Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage Russian, Bulgarian Scripts Павлов(Russian, Bulgarian) Expand Name LinksMeaning & History 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. See All RelationsRelated Names VariantPavlovsky(Russian) Other Languages & CulturesBoulos(Arabic) Pavić, Pavlović, Pavletić(Croatian) Poulsen(Danish) Paul, Paulis, Paulissen, Pauwels(Dutch) Paul, Paulson(English) Pauwels(Flemish) Paul(French) Paul, Pawlitzki(German) Pál(Hungarian) Pavlovski(Macedonian) Pavlović(Serbian) Entry updated November 16, 2019