the etymology and history of surnames
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the etymology and history of surnames
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| Alkaev |
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Usage: Russian
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| From the Russian verb alkat "to wish, to be wished". |
| Bogomolov |
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Usage: Russian
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| Means "son of a bogomol/ec". The word bogomol or bogomolec is derived from Slavic bog "God", molitsya "to beg, pray" and was probably given as a nickname to a pious person. |
| Filipov |
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Usage: Bulgarian, Russian
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| Means "son of Filip". |
| Fyodorov |
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Usage: Russian
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| Means "son of Fyodor". |
| Ivanov |
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Usage: Russian, Bulgarian
Extra: Statistics |
| Means "son of Ivan" in Russian and Bulgarian. |
| Kaminski |
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Usage: Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Jewish
Extra: Statistics |
| Name for someone who came from a town called Kamien. Kamien comes from the Slavic word kamiń meaning "stone". |
| Konstantinov |
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Usage: Russian, Bulgarian
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| Means "descendant of Konstantin". |
| Kozlov |
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Usage: Russian
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| A patronymic from the Slavic word kozel "goat", probably used to denote a goatherd. |
| Krupin |
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Usage: Russian
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| Derived from the West Slavic krupa "barley". |
| Kuznetsov |
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Usage: Russian
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| A patronymic of the Russian term kuznets, meaning "blacksmith". |
| Lagounov |
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Usage: Russian
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| A variant transcription of Lagunov. |
| Lagunov |
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Usage: Russian
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| A patronymic name derived from Russian lagun "water barrel". It was most likely used to denote the descendants of a person who made water barrels. |
| Maksimov |
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Usage: Russian, Jewish, Bulgarian
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| Means "son of Maksim". |
| Markovic |
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Usage: Russian, Jewish, Serbian
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| Means "son of Marko. |
| Matveev |
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Usage: Russian
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| Means "son of Matvey". |
| Mihaylov |
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Usage: Bulgarian, Russian
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| Means "son of Mikhail". |
| Mikhailov |
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Usage: Russian, Bulgarian
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| A variant transcription of Mihaylov. |
| Orlov |
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Usage: Russian
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| Means "son of Oryol" in Russian. Oryol is a nickname meaning "eagle". |
| Pajari |
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Usage: Finnish, Russian
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| Means "boyar" (Russian noble). The name has came from the country's eastline where Russian influences are quite strong. |
| Pasternack |
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Usage: Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Jewish
Extra: Statistics |
| The name translates literally as "white turnip" or "parsnip". |
| Pasternak |
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Usage: Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Jewish
Extra: Statistics |
| Variant of Pasternack. Famous bearer was Boris Pasternak, author of 'Doctor Zhivago'. |
| Pavlov |
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Usage: Russian, Bulgarian
Extra: Statistics |
| Means "son of Pavel". A famous bearer of this surname is the Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov, known for his discovery of the conditioned reflex. |
| Petrov |
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Usage: Russian, Bulgarian
Extra: Statistics |
| Means "son of Peter" in Russian and Bulgarian. |
| Polzin |
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Usage: Russian
Extra: Statistics |
| An occupational name designating a merchant who engaged in transactions for profit in Russia. |
| Popov |
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Usage: Russian, Bulgarian
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| Means "son of the priest" from the Slavic word pop. |
| Romanov |
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Usage: Russian
Extra: Statistics |
| Means "son of Roman". This is the surname of the last dynasty of Russian tsars. |
| Sokoll |
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Usage: Russian, Czech, Jewish
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| From the Russian word sokol meaning "hawk". |
| Sokolof |
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Usage: Russian, Jewish, Polish
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| Means "son of Sokol". |
| Sokoloff (2) |
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Usage: Bulgarian, Russian
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| A variant transcription of Sokolov. |
| Sokolov |
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Usage: Russian, Bulgarian
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| Means "son of Sokol". |
| Utkin |
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Usage: Russian
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| From the Russian word utka "duck". |
| Vasilyev |
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Usage: Russian
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| Family name derived from the first name Vasiliy. |
| Volkov |
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Usage: Russian
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| Patronymic from Russian volk "wolf". |
| Yakovlev |
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Usage: Russian
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| Means "son of Yakov". |
| Zolnerowich |
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Usage: Russian
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| Means "son of the soldier" from zolner "soldier". |
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