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People from '''Armenia ''' came to India as traders, and established settlements in most major cities in India. Job Charnock allegedly invited the Armenians to [[Calcutta]] at the time of is its founding in 1689. There was a large Armenian community in Calcutta.

===Madras===Most Armenians were members of the Armenian Church, an ancient Christian denomination in the Orthodox tradition (i.e. the Church never recognised the authority of Rome). In [[Madras (City)|Madras]], St Mary's Armenian Church was located at 2/A Armenian Street, South Black Town (this area is now called Georgetown). The building still exists. It is not to be confused with St Mary's of the Angels Co-Cathedral at 64 Armenian Street, Georgetown, which is a Roman Catholic church and is very much functioning today.

===Calcutta===In [[Calcutta]], the Armenian Church of of St Nazareth was erected in 1724 at No.1 Armenian Street. The church still exists although the community is now quite small, possibly only numbering about 400 people. Dr. Reuben Khachaturyan/Liz Chater have transcribed all the baptisms at this church. They can be viewed on the [http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=195&s_id=126 FIBIS database]. Liz also has many photos of graves at the Nazereth Church on [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~chaterfamilytree/nazareth_church.htm her website]

Common Armenian surnames are Aratoon (or Arrathoon), Avakian, Paul, Anthony, Apcar and Carapiet. Armenian surnames are usually handed down in the same manner as European surnames, but in the past the father's forename has been used as a surname.  Additional names to look out for are;{||'''A-C'''|-|Abraham, Agabeg, Agabob, Agacy, Aganoor, Aghvelly, Aghabeg, Aivaz, Aivazian, Alexander, Allaverdi, Andreasian, Anthony, Apcar, Arak, Arakiel, Arrakiel, Aram, Arathoon, Aratoon, Arrathoon, Arrackel, Arratoon, Arshacony, Aslan, Athanes, Auslaun, Avadian, Avdall, Avedick, Avetoom, Avetoomian, Aviet, Avietick, Avietmall, Aviett, Babakhan, Baboom, Bagram, Balthazar, Baraghamian, Barseghian, Bashkoon, Basil, Baskhoomiantz, Beglar, Beglaroff, Bethlehem, Bijohn, Boldy, Boodaghian, Cachatoor, Calder, Camell, Carapiet, Carrapiet, Carapietian, Carapiett, Catchatoor, Catchurian, Catchick, Katchick, Cavorke, Kevorke, Chater, Chaytor, Christian, Constantine, Crete, Creet, |-|'''D-J'''|-|David, Davidian, Demetrius, Edgar, Eleazar, Elias, Emin, Eminiantz, Ephraim, Galstaun, Galaston, Galestan, Galistan, Galistin, Galoostan, Galoostian, Gaspar, Gasper, Gasparian, Gherakheantz, Gregory, Hacobian, Hakob, Harney, Harrapiet, Haruthiun, Hayrapiet, Hyrapiet, Highcazony, Hohannes, Hovakim, Hovhannes, Hume, Isaac, Isaiah, Ivas, Ivaz, Jacob, Jacobs, Joachim, Joakim, Joaquim, Johanness, Johanes, Johannes, Jordan, Joseph, Kalandar, Calendar, Kalder, Kallanos, Kallanoss, Kalonas, Kalonass, Kaloos,Kalooss, Karapiet, Kerakoose, |-|'''L-N'''|-|Lazar, Lazaro, Lazarus, Lucas, Macartoom, Mackertich, Mackertoom, Makar, Malchus, Malcolm, Malcum, Melcum, Manooch, Manook, Manuk, Marcar, Macarian, Marcus, Marooth, Maroot, Martin, Martyrose, Martirose, Mathevosian, Mattew, Mattews, Megatoomian, Melitus, Michael, Minas, Minos, Minoss, Mody, Mooradian, Mooradhan, Moorat, Mooratacan, Mooratt, Moradkhan, Moratcan, Moses, Nadjarian, Nahapiet, Narcis, Nazar, Nehapiet, Nerses, Nicholas, Nierses, |-|'''O-Z'''|-|Owen, Hovhn, Hovhan, Pogose, Poghose, Paul, Peter, Peters, Petros, Petrus, Petruse, Poghos, Raphael, Sam, Sarkies, Satoor, Satur, Seth, Shameer, Shamier, Shircore, Shumavonian, Simeon, Simon, Simonian, Sookias, Sookus, Stephanus, Stephanos, Stephen, Stephens, Thaddeus, Thadius, Thaliadian, Tharkhan, Thorose, Tigran, Vardan, Vardanian, Vardon, Vertannes, Weskin, Zachariah, Zeytoon, Zorab, Zorer.|}

 *''The Life and Adventures of Joseph Emin, An Armenian, Written in English by Himself 1726-1809'' By Joseph Emin. 1792. Printed in London. Out of Print. Re-printed 1918.  Free digital download available from [http://www.archive.org/details/lifeadventuresof00eminuoftFree digital download].

:This is the first published account of the Armenians from Persia who ventured to Malacca, Penang and finally Singapore from the 1800s. Detailing the dynamics of the larger community in Singapore, it also focusses on St Gregory's Church, Raffles Hotel the Vanda Miss Joaquim orchid and the major Armenian commercial concerns. In particular, the true role of Ashkhen (Agnes) Joaquim in breeding Singapore's national flower is explained. The final section of the book outlines the principal Armenian families, following their fortunes and fate in this part of the world. Based on extensive research from newspapers, church, cemetery and official records, interviews with Armenians and their descendants, this book by Nadia Wright provides a documented, social history of this hitherto neglected minority. Many of the Armenians in Singapore and Malaysia came via India, having lived there, traded there or been educated there. Usually it was in India that their names were anglicised into British sounding names such as Chater, Edgar, Gregory, Jordan, Martin and Stephens.