Ambartsumian, Ambartsumyan, Hambardzumyan, Hambardzumian, Hambartsumyan or Hambartsumian () 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 Grigori Ambartsumyan (1933–2014), Soviet footballer and coach 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 Armenian-language surnames