Masculine Surnames

Martinek m Czech
Derived from the given name Martin.

Martinov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Martin".

Maruška m Czech
Derived from the given name Marie.

Mašek m Czech
Derived from the given name Mašek, which can be a diminutive of either Matěj or Tomáš.

Máselník m Czech (Rare)
Referred to one who churned or sold butter or buttermilk, derived from Czech máslo "butter".

Mateev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Matey".

Matějka m Czech
Derived from the given name Matěj.

Matoušek m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Matouš.

Matveev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Матвеев (see Matveyev).

Matveyev m Russian
Means "son of Matvey".

Medveď m Slovak
Slovak cognate of Medved.

Medvedev m Russian
Derived from Russian медведь (medved) meaning "bear".

Megalos m Greek
Means "big, great" in Greek.

Metaxas m Greek
Derived from Greek μέταξα (metaxa) meaning "silk", referring to a silk merchant or another occupation dealing with silk.

Michalski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from a village named Michale or Michały, both derived from the given name Michał.

Michelakakis m Greek
Means "son of Michail".

Michelakis m Greek
Means "son of Michail".

Michelakos m Greek
Means "son of Michail".

Mihaylov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Mihail".

Mihov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Miho", the given name Miho being a diminutive of Mihail.

Mikhailov m Russian
Means "son of Mikhail".

Mikhaylov m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Михайлов (see Mikhailov).

Mikula m Slovak, Czech
Derived from the given name Mikuláš.

Minkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Minko", a Bulgarian diminutive of Mihail.

Mirzəyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mirzə".

Mirzoev m Tajik
Means "son of Mirzo".

Mladenovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mladen".

Mlynář m Czech
Means "miller" in Czech.

Mlynárik m Slovak
Slovak form of Mlynář.

Moravec m Czech
Originally indicated a person from Moravia (Czech Morava).

Morozov m Russian
Derived from Russian мороз (moroz) meaning "frost".

Musil m Czech
Possibly from a nickname meaning "the one who had to", from the past participle of the Czech verb muset meaning "must" (of Germanic origin).

Mylonas m Greek
Means "miller" in Greek, from μύλος (mylos) meaning "mill".

Myška m Czech
From a nickname derived from Czech myš meaning "mouse".

Nagy um Hungarian, Slovak
From a nickname meaning "big, great" in Hungarian, referring to one's characteristics. This is the most common Hungarian surname. In Slovakia this spelling is only used for men, with Nagyová being the feminine form.

Naoumov m Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Наумов (see Naumov).

Naumov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Naum".

Navickas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Nowicki.

Navrátil m Czech
Means "returned" in Czech, from the verb navrátit "to return", perhaps used to denote a person who came home following a long absence.

Nedbálek m Czech
From Czech nedbalý meaning "careless".

Nedvěd m Czech
Czech cognate of Medved, derived from the dialectal nedvěd.

Němec m Czech
Means "German" in Czech.

Němeček m Czech
Diminutive form of Němec.

Nikitin m Russian
From the given name Nikita 1.

Nikolaev m Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian Николаев (see Nikolayev), as well as the usual Bulgarian form.

Nikolayev m Russian
Means "son of Nikolay".

Nikolov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Nikola 1".

Nikolovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Nikola 1".

Nosek mu Czech, Polish
Means "small nose" in Czech and Polish.

Nováček m Czech
Diminutive of Novak.

Novák mu Czech, Slovak, Hungarian
Czech, Slovak and Hungarian form of Novak.

Novikov m Russian
Derived from Russian новый (novy) meaning "new".

Novosad m Czech
From place names meaning "new orchard" in Czech.

Novotný m Czech
Czech variant of Novak.

Nowakowski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from various towns called Nowakowo or similar, derived from Polish nowy meaning "new".

Nowicki m Polish
Habitational name for a person from any of the towns in Poland called Nowice. The name is derived from Polish nowy meaning "new".

