Browse Submitted Surnames

Pokatskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Pokacki.

Poliak Ukrainian, Slovak
Ukrainian cognate and Slovak variant of Polák.

Poljak Croatian
Means "Polish". It is a cognate of Polyak.

Poluektov m Russian

Polyak Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Poliak.

Ponomaryov m Russian

Popovych Ukrainian
Cognate of Popović.

Poroshenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian порох (porokh) meaning "(gun)powder, dust", used as an occupational name for someone who made or sold gunpowder. A notable bearer is the former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko (1965-).

Pospiech Polish

Potapenko Ukrainian

Pozdnukhov m Russian

Pozdnyakov m Russian

Pozhidayev m Russian

Poznyak Belarusian (Russified), Belarusian
Variant and Russified form of Paznyak.

Pravdyuk Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian "правда", meaning "truth, justice".

Predybaylo Russian

Prigozhin m Russian
Prigozhin was the last name of Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner PMC until 2023 when he died in a plane crash. Pavel Prigozhin is his son, the current leader.

Pritulak Ukrainian (Polonized, Rare)
A very rare Polonisation of the Ukrainian surname Prytulyak.

Prokhorchenko Ukrainian

Prokof'yev m Russian

Proskurov m Russian

Proydakov m Russian

Prytulyak Ukrainian
From Ukrainian притуляк (prytulyak), meaning "refugee" in Ukrainian, literally "shelter person, person who seeks shelter". It is not the common term for a refugee (біженець, bizhenets').

Pshenichnyy m Russian
Means "wheaty".

Pshonka Ukrainian, Belarusian
Derived from Ukrainian "пшоно (pshono)" meaning "millet".

Pul'nyashenko Ukrainian

Purishkevich Belarusian

Pushilin m Russian
Denis Pushilin is the head of the DNR.

Pushkarev m Russian

Putilin m Russian

Pyatalov m Russian
From Russian пять (pyat'), meaning "five".

Pylypchuk Ukrainian
Variant of Pylypenko.

Pylypenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Pylyp".

Pyoryshkin m Russian
From Russian пёрышко (pyoryshko), meaning "feather".

Rabotenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian word for "work"

Radak Arabic (Egyptian), South Slavic

Radyuk Ukrainian
A form of Radchenko.

Radyvanyuk Ukrainian
Means "from Radyvanivka".

Raguzin m Russian
Derived from рагу (ragu) meaning stew or soup.

Raksha Russian, Ukrainian

Ralenok Belarusian, Jewish (?)

Rassadin Russian

Ratnikov m Russian
Means "son of the warrior", from Russian ратник (ratnik).

Razin m Russian

Razzhivaykin m Russian

Rebikov m Russian

Red'ko Ukrainian, Russian
From Ukrainian and Russian редька (red'ka), meaning "radish".

Refatov m Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Refat".

Reihs Polish (Germanized, Rare)

Revyakin m Russian

Rezanov m Russian

Reznicek m Czech
Anglicised form of Řezníček.

Reznik Russian, Yiddish
Derived from Yiddish "רעזניק (reznik)" meaning butcher.... [more]

Reznyk Ukrainian, Yiddish (Ukrainianized)
Derived from Yiddish "רעזניק (reznik)" meaning butcher.

Rezvan Persian, Russian

Rimkus m Lithuanian

Rimskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified, ?)

Rizayev Uzbek

Rm Indonesian

Rodina Russian
Means motherland or homeland in Russian.

Rogala Polish (?), Hebrew (?)

Rossiya Russian
Means "Russia" in Russian.

Rostkowski m Polish

Rozanov m Russian
From Russian роза (roza), meaning "rose". Denoted to a person living by a rose patch.

Rozenberg Yiddish (Russified)
A form of Rosenberg used for Cyrillic script languages. Aleksandr Rozenberg is the (as of 2024) current prime minister of Transnistria.

Rozhdestvenskiy m Russian
From Russian рождественский (rozhdestvenskiy), meaning "Christmas (adjective)".

Rozhko Ukrainian, Russian
From Ukrainian and Russian рожок (rozhok), a diminutive form of the word "horn" in both langauges.

Rozhnev m Russian

Rozvadovs'kyy m Ukrainian
Bohdan Rozvadovs'kyy, better known as SadSvit, is a popular singer in Ukraine.

Rozvan' Hungarian (Russified)
Russified form of Rozvány.

Rozvány Hungarian

Rshevskiy m Russian, Jewish
Russian form of Rszewski.

