalent to Peter, making the name effectively equivalent to Peterson).

The following people share this surname:

Petrosyan

• Arevik Petrosyan (born 1972), Armenian politician and lawyer
• Armen Petrosyan (born 1986), Armenian-Italian kickboxer
• Armenak Petrosyan (born 1973), Armenian professional footballer
• Artur Petrosyan (born 1971), Armenian professional footballer
• Galust Petrosyan (born 1981), Armenian professional footballer
• Giorgio Petrosyan (born 1985), Armenian-Italian kickboxer
• Leonard Petrosyan (1953–1999), Nagorno-Karabakh Republic politician; second Nagorno-Karabakh Republic President (March  – September 1997)
• Mariam Petrosyan (born 1969), Armenian painter, cartoonist and novelist
• Petros Petrosyan (1968–2012), Armenian painter
• Sergey Petrosyan (born 1988), Russian weightlifter of Armenian descent
• Vardan Petrosyan (born 1959), Armenian actor, scriptwriter, and parodist
• Vardges Petrosyan (1932–1994), Armenian writer
• Yevgeny Petrosyan (born 1945), Russian stand-up comedian of Armenian descent

Petrosian

• Arshak Petrosian (born 1953), Armenian chess grandmaster
• Mahaya Petrosian (born 1970), Iranian actress of Armenian descent
• Manouk Petrosian (1676–1749), Armenian scholar and theologian
• Tigran Petrosian (1929–1984), Soviet-Armenian chess grandmaster and world champion
• Tigran L. Petrosian (born 1984), Armenian chess grandmaster
• Vahé Petrosian, American astrophysicist and cosmologist

Petrossian

• Petrossian (business), French international enterprise in trade of caviar and wide range of products
  • Armen Petrossian, French-Armenian businessman and director of Petrossian enterprise
  • Melkoum Petrossian, French-Armenian business, co-founder of Petrossian enterprise
  • Mouchegh Petrossian, French-Armenian business, co-founder of Petrossian enterprise
• Marine Petrossian (born 1960), Armenian poet, essayist and columnist

Ter-Petrosyan / Ter-Petrossian

• Levon Ter-Petrosyan (born 1945), Armenian politician; first Armenian President (1991–1998)
• Semeno Ter-Petrosian (1882–1922), Bolshevik revolutionary known as Kamo

Pedrossian

• Pedro Pedrossian (1928-2017), Brazilian politician, Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul (1980-1983 and 1991-1994)

Bedrosian

• Steve Bedrosian (born 1957), American former Major League Baseball player

Bedrossian

• Pascal Bedrossian (born 1974), French professional footballer