Ognianov m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Огнянов (see Ognyanov).

Ognyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Ognyan".

Olszewski m Polish
Originally denoted someone who lived near an alder tree, from Polish olsza meaning "alder tree".

Ömərov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Ömər".

Omarov m Kazakh
Means "son of Omar 1".

Orlov m Russian
Derived from Russian орёл (oryol) meaning "eagle".

Osmonov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Osmon".

Ostrowski m Polish
From Polish ostrów meaning "river island".

Öwezow m Turkmen
Means "son of Öwez".

Ozoliņš m Latvian
Derived from Latvian ozols meaning "oak tree".

Ozols m Latvian
Means "oak tree" in Latvian.

Pachis m Greek
Means "fat, thick" in Greek.

Pakulski m Polish
Originally denoted a person from Pakuly, Poland.

Pandev m Macedonian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Pande", Pande being a diminutive of Petar.

Papadakis m Greek
From a diminutive of Greek πάπας (papas) meaning "priest".

Papadopoulos m Greek
Means "son of the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the patronymic suffix πουλος (poulos).

Papoutsis m Greek
Means "shoemaker" in Greek, from παπούτσι (papoutsi) meaning "shoe" (ultimately of Persian origin).

Pappas m Greek
Means "priest" in Greek.

Paulauskas m Lithuanian
From the given name Paulius.

Pavlík m Slovak, Czech
From a diminutive of the given name Pavol or Pavel.

Pavlov m 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.

Pavlovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Pavle".

Pavlovsky m Russian
Means "son of Pavel".

Pawłowski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from a town named Pawłowo, derived from the given name Paweł.

Pecháček m Czech
From a diminutive of the given name Petr.

Pešek m Czech
From a diminutive of the given name Petr.

Petraitis m Lithuanian
From the given name Petras.

Petrauskas m Lithuanian
Means "son of Petras".

Petrov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Peter" in Russian and Bulgarian.

Petrovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Petar".

Piotrowski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from towns named Piotrów, Piotrowo or Piotrowice, all derived from the given name Piotr.

Podsedník m Czech
Means "one who sits behind" in Czech, an equivalent to Zahradník mainly used in the region of Moravia.

Pokorný m Czech, Slovak
Means "humble" in Czech and Slovak.

Polák m Czech, Slovak
Means "Pole, person from Poland" in Czech and Slovak.

Pololáník m Czech
Derived from Czech polo "one half" and lán, a medieval Czech measure of land (approximately 18 hectares). The name denoted someone who owned this much land.

Popławski m Polish
From Polish poplaw meaning "flowing water, flood".

Popov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of the priest", derived from Russian and Bulgarian поп (pop).

Popovski m Macedonian
Means "son of the priest" in Macedonian.

Pospíšil m Czech
Nickname for a person in a hurry, from Czech pospíšit "hurry".

Pražak m Czech
Means "from Prague" in Czech.

Procházka m Czech
Means "walk, wander, stroll" in Czech. This was an occupational name for a travelling tradesman.

Pulkrábek m Czech
Derived from the Czech medieval title purkrabí, itself from German Burggraf, meaning "burgrave".

Putin m Russian
From Russian путь (put) meaning "road, path". This surname is borne by the Russian president Vladimir Putin (1952-).

Qasımov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qasım".

Qodirov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Qodir".

Quliyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qulu".

Qurbanov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qurban".

Qurbonov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Qurbon".

Radev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Rade", a diminutive of Radoslav or Radomir.

Radkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Radko".

Raptis m Greek
Means "tailor" in Greek.

Rasputin m Russian
From Russian распутье (rasputye) meaning "crossroads". A famous bearer was the Russian mystic Grigoriy Rasputin (1869-1916).

Řeha m Czech
Derived from the given name Řehoř.

Řezníček m Czech
Diminutive of Řezník.

Řezník m Czech
Means "butcher" in Czech.