Rubanov m Russian

Rubizhnyy m Russian

Rudakov m Russian

Rudik Russian, Ukrainian (Russified), Yiddish (?)
Nickname for a person with red hair.

Rudyk Ukrainian, Yiddish (?)
Nickname for a person with red hair.

Rukhadze Georgian

Rumyantsev m Russian

Runikov m Russian

Rusalkin m Russian
Derived from русалка (rusalka), a creature in Slavic folklore.

Rusiňak Rusyn
Czech variant spelling of Rusynyak.

Ruski m Polish
Probably means "Russian".

Rusnak Rusyn
Variant of Rusynyak.

Rustamov Azerbaijani (Russified)
Russified form of Rüstəmov.

Rusynyak Rusyn
Means "Rusyn".

Ruus Estonian
Ruus is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kruus" meaning "mug", "shingle" and "ballast". Possibly derived from "rüüs" meaning "frilled".

Ruzhechko Ukrainian

Ryabichev m Russian

Ryakhovskiy m Russian, Jewish

Ryan Korean (Russified)
Form of Ryang used by Koreans in Russia.

Ryazantsev m Russian
Denotes to a person from Ryazan'.

Rybal'chenko Ukrainian
Derived from a Slavic word meaning "fish". ... [more]

Rychkov m Russian

Rydchuk Ukrainian (Rare)

Rykaczewski m Polish
Likely means "from Rykaczewo".

Sabdyushev m Russian

Sachkov m Russian

Salekhov m Russian

Samadalashvili Georgian

Sannikov m Russian

Sapozhnikov m Russian

Saprykin m Russian

Sarukhanov m Russian

Sashenka Russian, Belarusian
Derived from the name Sashenka, a diminutive of Aleksey. It is also the Belarusian form of Sashenko, a last name which also derives from Sashenka.

Satkevich Belarusian

Satsyuk Ukrainian

Savin m Russian
Derives from Saveliy or Savva.

Savitskiy m Polish (Russified), Russian, Jewish
A form of Sawicki.

Sawicka f Polish
Feminine form of Sawicki.

Sazonov m Russian

Sch Dutch

Schammel German

Schäperkötter German

Scharfe German
Means "sharp" in German.

Scherfke German

Schiechel German
From German "schuh", meaning "shoe".

Schleithauer German

Schodrak German (Rare)

Sedov m Russian

Seleznev m Russian

Selivanov m Russian

Semančik Rusyn
Means "son of Seman".

Semashko Ukrainian (?)

Semenchuk Ukrainian
Variant of Semenenko.

Semenenko Ukrainian
Derived from the Ukrainian given name Semen.

Serhiyenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Serhiy".

Serov m Russian
From Russian серый (seryy), meaning "grey".

Sevryukov m Russian

Seyranian Armenian

Shakhov m Russian

Shalygin m Russian

Sharafutdinov m Tatar, Bashkir, Chuvash, Crimean Tatar (?)

Sharifdzhanov m Tajik

Shariy Ukrainian, Russian
Last name of Anatoly Shariy, the leader of Party of Shariy, a Ukrainian political party that was shut down due to alleged ties to Russia.

Sharoykin m Russian

Sharshunov m Russian

Shatalov m Russian (?)

Shavlik Russian (Rare)

Shaymiyev m Tatar (Russified)

Shepelev m Russian

Sheremeta Ukrainian, Russian
Variant of Sheremet.

Shestakov m Russian
Derives from Russian word шесть (shest') meaning six.

Shestov Russian
From Russian шесть (shest'), meaning "six".

Shevelyov m Russian
From Russian шевелить (shevelit'), meaning "move, stir".

Shevnin m Russian
A form of Shevchenkov.

Shikhaliyev m Azerbaijani (Russified)
Russified form of Şıxəliyev.

Shikhanov m Russian

Shikhel' German (Russified)
Russified form of Schiechel.

Shipov m Russian
From Russian шип (ship), meaning "thorn, spike". Probably denoted to a person living near thornbushes.

Shiryayev m Russian

Shishko Russian, Belarusian

Shkoda Ukrainian
Means "damage" in Ukrainian.

Shkolnik Russian
A Russian word used to refer to a student.

Shkonda Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian

Shlyapnikov m Russian
Means "son of the hatmaker", from Russian шляпник (shlyapnik), meaning "hatmaker, hatter".

Shoygu Tuvan
Sergey Shoygu is a Russian politician.

Shpakovskiy m Russian

Shpara Ukrainian

Shpuntenkov m Russian

Shramchuk Ukrainian
Derived from the word шрам, meaning "scar".... [more]

Shramko Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian
Derived from East Slavic шрам (shram) meaning "scar, cicatrix".

