Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the usage is Ukrainian; and the origin is Old Slavic.
usage
origin
Baran Баран um Polish, Slovak, Ukrainian
Means "ram, male sheep" in Polish, Slovak and Ukrainian.
Bondar Бондар Ukrainian
Means "cooper, barrel maker" in Ukrainian.
Bondarenko Бондаренко Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian бондар (bondar) meaning "cooper, barrel maker".
Chayka Чайка Ukrainian
Means "seagull" in Ukrainian.
Holub Голуб mu Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian
Means "dove, pigeon" in Czech, Slovak and Ukrainian.
Kohut Когут Ukrainian, Polish
Means "rooster" in Ukrainian and Polish, a nickname for a proud person.
Koval Коваль Ukrainian
Means "blacksmith" in Ukrainian.
Kovalchuk Ковальчук Ukrainian, Russian
Derived from Ukrainian коваль (koval) meaning "blacksmith".
Kovalenko Коваленко Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian коваль (koval) meaning "blacksmith".
Kravchenko Кравченко Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian кравець (kravets) meaning "tailor".
Kravchuk Кравчук Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian кравець (kravets) meaning "tailor".
Kravets Кравець Ukrainian
Means "tailor" in Ukrainian.
Levchenko Левченко Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Lev 1.
Lysenko Лисенко Ukrainian
From a nickname, either from Ukrainian лис (lys) meaning "fox" or лисий (lysy) meaning "bald".
Medved Медведь Slovene, Croatian, Ukrainian
Means "bear" in several languages, from the Old Slavic root medvědĭ.
Melnychuk Мельничук Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian мельник (melnyk) meaning "miller".
Melnyk Мельник Ukrainian
Means "miller" in Ukrainian. This is the most common Ukrainian surname.
Moroz Мороз Ukrainian
Means "frost" in Ukrainian.
Shevchenko Шевченко Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian швець (shvets) meaning "shoemaker".
Shevchuk Шевчук Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian швець (shvets) meaning "shoemaker".
Shvets Швець Ukrainian
Means "shoemaker" in Ukrainian.
Shwetz Швець Ukrainian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Shvets.
Sobol Соболь 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 Стасюк Ukrainian, Polish
From a diminutive of the given name Stanislav.
Stasyuk Стасюк Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Стасюк (see Stasiuk).
Tkachenko Ткаченко Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian ткач (tkach) meaning "weaver".
Tkachuk Ткачук Ukrainian
From Ukrainian ткач (tkach) meaning "weaver".
Zelenko Зеленко Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Zieliński.
Zyma Зима Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Zima.