Ukrainian Origin Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the origin is Ukrainian. Ukrainian is the East Slavic language spoken in Ukraine.

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Baran um Polish, Slovak, Ukrainian
Means "ram, male sheep" in Polish, Slovak and Ukrainian.

Bondarenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian бондар (bondar) meaning "cooper, barrel maker".

Borysov m Ukrainian
Means "son of Borys".

Borysova f Ukrainian
Feminine form of Borysov.

Boyko Ukrainian
Originally indicated a member of the Boykos, an ethnic group of western Ukraine.

Chayka Ukrainian
Means "seagull" in Ukrainian.

Gavrilyuk Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Гаврилюк (see Havrylyuk).

Havrylyuk Ukrainian
From a diminutive of the given name Havryil.

Holub mu Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian
Means "dove, pigeon" in Czech, Slovak and Ukrainian.

Ivanov m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Macedonian
Means "son of Ivan". It is among the most common surnames in Bulgaria and Russia.

Ivanova f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Macedonian, Belarusian
Feminine form of Ivanov or Ivanow.

Klymenko Ukrainian
From the given name Klym.

Kohut Ukrainian, Polish
Means "rooster" in Ukrainian and Polish, a nickname for a proud person.

Kovalchuk Ukrainian, Russian
Derived from Ukrainian коваль (koval) meaning "blacksmith".

Kovalenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian коваль (koval) meaning "blacksmith".

Kravchenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian кравець (kravets) meaning "tailor".

Kuzmenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Kuzma.

Lysenko Ukrainian
From a nickname, either from Ukrainian лис (lys) meaning "fox" or лисий (lysy) meaning "bald".

Marchenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Marko.

Medved Slovene, Croatian, Ukrainian
Means "bear" in several languages, from the Old Slavic root medvědĭ.

Melnyk Ukrainian
Means "miller" in Ukrainian. This is the most common Ukrainian surname.

Moroz Ukrainian
Means "frost" in Ukrainian.

Oliynyk Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian олія (oliya) meaning "oil, fat".

Pasternak Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Yiddish
Means "parsnip" in various Slavic languages, ultimately from Latin pastinaca. A famous bearer was Boris Pasternak (1890-1960), author of Doctor Zhivago.

Pavlenko Ukrainian
From the given name Pavlo.

Petrenko Ukrainian
From the given name Petro.

Roman Romanian, Polish, Ukrainian
From the given name Roman.

Shevchenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian швець (shvets) meaning "shoemaker".

Shevchuk Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian швець (shvets) meaning "shoemaker".

Shvets Ukrainian
Means "shoemaker" in Ukrainian.

Shwetz Ukrainian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Shvets.

Sobol Ukrainian, Russian, Jewish
Occupational name for a fur trader, from the Slavic word sobolĭ meaning "sable, marten". As a Jewish name it is ornamental.

Stasiuk Ukrainian, Polish
From a diminutive of the given name Stanislav.

Tkachenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian ткач (tkach) meaning "weaver".

Tkachuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian ткач (tkach) meaning "weaver".

Vasylenko Ukrainian
From the given name Vasyl.

Vasylyk Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Vasyl.

Vasylyshyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Vasyl".

Zelenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Zieliński.

Zyma Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Zima.