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3/29/2014, 9:52 AM anonymous

Name Demidov
Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Russian
Scripts Демидов
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Means "son of DEMID". This was the name of a Russian industrialist family prominent in the 18th and 19th centuries. A bearer of the feminine form Demidova was Anna Stepanovna Demidova (1878-1918), a lady-in-waiting in the service of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna who acquired posthumous fame for being executed alongside her employer in 1918.
Added 3/29/2014 by anonymous