Shaumyan (surname)

Shaumyan is an Armenian surname. It is derived from the given name "Shahen," a traditional Armenian name, combined with the suffix "-yan," a common Armenian surname ending indicating "of" or "belonging to." Thus, Shaumyan signifies "belonging to Shahen" or "descendant of Shahen." Notable people with the surname Shaumyan include:

• Stepan Shaumyan (1878-1918): A prominent Armenian Bolshevik revolutionary and politician. He was a leader in the Russian Caucasus during the Russian Revolution and one of the 26 Baku Commissars executed in 1918.

• Sebastian Shaumyan (1916-2007): A Soviet and American theoretical linguist and semiotician known for his work on applicative grammar and generative linguistics.