Araratyan (Armenian: Արարատյան; Western Armenian: Araradian) is an Armenian surname. The name is derived from Ararat, the mountain that is a national symbol of Armenia, combined with the suffix -յան (-yan), which is a common Armenian patronymic suffix meaning "son of" or "descendant of." Thus, the surname can be interpreted as "of Ararat" or "descendant of Ararat."
Notable individuals bearing this surname include:
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Sargis Araratyan (1886–1943) — An Armenian politician and member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun). He served as Minister of Finance of the First Republic of Armenia from 1919 to 1920 and also as Minister of Social Protection in 1920. By profession, he was a chemist and was active in Armenian national life in Baku.
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Khachatur Araratian (1876–1937) — A Russian army officer of Armenian descent.
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Christophor Araratian (also known as Araratov; 1876–1937) — A Major General in the Russian Imperial Army who later served as Minister of Military Affairs of the First Republic of Armenia. He is noted for commanding the artillery that played a decisive role in the 1918 Battle of Sardarabad, which prevented the annihilation of the Armenian nation.
The name also appears in institutional contexts, such as the Araratian Pontifical Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, which is the diocese centered in Yerevan, Armenia.