Shtemenko Ukrainian

Shul'ga Ukrainian (Russified)
Russified form of Shul'ha.

Shul'ha Ukrainian

Shul'zhenko Ukrainian
Possibly a form of Shul'ha.

Shumakov m Russian
Derived from Russian word "шум (shum)" meaning noise.

Shumenkov m Russian

Shumenov m Kazakh

Shvyryov m Russian

Sibirev m Russian
Means "from Siberia", from Russian Сибир (Sibir) , meaning "Siberia".

Sinetskiy m Russian

Sinov m Russian
Means "blue", derived from Russian "синий (sinyy)".

Sipyagin m Russian

Sivakov Russian

Skazhutin m Russian
From Russian скажи (skazhi), meaning "tell, speak".

Sklerov m Russian

Skłodowska f Polish
Feminine form of Skłodowski. This was the last name of Maria Skłodowska-Curie, better known as Marie Curie, a radiation scientist.

Skłodowski m Polish

Skoropadskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified, ?)

Skosarev m Russian

Skvortsov m Russian

Slashchyov m Russian

Slavyanskiy m Russian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Slavyan.

Sleta Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from Russian слёта (slyota) or Ukrainian слета (sleta), both meaning meaning "meeting".

Slutskiy m Russian, Jewish
Variant transcription of Slutsky. Last name of Leonid Slutskiy.

Sneg Russian
Means "snow" in Russian.

Sneh Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Jewish
Means "snow". It is the name of Moshe Sneh, a Polish-Israeli communist politician.

Snezhko Russian, Ukrainian (?)

Sobchak Polish (Russified), Polish (Ukrainianized)
Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian spelling of Sobczak.

Sobchenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Sobczak.

Sobolov m Russian
Variant of Sobolev.

Sokolnikov m Russian
From Russian сокольник (sokol'nik), meaning "falconer, falconist".

Soldat Russian, Ukrainian, French, German
Means "soldier" in various languages.

Soldatenko Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian
Means "son of the soldier". It is a Ukrainian last name, but it is more common in Russia and Belarus.

Solntsev m Russian
Derives from Russian word солнце (solntse) meaning sun. Yevgeniy Solntsev is the chairman of the DNR.

Solnyshko Russian
Derived from Russian diminutive of солнце (solntse), meaning sun.

Soomre Estonian

Sorochinskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Soroczyński.

Soroczyński m Polish

Speranskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified, ?)

Spiridonov m Russian
From the given name Spiridon.

Šramko Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Shramko.

Stariy m Russian
Means "old" in Russian.

Starzhinskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified)

Steffan Finnish

Stigga Latvian

Stolypin m Russian

Storozhenko Ukrainian

Strakhonov m Russian
From Russian страх (strakh), meaning "fear", likely denoting to a fearful or feared person.

Strel'chenko Ukrainian (Russified)
Derived from стріл (stril, russified: стрел / strel) meaning "arrow".

Strelkov m Russian
From Russian стрелка (strelka), meaning "arrow".

Strel'nikov m Russian
Means "son of the shooter", from Russian стрельник (strel'nik).

Strukov m Russian

Sukhanov m Russian

Sukhikh Russian

Surkov m Russian

Suta Romanian
Means "left handed".

Svanidze Georgian
Svanidze was the last name of Ekaterine "Kato" Svanidze.

Svetlakov m Russian
Derived from Russian word светло (svetlo) meaning "light".

Sviridenko Ukrainian (Russified)
Russified form of Svyrydenko.

Svjetlanović Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian
Means "son of Svjetlan."

Svyrydenko Ukrainian

Syezd Russian (Rare), Kazakh (Rare)
The last name is a Russian last name derived from съезд (s"yezd) meaning "conference, congress, convention", but it is mostly used in Kazakhstan.

Synov Russian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainianised form of Sinov.

Szalus Polish

Szczepanska f Polish (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of Szczepańska.

Szokoli Hungarian
Means "falcons" in Hungarian.

Tabakayev m Russian

Tagiyev m Azerbaijani (Russified), Azerbaijani (Anglicized)
Russified and Anglicised form of Tağıyev.

Talyzin m Russian

Tantser German (Russified), German (Ukrainianized)
Russified and Ukrainianised form of Tanzer.

Tantsyrev m Russian
Derived from танец (tanets) meaning dance.

Taranov m Russian

Taranova f Russian
Feminine form of Taranov.