Romanov m Russian
Means "son of Roman". This was the surname of the last dynasty of Russian tsars.

Rudawski m Polish
Indicated a person who lived near the Rudawa, a river in Poland.

Rudzītis m Latvian
Derived from Latvian rudzi meaning "rye".

Rutkowski m Polish
Originally a name for a person from Rutki, Poland.

Růžička m Czech
Means "little rose" in Czech.

Ryba um Polish, Czech
Means "fish" in Polish and Czech, an occupational name for a fisher.

Rybár m Slovak
Means "fisher" in Slovak, from ryba meaning "fish".

Rybář m Czech
Czech form of Rybár.

Sadıqov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Sadıq".

Sadowski m Polish
Denoted someone who lived in Sadowo, Sadowice or other places beginning with Polish sad meaning "garden, orchard".

Saidov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Said".

Samaras m Greek
Means "saddle maker" in Greek, from σαμάρι (samari) meaning "saddle".

Schovajsa m Czech
Means "hide yourself" in Czech, of Moravian origin.

Sedláček m Czech, Slovak
Diminutive form of Sedlák.

Sedlák m Czech, Slovak
Means "farmer" in Czech and Slovak. A sedlák had more land than a Zahradník or a Chalupník, but less land than a Dvořák.

Sergeev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Сергеев (see Sergeyev).

Sergeyev m Russian
Means "son of Sergey".

Ševčík m Czech, Slovak
Occupational name derived from Czech and Slovak švec meaning "shoemaker, cobbler".

Sharipov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Sharif".

Siliņš m Latvian
Derived from Latvian sils meaning "pine forest".

Šimek m Czech
Derived from the name Šimek, a diminutive of Šimon.

Simeonov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Simeon".

Šimko m Slovak
From a diminutive of the given name Šimon.

Šimon m Slovak, Czech
Derived from the given name Šimon.

Šimonis m Lithuanian
Means "son of Simonas".

Skála m Czech
Means "rock" in Czech, indicating that the original bearer lived near a prominent rock.

Skalický m Czech, Slovak
Indicated the original bearer came from a place named Skalice, Skalica or Skalička in the Czech Republic or Slovakia, derived from the Slavic root skala meaning "rock".

Śląski m Polish
Polish cognate of Slezák.

Slávik m Slovak
Slovak cognate of Slavík.

Slavík m Czech
Means "nightingale" in Czech.

Slavkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Slavko".

Slezák m Czech, Slovak
Originally a name for a person from Silesia, a historical region that is nowadays split between Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic.

Slováček m Czech
Variant of Slovák.

Slovák m Slovak, Czech
Originally described one who was from Slovakia.

Ślusarski m Polish
Occupational name for a locksmith, from Polish ślusarz, of Germanic origin.

Smagulov m Kazakh
Means "son of Smagul".

Smirnov m Russian
Derived from Russian смирный (smirny) meaning "quiet, peaceful, timid". This is one of the most common surnames in Russia.

Smola m Czech
Czech form of Smolak.

Śniegowski m Polish
Derived from Polish śnieg meaning "snow".

Sodiqov m Uzbek
Means "son of Sodiq".

Sokol mu Slovak, Czech, Jewish
From Czech and Slovak sokol meaning "falcon", a nickname or an occupational name for a falconer. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.

Sokolov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Sokol".

Sokolovsky m Russian
Means "son of Sokol".

Sokołowski m Polish
From the name of Polish towns called Sokołów or similar, derived from Polish sokół meaning "falcon".

Souček m Czech
From Czech suk meaning "tree knot". This could either be a topographic name or a nickname for a stubborn person.

Soukup m Czech
Means "co-buyer" in Czech, an occupational name for a merchant.

Spanos m Greek
Means "hairless, beardless" in Greek, ultimately from σπάνιος (spanios) meaning "scarce, rare".

Staněk m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Stanislav.

Stanev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Stane", Stane being a diminutive of Stanislav.

