Petrosyan

Petrosyan (Armenian: Պետրոսյան), Petrosian or Petrossian (Eastern Armenian), Bedrosian or Bedrossian (Western Armenian) is one of the most common surnames 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:

Armen Petrosyan (born 1986), Armenia-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

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