The British colonial censuses that took place between 1881 and 1956 provide us with fairly accurate data on the Armenian population of Cyprus . The following numbers are the combined figures of those recorded as Armenians ( by religion ) and those recorded as speakers of Armenian : in 1881 there were 201 Armenians in Cyprus ( of whom 174 belonged to the " Armenian Church " ) , who increased to 291 in 1891 ( of whom 269 were " Gregorians " and 11 " Armenian Catholics " ) and to 553 in 1901 ( of whom 491 were " Gregorians " and 26 " Armenian Catholics " ) ; the numerical increase was due to the influx of Armenian refugees from the Hamidian massacres . In 1911 there were 611 Armenians in Cyprus ( of whom 549 were " Gregorians " and 9 " Armenian Catholics " ) , while in 1921 their number rose to 1,573 ( of whom 1,197 belonged to the " Armenian Church " ) and to 3,617 in 1931 ( of whom 3,377 were " Armenian Gregorians " ) , as a result of the huge wave of refugees from the Armenian Genocide
Hamidian massacres
Hamidian massacres
Armenians in Cyprus