Type Surname (from given name)
Scripts Иванов(Bulgarian, Russian, Macedonian) Іванов(Ukrainian)
Pronounced Pron. i-vu-NOF(Russian) i-VA-nəf(Russian)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Means "son of Ivan". It is among the most common surnames in Bulgaria and Russia.

Related Names

VariantsIvankov, Ivov, Vanev, Vankov, Vanchev, Vantchev(Bulgarian) Ivanovski(Macedonian)
Other Languages & CulturesHovanesian, Hovhannisyan(Armenian) Ivanoŭ, Ivanow, Kazloŭ, Kazlow(Belarusian) Ivanović, Ivanković(Croatian) Janda, Janíček, Jandáček(Czech) Jensen, Jenson, Johannessen, Johansen(Danish) Jans, Jansen, Jansens, Jansing, Jansingh, Jansink, Janson, Janssen, Janssens, Janzen, Yancy(Dutch) Evanson, Hanson, I'Anson, Janson, Jeanes, John, Johns, Johnson, Jones, Hancock(English) Janssens(Flemish) Jean(French) Jans, Janson, Janz, Gensch, Jahn(German) Giannopoulos, Ioannidis(Greek) Jankovics(Hungarian) Jensson, Jóhannsson(Icelandic) Nana, Nani, Nanni, Nannini, Zanetti, Zunino(Italian) Jansons(Latvian) Valjean(Literature) Jonaitis(Lithuanian) Jansen, Jensen, Jenssen, Johannessen, Johansen(Norwegian) Janda(Polish) Ion, Ionescu, Ionesco(Romanian) Ivanović, Jovanović, Ivanković(Serbian) Juan(Spanish) Janson, Jansson, Johansson, Jonsson(Swedish) Bevan, Evans, Jones(Welsh)

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Entry updated January 21, 2022