Karamanoukian

Karamanoukian is a surname of Armenian origin. The name is derived from the region of Karaman, located in what is now central Turkey. This area historically had a significant Armenian population before the Armenian Genocide. The suffix "-oukian" is a common Armenian patronymic, indicating "son of" or "descendant of." Therefore, Karamanoukian likely signifies a descendant of someone from the Karaman region. Many Armenian families adopted surnames reflecting their geographical origins or ancestral professions. The surname is found among the Armenian diaspora in various countries, including the United States, France, and Lebanon, as well as within Armenia itself. The spelling can sometimes vary slightly due to transliteration from Armenian script into Latin alphabets. Individuals bearing the Karamanoukian surname are part of the broader Armenian heritage and its historical dispersion.