Sarafian

Sarafian or Sarafyan ( hy, Սարաֆեան) is an

Armenian surname An Armenian name comprises a given name and a surname. First names According to Armenia's National Statistical Service, the most commonly used names for newborn boys in Armenia, , were Davit, Narek, Gor, Hayk, Alex, Erik, Arman, Samvel, Tigr ...

. It is patronymic from Arabic ''saraf'', ‘money changer’, ‘banker’. Notable people with the surname include: *

Ara Sarafian Ara Sarafian (Armenian: ) is a British historian of Armenian origin. He is the founding director of the Gomidas Institute in London, which sponsors and carries out research and publishes books on modern Armenian and regional studies. Early li ...

, British historian *Asatour Sarafian, known as

Oscar H. Banker Oscar H. Banker (born Asatour Sarafian; May 31, 1895 – January 1979) was an Armenian American inventor who patented a number of works, including an automatic transmission for automobiles, the needleless inoculation gun, the primary controls of t ...

(1895–1979), Ottoman Empire-born Armenian-American inventor *

Barbara Sarafian Barbara Sarafian (born 16 April 1968) is a Belgian actress. She began her career in radio programmes, including ''Sonja Duplex'' from Studio Brussel and (The New World) from Radio 1. In Flanders, her television debut in the much-repeated ser ...

(born 1968), Belgian actress * Bruce Sarafian (born 1966), American juggler * Daniel Sarafian (born 1982), Brazilian-Armenian martial artist * Deran Sarafian (born 1961), American actor, film and television director *

Katherine Sarafian Katherine Marianne Sarafian ( hy, Քեթրին Սարաֆյան; born January 27, 1969) is an Armenian-American film producer. She started at Pixar Animation Studios as an artist but was shifted from the art department to marketing during the mak ...

(born 1970), American film producer at Pixar Animation Studios *

Nigoghos Sarafian Nigoghos Sarafian ( hy, Նիկողոս Սարաֆեան, 1902 in Varna, Bulgaria, Varna, Principality of Bulgaria - 1972 in Paris, France), was an Armenians, Armenian writer, poet, editor, and journalist. Biography Nigoghos Sarafian was born ...

(1905–1973), Armenian writer *

Richard C. Sarafian Richard Caspar Sarafian (April 28, 1930 – September 18, 2013) was an Armenian-American film director and actor. He compiled a versatile career that spanned over five decades as a director, actor, and writer. Sarafian is best known as the direct ...

(1930–2013), American actor, film and television director * Sue Sarafian Jehl (1917–1997), American military personnel, one of the three personal secretaries to General Dwight Eisenhower during World War II *

Tedi Sarafian Tedi Sarafian is an American screenwriter. He was a co-writer of '' Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'' (2003). He is the son of Richard C. Sarafian, and the brother of Richard Sarafian Jr. and Deran Sarafian and the nephew of Robert Altman. ...

, American screenwriter *

Angela Sarafyan Angela Sarafyan ( hy, Անժելա Սարաֆյան; June 30, 1983), sometimes credited as Angela Sarafian, is an Armenian-American actress. She has appeared as a guest star in several television series and has acted in the feature films: ''Kablu ...

, Armenian-American actress {{surname Armenian-language surnames Surnames of Arabic origin