Bulgarian Surnames

Bulgarian names are used in the country of Bulgaria in southeastern Europe. See also about Bulgarian names.
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Abadjiev Абаджиев Bulgarian
Patronymic name derived from the Turkish word aba "coat". It may have originally denoted the children of a tailor.
Aleksandrov Александров Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Aleksandr".
Andonov Андонов Bulgarian
Means "son of Andon".
Andreev Андреев Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Andrey".
Angelov Ангелов Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Angel".
Antonov Антонов Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Anton".
Antov Антов Bulgarian
Means "son of Anton".
Apostolov Апостолов Bulgarian
Means "son of Apostol".
Asenov Асенов Bulgarian
Means "son of Asen".
Atanasov Атанасов Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Atanas".
Bachvarov Бъчваров Bulgarian
Patronymic from Bulgarian бъчвар (bachvar) meaning "cooper, barrel maker".
Bakalov Бакалов Bulgarian
Patronymic derived from Bulgarian bakalin meaning "grocer".
Bogdanov Богданов Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Bogdan".
Borislavov Бориславов Bulgarian
Means "son of Borislav".
Borisov Борисов Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Means "son of Boris".
Boyadjiev Бояджиев Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Бояджиев (see Boyadzhiev).
Boyadzhiev Бояджиев Bulgarian
Patronymic from Bulgarian бояджия (boyadzhiya) meaning "dyer".
Boyanov Боянов Bulgarian
Means "son of Boyan".
Bozhidarov Божидаров Bulgarian
Means "son of Bozhidar".
Buchvarov Бъчваров Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Бъчваров (see Bachvarov).
Chavdarov Чавдаров Bulgarian
Means "son of Chavdar".
Chilikov Чиликов Bulgarian
Patronymic derived from Bulgarian челик (chelik) meaning "steel" (of Turkish origin).
Cvetkov Цветков Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Цветков (see Tsvetkov).
Damyanov Дамянов Bulgarian
Means "son of Damyan".
Danailov Данаилов Bulgarian
Means "son of Danail".
Danchev Данчев Bulgarian
Means "son of Dancho".
Danielov Даниелов Bulgarian
Variant of Danailov.
Daskalov Даскалов Bulgarian
Patronymic derived from даскал (daskal) meaning "teacher".
Dimitrov Димитров Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Dimitar".
Dimov Димов Bulgarian
Means "son of Dimo".
Dobrev Добрев Bulgarian
Means "son of Dobri".
Draganov Драганов Bulgarian
Means "son of Dragan".
Dragomirov Драгомиров Bulgarian
Means "son of Dragomir".
Dragov Драгов Bulgarian
Means "son of Drago".
Filipov Филипов Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Filip".
Furnadjiev Фурнаджиев Bulgarian
Occupational name for a baker, derived from Bulgarian фурна (furna) meaning "oven".
Genadiev Генадиев Bulgarian
Means "son of Genadi".
Genkov Генков Bulgarian
Means "son of Genko".
Genov Генов Bulgarian
Means "son of Geno".
Georgiev Георгиев Bulgarian
Means "son of Georgi".
Goranov Горанов Bulgarian
Means "son of Goran".
Grigorov Григоров Bulgarian
Means "son of Grigor".
Hadjiev Хаджиев Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Хаджиев (see Hadzhiev).
Hadzhiev Хаджиев Bulgarian
Means "son of the pilgrim" from Bulgarian хаджия (hadzhiya) meaning "pilgrim", ultimately derived from Arabic حَجّ (hajj).
Haralampiev Харалампиев Bulgarian
Means "son of Haralampi".
Hristov Христов Bulgarian
Means "son of Hristo".
Ignatov Игнатов Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Ignat".
Iliev Илиев Bulgarian
Means "son of Iliya".
Ivankov Иванков Bulgarian
Patronymic derived from a diminutive of Ivan.
Ivanov Иванов Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Macedonian
Means "son of Ivan". It is among the most common surnames in Bulgaria and Russia.
