Type Surname (from occupation & from nickname) Gender Feminine Usage Russian, Bulgarian Scripts Соколова(Russian, Bulgarian) Pronounced Pron. /sə.kɐ.ˈɫo.və/(Russian) /so.ˈkɔ.ɫo.vɐ/(Bulgarian) /ˈsɔ.ko.ɫo.vɐ/(Bulgarian) Meaning & History Feminine form of Sokolov.