Sahakian (Armenian: ) or Sahakyan (Սահակյան) is a fairly common surname in Armenia originating from the patronymic Armenian equivalent to Isaac. Sahakian translates to Isaacson, Son of Isaac, or descendant of Isaac.
The surname can refer to the following people:
Sahakian
Barbara Sahakian American-born neuroscientist, based in Cambridge, UK
Henry D. Sahakian, an Iranian-American businessman, the founder of Uni-Mart
Jack Sahakian (1931 – 1995), an American actor
Oshin Sahakian (b. 1986), an Iranian basketball player
Vahram Sahakian (sometimes as Vahram Sahakyan) (born 1968), Armenian dramatist, film director and actor William S. Sahakian (1922– 1986), an American philosopher
Sahakyan
Adam Sahakyan (1996–2016), sergeant of the Armed Forces of Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army, killed in the Four-Day War Anushavan Sahakyan (born 1972), Armenian Freestyle wrestler Aramais Sahakyan (b. 1936), an Armenian poet and translator Avetik Sahakyan (1863 – 1933), former Parliamentary President of Armenia Bako Sahakyan (b. 1960), former president of Artsakh Galust Sahakyan (born 1949), Armenian politician, MP and the former President of the National Assembly of Armenia Gevorg Sahakyan (born 1990), Polish Greco-Roman wrestler of Armenian descent Norayr Sahakyan (b. 1987), an Armenian football player
Saakian
Sumbat Saakian (1951–1993), a politician in the Government of Abkhazian Autonomous Republic
Saakyan
Mariya Saakyan (1980-2018), Russian film director
Ter-Sahakyan
Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (born 1993), Armenian chess grandmaster
Sahakyants
Sahakyants is an archaized form of Sahakyan (as is the case with other Armenian surnames ending with -ts). Robert Sahakyants, Armenian animation film director