Type: Historical, Noble, Military
Period: 3rd C. BCE (maybe earlier) - 9th C. CE
Region: Sakastan (main), Armenia
Patriarch/Eponymous Founder: Unclear
Ethno-Linguistic Family: Iranian, Parthian
Seat: Sakastan

The Suren family, also known as the House of Suren or Surenas, was a prominent and influential noble family in ancient Persia. The head of the Suren family had the privilege of crowning the first Parthian king for an uncertain period. Based on the similarities between the political structures of the Parthian Empire and the Arsacid Empire of Armenia, it is likely that the Parthian family of Suren held the position of supreme commander of the cavalry in addition to their hereditary privilege of crowning kings. (Iranica/Aspbet)

After the 3rd century AD defeat of the Arsacids and the rise of the Sassanids, the Surens began serving the Persians and were identified as one of the "Parthian clans" at the Persian court. The last known member of the family was a military commander active in northern China in the 9th century. It is believed that the Surens were landowners in Sakastan and governed Sistan as their personal fiefdom. Other notable members of the family include Surena, a 1st century BC cavalry commander, Gregory the Illuminator, and Chihor-Vishnasp, a 6th century AD governor of Armenia who attempted to establish Zoroastrianism in the region. Mehr Narseh, a minister for four Sasanian kings, was also from the House of Suren.

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Etymology: Suren = "strong, the heroic one"