Sarafian
Sarafian or Sarafyan (Armenian: Սարաֆեան) is an Armenian surname. It is patronymic from Arabic saraf, ‘money changer’, ‘banker’. Notable people with the surname include:
- Ara Sarafian, British historian
- Asatour Sarafian known as Oscar H. Banker (1895-1979), Ottoman Empire-born Armenian-American inventor
- Bruce Sarafian (born 1966), American juggler
- Daniel Sarafian (born 1982), Brazilian-Armenian martial artist
- Deran Sarafian (born 1961), American actor, film and television director. Son of Richard C. Sarafian.
- Katherine Sarafian (born 1970), American film producer at Pixar Animation Studios.
- Nigoghos Sarafian (1905-1973), Armenian writer
- Richard C. Sarafian (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, American screenwriter. Son of Richard C. Sarafian.
- Angela Sarafyan, Armenian-American actress
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