Sahakian (Armenian: Սահակեան) or Sahakyan (Սահակյան) is a fairly common surname in Armenia originating from the patronymic Armenian equivalent to Isaac. Sahakian translates to Son of Isaac, or descendant of Isaac.
The surname can refer to the following people:
Alan Sahakian an American-born professor of engineeringAramais Sahakyan (b. 1936), an Armenian poet and translatorAvetik Sahakyan (1863 – 1933), former Parliamentary President of ArmeniaBako Sahakyan (b. 1960), president of the Nagorno-Karabakh RepublicBarbara Sahakian American-born neuroscientist, based in Cambridge, UKHenry D. Sahakian, an Iranian-American businessman, the founder of Uni-MartJack Sahakian (1931 – 1995), an American actorNorayr Sahakyan (b. 1987), an Armenian football playerOshin Sahakian (b. 1986), an Iranian basketball playerSumbat Saakian (1951 – 1993), a politician in the Government of Abkhazian Autonomous RepublicVatche Sahakian (b. 1970), a Canadian string theorist, teaching at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California.William S. Sahakian (1922– 1986), an American philosopher