Stankevičius m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Stankiewicz.

Stárek m Czech
From a nickname derived from Czech starý meaning "old".

Šťastný m Czech
Means "happy" in Czech.

Stawski m Polish
Derived from Polish staw meaning "pond".

Stefanidis m Greek
Means "son of Stefanos" in Greek.

Stefanov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Stefan".

Štěpánek m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Štěpán.

Stepanov m Russian
Means "son of Stepan".

Stephanidis m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Στεφανίδης (see Stefanidis).

Stojanov m Macedonian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stojanovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stoyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Stoyan".

Strnad mu Czech, Slovene
Means "bunting (bird)" in Czech and Slovene.

Suchý m Czech, Slovak
Means "dry" in Czech and Slovak. This was a nickname for a thin person.

Sulaymanov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Sulayman".

Šulc m Czech
Czech form of Schulz.

Suleimenov m Kazakh
Means "son of Suleimen".

Sultanov m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Sultan".

Sultonov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Sulton".

Svoboda m Czech
Means "freedom" in Czech. This was a medieval name for a freeman, someone who was not a serf.

Sydykov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Sydyk".

Sýkora m Czech, Slovak
Means "tit (bird)" in Czech and Slovak.

Szczepański m Polish
Derived from the given name Szczepan.

Szymański m Polish
From the given name Szymon.

Tchaikovsky m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Чайковский (see Chaykovsky).

Tesař m Czech
Means "carpenter" in Czech, ultimately from the Old Slavic word tesla meaning "adze".

Tesařík m Czech
Diminutive of Tesař.

Tichý m Czech, Slovak
Means "quiet" in Czech and Slovak.

Todorov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Todor".

Tomaszewski m Polish
From the name of various Polish places called Tomaszew or Tomaszewo, derived from the given name Tomasz.

Tomov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Toma 2".

Tóth um Hungarian, Slovak
Derived from Hungarian tót, which means "Slovak" or "Slovene".

Trajkovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Trajko".

Trifonov m Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Trifon".

Tsvetanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Tsvetan".

Tsvetkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Tsvetko".

Umarov m Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Umar".

Urban mu Czech, Slovak, Polish, German
Derived from the given name Urban.

Urbański m Polish
Habitational name for a person from towns called Urbanowo or Urbanowice, derived from the given name Urban.

Urbonas m Lithuanian
From the given name Urbonas.

Utkin m Russian
Derived from Russian утка (utka) meaning "duck".

Vacek m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Václav.

Vacík m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Václav.

Valent m Slovak
Derived from the given name Valentín.

Valenta m Czech
Derived from the given name Valentin.

Valentinov m Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Valentin".

Valeriev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Valeri".

Vanags m Latvian
Means "hawk" in Latvian.

Vanchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vancho".

Vančura m Czech
Derived from the given name Václav.

Vaněk m Czech
From an old diminutive of the given name Václav.

Vanev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vane", a diminutive of Ivan.

Vankov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vanko", a diminutive of Ivan.

Varga um Hungarian, Slovak
Occupational name meaning "cobbler" in Hungarian.

Vašek m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Václav.

Vasilev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vasil".

Vasiliauskas m Lithuanian
Means "son of Vasilijus".

Vasiliev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Васильев (see Vasilyev).

Vasilyev m Russian
Means "son of Vasil".

Vaško m Slovak
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Václav.

Vávra m Czech, Slovak
Derived from the given name Vávra, a diminutive of Vavřinec.

Velichkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Velichko".

Velitchkov m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Величков (see Velichkov).

Veselý m Czech, Slovak
From a nickname meaning "cheerful" in Czech and Slovak.

Viktorov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Viktor".

Vinogradov m Russian
Means "vineyard" in Russian (ultimately from German), referring to a person who worked at a vineyard or lived near one.

Vlachos m Greek
Means "Romanian, Wallachian" in Greek, from Old Slavic volxŭ "Romance-speaker" (of Germanic origin).