Tarlykov m Russian, Kazakh (Russified, ?)
Possibly derived from Kazakh тарлық (tarlıq; russified: tarlyk) meaning "narrow", but probably not.

Tarnowska f Polish
Feminine form of Tarnowski.

Tatyanin Russian
Matronymic surname derived from the Russian given name Tatyana.

Temirgaliyev m Tatar (Russified)
Russified form of Timergaliev.

Tenyukh Russian, Ukrainian

Teplyakov m Russian
Possibly derived from Russian word "тёплый (tyoplyy)" meaning warm.

Teraŭski m Belarusian

Ternovtsov m Russian

Thiele German

Tikhanchik Russian
Derived from тихо (tikho) meaning "quiet".

Tikhanovskaya f Russian
Russian form of Tsikhanouskaya. The standard form is Tikhonovskaya, but when referring to the politician Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya in Russian, Tikhanovskaya is used.

Tikhon'ko Russian
Means "quietly" in Russian.

Tikhonovskaya f Russian
Feminine form of Tikhonovskiy.

Tikhonovskiy m Russian
From the given name Tikhon.

Timergaliev m Tatar

Tishchenko Ukrainian (Russified)
Russified form of Tyshchenko.

Tkach Ukrainian, Jewish (?)
From Ukrainian ткач (tkach), meaning "weaver".

Tkachyov m Russian
From Russian ткач (tkach), meaning "weaver".

Tkhakokhov Russian

Tolegenova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Tolegenov.

Tolkachev m Russian
Maybe derived from the Russian word "только (tol'ko)" meaning only.

Tolstov m Russian

Torbik Belarusian, Russian (?)

Travchuk Ukrainian
Derives from Ukrainian word for grass.

Tret'yakov m Russian
From Russian третья (tret'ya), meaning "third".

Trikūnas m Lithuanian

Troshev m Russian
Andrey Troshev ("Sedoy") was an agent for the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs and fought in many wars.

Trubnikov m Russian

Tsarenko Ukrainian
Derived from царь (tsar')

Tschernow m Russian (Germanized)
Germanised form of Chernov.

Tselikov m Russian

Tsereteli Georgian

Tsikhanouskaya f Belarusian, Russian (Belarusianized)
From the given name Tsikhan. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is the Belarusian opposition leader. It is also the Belarusianised form of Russian Tikhonovskaya.

Tsirkonov m Russian
Possibly from Russian циркон (tsirkon), meaning "zircon".

Tsvetkov m Russian
Derived from Russian word "цветка (tsvetka)" meaning little flower.

Tsygan Russian
Derived from Russian цыган (tsygan) meaning "gypsy".

Tszyu Chinese (Russified), Korean (Russified)
Russified form of Chu or Zhu.

Tukhachevskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified, ?)

Tulkki Finnish
Means "interpreter, translator" in Finnish.

Turčić Croatian

Tushyontsov m Russian
From Russian тушёнка (tushyonka), meaning "stew".

Tyahlo Ukrainian (Rare), Russian (Ukrainianized, Rare)

Tymoshenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Tymofiy".

Tyshchenko Ukrainian

Ud'yarov m Russian

Ukrainets Russian, Ukrainian (Russified)
Means "Ukrainian" in Russian, also the Russified form of Ukrayinets'.

Ukraintsev m Russian
Means "from Ukraine", from Russian Украина (Ukraina).

Ukrayina Ukrainian (Rare)
Means "Ukraine" in Ukrainian.

Ukrayinets' Ukrainian
Means "Ukrainian".

Ukrayinko Ukrainian (Rare)
Derived from the Ukrainian form of Ukraine, Україна (Ukrayina). It also means "Ukrainian" in Ukrainian.

Ukrayntsev m Russian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainian transcription of Ukraintsev, used by Russians in Ukraine.

Ukuzyan Armenian (Russified, ?)

Ulitko Russian

Ulyanko Russian, Ukrainian
Variant of Ulyanov.

Ulyanov m Russian
Means "son of Ulyan". A notable bearer was Vladimir Ulyanov (1870-1924), a Russian revolutionary better known as Vladimir Lenin.

Ul'zutuyev m Russian (?)

Umanets Russian
From the Russian term уманец (umanets), meaning "smart person".

Unshlikht Yiddish (Russified, Rare)

Uppin Estonian, Russian

Urazgaliyev m Kazakh

Urcikán m Slovak

Urdya Ukrainian (Rare)

Uritskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified, ?)

Uriyevskiy Russian, Yiddish (Russified)

Usenko Ukrainian