Ambartsumian

Ambartsumian, Ambartsumyan, Hambardzumyan, Hambardzumian, Hambartsumyan or Hambartsumian (Համբարձումյան) is an Armenian surname. In Armenian onomasticst, it is a religious surname derived from 'Hambardzum' meaning Ascension of Jesus. The suffix '-yan' denotes surname (all Armenian surnames end in -ian or -yan with a few exceptions). The variants beginning without H (Ambartsoumian, Ambartsumian, Ambartsumyan, etc.) originated in the USSR as Russian lacks the sound H. Notable people with this last name include :
 * Armen Ambartsumyan (born 1978), Bulgarian-Armenian footballer
 * David Hambartsumyan (1956–1992), Armenian diver
 * Eduard Hambardzumyan (born 1986), Armenian boxer
 * Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (born 1990), Armenian footballer
 * Levon Ambartsumian (born 1955), Armenian violinist and conductor
 * Sergo Hambardzumyan (1910–1983), Armenian weightlifter
 * Viktor Ambartsumian (1908–1996), Soviet Armenian astronomer and astrophysicist
 * Vyacheslav Ambartsumyan (1940–2008), Soviet international footballer