Vlahos m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βλάχος (see Vlachos).

Vlasák m Czech
Derived from Czech vlas "hair", probably referring to a barber or a person who bought and sold hair.

Vlček m Czech, Slovak
Diminutive form of Czech and Slovak vlk meaning "wolf".

Vodenicharov m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian воденичар (vodenichar) meaning "miller".

Volkov m Russian
Derived from Russian волк (volk) meaning "wolf".

Voronin m Russian
Derived from Russian ворона (vorona) meaning "crow".

Vrabec um Croatian, Slovene, Czech, Slovak
Means "sparrow" in several languages, from Old Slavic vorbĭ.

Vrubel m Czech
From a dialectal variant of Czech vrabec "sparrow".

Warszawski mu Polish, Jewish
Place name for someone from the Polish city of Warsaw, itself derived from the given name Warsz, a short form of Warcisław.

Wasilewski m Polish
Means "son of Wasyl".

Winogrodzki m Polish
Polish cognate of Vinogradov.

Wiśniewski m Polish
From the name of various Polish towns called Wiśniewo, derived from Polish wiśnia meaning "sour cherry".

Witkowski m Polish
From the name of various Polish places called Witkowo, Witków or Witkowice, all derived from the given name Witek.

Wojciechowski m Polish
From the given name Wojciech.

Wojewódzki m Polish
Variant of Wojewoda.

Wolański m Polish
Denoted a person who came from one of the places in Poland called Wola or Wolany, derived from the given name Wolan meaning "to want".

Wróblewski m Polish
Originally indicated a person from Polish towns named Wróblewo or similar, derived from Polish wróbel meaning "sparrow".

Wroński m Polish
Derived from Polish wrona meaning "crow".

Wyrzykowski m Polish
Possibly from the Polish place name Wyrzyki, of uncertain meaning, maybe "away from the river".

Xanthopoulos m Greek
Means "son of Xanthos".

Yakovlev m Russian
Means "son of Yakov".

Yanev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yane", a diminutive of Yoan 2.

Yankov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yanko".

Yegorov m Russian
Means "son of Yegor".

Yo'ldoshev m Uzbek
Means "son of Yo'ldosh".

Yordanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yordan".

Yosipov m Tatar
Means "son of Yosif".

Yusupov m Uzbek, Tajik, Tatar (Russified)
Means "son of Yusuf". This is the name of a Russian noble family, of Tatar origin (Йосыпов in Tatar).

Zahariev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Zahari".

Zahradník m Czech
Derived from Czech zahrada meaning "garden". It referred to someone who owned less land than a Sedlák or a Dvořák, but more land than a Chalupník.

Zakharov m Russian
Means "son of Zakhar".

Zariņš m Latvian
Derived from Latvian zars meaning "branch".

Zaytsev m Russian
Derived from Russian заяц (zayats) meaning "hare".

Żbikowski m Polish
From Polish towns named Żbikowice or Żbików, which are derived from żbik meaning "wildcat".

Zdravkov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Zdravko".

Zdunowski m Polish
Denoted a person from one of the various towns named Zduny in Poland, which is derived from Polish zdun meaning "potter". It can also be an occupational surname derived directly from zdun.

Zelenka m Czech
Czech cognate of Zieliński.

Zeman m Czech, Slovak
Means "landowner", ultimately from Old Slavic zemľa meaning "land".

Zhivkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Zhivko".

Zhukov m Russian
Derived from Russian жук (zhuk) meaning "beetle".

Zieliński m Polish
From Polish zieleń meaning "green". It was possibly a nickname for a person who dressed in green clothing.

Žilinskas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Zieliński.

Zima mu Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian
From an Old Slavic word meaning "winter". This may have been a nickname for a person with a chilly personality.

Zlatkov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Zlatko".

Žukauskas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Żukowski.

Zvirbulis m Latvian
Means "sparrow" in Latvian.