Manukyan, Manoukian, Manoukyan and Manukian (Armenian: Մանուկյան) and Western Armenian alternative transliterations Manougian, Manuguian , Manoogian and Manookian (Western Armenian: Մանուկեան) is an Armenian surname. It is derived from the Armenian given name Manuk, Manug, Manoug (Armenian: Մանուկ) meaning a child and the addition of yan/ian for a surname.
Manukyan and its alternatives can refer to the following people:
Manukian
- Aram Manukian (1879–1919), also Aram of Van and Sarkis Hovanessian, an Armenian revolutionary, politician and military commander, a leader of the Van Resistance and instrumental the foundation of the First Republic of Armenia in 1918
Manukyan
- Aghasi Manukyan (1967–2018), Armenian wrestler
- Aram Manukyan (born 1957), Armenian politician
- Arman Manukyan (1931–2012), Turkish lecturer, writer and economist
- Edward Manukyan (born 1981), Armenian-American composer
- Matild Manukyan (1914–2001), Armenian-Turkish businesswoman
- Mkhitar Manukyan (born 1973), Armenian-Kazakhstani wrestler
- Vazgen Manukyan (born 1946), former Prime Minister of Armenia
Manoukian
- André Manoukian (born 1957), French-Armenian songwriter, arranger, and jazz musician
- Athena Manoukian (born 1994), Greek-Armenian singer and songwriter
- Catherine Manoukian (born 1981), Canadian Armenian violinist
- David Manoukian (born 1975), French-Belgian-Armenian businessman, real estate investor and founder, chairman, and CEO of the luxury social network service The-Sphere.com
- Diran Manoukian (1919–2020), French field hockey player and Olympian
- Don Manoukian (1934–2014), American-Armenian football guard and professional wrestler
- Gev Manoukian, Top 20 finalist in season 4 of So You Think You Can Dance in 2008
- Guy Manoukian (born 1976), Lebanese-Armenian musician, composer and pianist
- Noel Manoukian (1938–2019), justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada
- Rafi Manoukian (born 1961), Lebanese-born Armenian American businessman and politician
Manoukyan
- Sargis Manoukyan, founding member of the Armenian rock band Empyray
Manougian
- Manoug Manougian (born 1935), Lebanese Armenian scientist, professor, and father of the Lebanese space program
- Nourhan Manougian (born 1948), 97th and incumbent Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem serving the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem since January 2013
Manoogian
- Alex Manoogian (1901–1996), Armenian-American businessman, industrial engineer, and philanthropist
- Armenuhi Manoogian (1915–2011), known as Kay Armen, American Armenian singer, songwriter, radio, TV, film and stage actress
- Haig P. Manoogian (1916–1980), professor of film at New York University
- John Manoogian III, CTO and internet artist
- Louise Manoogian Simone (1933–2019), founding member of the Board of Trustees of the Armenian General Benevolent Union
- Mari Manoogian (born 1992), State representative for Michigan's 40th House of Representatives district
- Richard Manoogian (born 1936), Armenian-American businessman
- Robert Manoogian, Jr. (1918–2002), better known as Bobby Managoff, American professional wrestler who was best known for his work with National Wrestling Alliance in the 1940s
- Torkom Manoogian (1919–2012), former Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem who served as Patriarch from 1990 until his death in 2012
Manookian
- Arman Manookian (1904–1931), American artist
- Jeff Manookian (1953–2021), American pianist, composer, and conductor
- Roland Manookian (born 1980), British actor
See also
- AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian School, Armenian-American private school located in Winnetka, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Manoogian Mansion, the official residence of the mayor of Detroit, Michigan
- Manuk (disambiguation) including a section of the Armenian given name Manuk
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