Ivov Ивов Bulgarian
Means "son of Ivo 2".
Kaloyanchev Калоянчев Bulgarian
Means "son of Kaloyan".
Kaloyanov Калоянов Bulgarian
Means "son of Kaloyan".
Konstantinov Константинов Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Konstantin".
Kovachev Ковачев Bulgarian
Patronymic derived from Bulgarian ковач (kovach) meaning "blacksmith".
Krastev Кръстев Bulgarian
Means "son of Krastyo".
Lazarov Лазаров Bulgarian
Means "son of Lazar".
Marinov Маринов Bulgarian
Means "son of Marin".
Markov Марков Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Marko or Mark".
Martinov Мартинов Bulgarian
Means "son of Martin".
Mateev Матеев Bulgarian
Means "son of Matey".
Mihaylov Михайлов Bulgarian
Means "son of Mihail".
Mihov Михов Bulgarian
Means "son of Miho", the given name Miho being a diminutive of Mihail.
Minkov Минков Bulgarian
Means "son of Minko", a Bulgarian diminutive of Mihail.
Naoumov Наумов Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Наумов (see Naumov).
Naumov Наумов Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Naum".
Nikolaev Николаев Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Nikolay".
Nikolov Николов Bulgarian
Means "son of Nikolay".
Ognianov Огнянов Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Огнянов (see Ognyanov).
Ognyanov Огнянов Bulgarian
Means "son of Ognyan".
Pavlov Павлов Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Pavel". A famous bearer of this surname was the Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936), known for his discovery of the conditioned reflex.
Petrov Петров Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Peter" in Russian and Bulgarian.
Popov Попов Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of the priest", derived from Russian and Bulgarian поп (pop).
Radev Радев Bulgarian
Means "son of Rade", a diminutive of Radoslav, Radomir, or other names beginning with рад (rad).
Radkov Радков Bulgarian
Means "son of Radko".
Simeonov Симеонов Bulgarian
Means "son of Simeon".
Slavkov Славков Bulgarian
Means "son of Slavko".
Sokolov Соколов Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Sokol".
Stanev Станев Bulgarian
Means "son of Stane", Stane being a diminutive of Stanislav.
Stefanov Стефанов Bulgarian
Means "son of Stefan".
Stoyanov Стоянов Bulgarian
Means "son of Stoyan".
Todorov Тодоров Bulgarian
Means "son of Todor".
Tomov Томов Bulgarian
Means "son of Toma 2".
Trifonov Трифонов Bulgarian
Means "son of Trifon".
Tsvetanov Цветанов Bulgarian
Means "son of Tsvetan".
Tsvetkov Цветков Bulgarian
Means "son of Tsvetko".
Valentinov Валентинов Bulgarian
Means "son of Valentin".
Valeriev Валериев Bulgarian
Means "son of Valeri".
Vanchev Ванчев Bulgarian
Means "son of Vancho" in Bulgarian.
Vanev Ванев Bulgarian
Means "son of Ivan" in Bulgarian.
Vankov Ванков Bulgarian
Means "son of Ivan" in Bulgarian.
Vantchev Ванчев Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Ванчев (see Vanchev).
Vasilev Василев Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Vasil".
Velichkov Величков Bulgarian
Means "son of Velichko".
Velitchkov Величков Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Величков (see Velichkov).
Viktorov Викторов Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Viktor".
Vodenicharov Воденичаров Bulgarian
Patronymic derived from Bulgarian воденичар (vodenichar) meaning "miller".
Yanev Янев Bulgarian
Means "son of Yane", a diminutive of Yoan 2.
Yankov Янков Bulgarian
Means "son of Yanko".
Yordanov Йорданов Bulgarian
Means "son of Yordan".
Zahariev Захариев Bulgarian
Means "son of Zahari".
Zdravkov Здравков Bulgarian
Means "son of Zdravko".
Zhivkov Живков Bulgarian
Means "son of Zhivko".
Zlatkov Златков Bulgarian
Means "son of Zlatko".