Sarafian Explained

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
• Barbara Sarafian (born 1968), Belgian actress
• Bruce Sarafian (born 1966), American juggler
• Daniel Sarafian (born 1982), Brazilian-Armenian martial artist
• Deran Sarafian (born 1961), American actor, film and television director
• 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
• Angela Sarafyan, Armenian-American actress