Browse Submitted Surnames

Ushakov m Russian
Derives from Russian word "уша (usha)" meaning ear.

Utetleuov m Kazakh (Russified)
Possibly from Kazakh утетле (utetle), meaning "profitable".

Vajda Slovak

Vakhitov m Tatar (?)

Vakhyanin m Russian

Vakulenko Ukrainian

Vakulov m Russian

Vandilovskiy m Russian

Van'kin m Russian
Possibly derived from Vanka.

Van Zweden Dutch
Means "from Sweden" in Dutch. Jaap van Zweden (1960-) is a Dutch conductor and violinist.

Varaksa Belarusian

Varbanov m Bulgarian

Varhola Rusyn

Varkentin m Russian

Vashurin m Russian

Vassiljev m Estonian
Estonian form of Vasilyev.

Vasyl'kivs'kyy m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian васильків (vasyl'kiv), meaning "cornflowers".

Vavilov m Russian

Vayna Belarusian
Belarusian cognate of Voyna.

Vaynalovich Belarusian
See Vayna.

Vaytsyukevich Belarusian
Belarusian form of Voytov.

Vedrov m Russian
From the Russian word ведро (vedro), meaning "bucket".

Vekovishchev m Russian
Possibly deriving from "вековой (vekovoy)" meaning a century old and "вище (vishche)" meaning more.

Velichko Russian
Derived from Russian великий (velikiy) meaning "great".

Velichkovskiy m Russian, Jewish
Likely derives from Russian word "великий (velikiy)" meaning great.

Velikiy m Russian
Means great in Russian.

Velikoredchanin m Russian
Part of it is derived from великий (velikiy), meaning "great".

Velikov m Russian
Derived from Russian word "великий (velikiy)" meaning "great".

Velychko Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Velichko.

Verdiyev m Azerbaijani, Azerbaijani (Russified)

Vereshchuk Ukrainian

Veriya Georgian (Russified, ?)

Vershkov m Russian

Veryovkin m Russian
From Russian верёвка (veryovka), meaning "rope".

Veselov m Russian
Derived from Russian word "весело (veselo)" meaning fun.

Veshkin m Russian

Veshnyakov m Russian

Vetrov m Russian
Derived from ветер (veter) meaning wind.

Vico Rusyn
Alternate transcription of Vitso.

Vinakurov m Russian
Variant of Vinokurov.

Vinchenko Ukrainian

Vinnikov m Russian

Vinnychenko Ukrainian
Means "from Vinnytsya".

Vinokurov m Russian

Vintov m Russian

Virchenko Ukrainian

Virolainen Finnish
Means "Estonian" in Finnish.

Vislenev m Russian

Vitko Russian, Ukrainian (?)
Possibly derived from the name Viktor.

Vitryanyuk Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian вітряний (vitryanyy), meaning "windy".

Vitso Rusyn

Vivsyanik Russian (?)

Vizbor Russian (Rare), Hungarian (Rare, ?)

Viznyak Russian

Vlahovljak Bosnian

Volchenkov m Russian

Volk Russian
Russian cognate of Vovk.

Volkoff Russian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Volkov.

Volkogonov m Russian

Volodchenko Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian
Means "son of Volodymyr". It is a Ukrainian surname, but it is more common in Russia and Belarus.

Volodin m Russian

Vologodskiy m Russian

Volynskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified, ?), Yiddish (Russified)

Volzhskiy m Russian, Jewish
From a form of Wołżański.

Vorovskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Worowski.

Vostok Russian
Means "east".

Vovchenko Ukrainian
Variant of Vovk.

Vovchko Rusyn
Rusyn variant of Vovk.

Vovk Ukrainian, Slovene
Derived from Ukrainian вовк (vovk) meaning "wolf", also used in Slovenia.

Voyennykh Russian
Means "military" or "relating to the military" in Russian.

Voyna Russian (Rare)
Means "war" in Russian.

Voynalovich Belarusian (Russified)
Russified form of Vaynalovich.

Voynov m Russian
Another form of Voyna.

Voytov m Russian

Voytyukevich Belarusian (Russified)
Russified form of Vaytsyukevich.

Vozdvizhenskiy m Russian
Means "from Vozdvizhenka".

Vrhovnik Slovene
From vrh meaning "top, peak, summit".

Vshivkov m Russian
Variant of Vshivtsev.

Vshivtsev m Russian

Vtorak Ukrainian, Russian
Derived either from Russian второй (vtoroy) meaning "second, other" or directly from dialectal Ukrainian вторак (vtorak) meaning "secondborn".

Vulović Serbian
Vulović is the last name of Roki Vulović, a Serbian nationalist singer who lives in Bosnia.

Vyal'chin m Russian

Vydrov m Russian
Derived from Russian выдра (vydra), meaning "otter".

Vyodrov m Russian
Variant of Vedrov.

Vysotskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Derived from высота (vysota) meaning height, or a Russian form of Wysocki.

Warhol Rusyn (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of Varhola.

Warkentin m Russian (Germanized)
Germanised form of Varkentin. In Germany, the gender specification does not apply to the last name.

Weidle German

Wiens German
Patronymic from a short form of an ancient Germanic compound personal name beginning with wini "friend".

Wsziwcew m Russian (Polonized)
Polonised form of Vshivtsev.

Wysocki m Polish
Possibly from Polish wysokość, meaning "height".

Yadov m Russian
Derived from "яд (yad)" meaning poison.

Yagmarov m Russian

Yagoda Russian, Jewish
Means "berry" in Russian.

Yakemenko Ukrainian
Vasiliy Yakemenko was the chairman of the Nashi youth group in Russia.

Yakhnenko Ukrainian

Yakhontov m Russian

Yakivenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Yakiv".

Yakovets' Russian, Ukrainian (?)
Derived from given name Yakov.

Yakushev m Russian

Yalandayev m Russian

Yanchenko Ukrainian
Variant of Yanenko.

Yanenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Yan 1".

Yanukovich Belarusian
See Yanukovych.

Yanukovych Belarusian (Ukrainianized)
Yanukovych was the last name of the Ukrainian president from 2010-2014 who was overthrown during Euromaidan.... [more]

Yapontsev m Russian
Denotes to a Japanese person.

Yarchak Ukrainian

Yarchevskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Jarczewski.

Yarhak Ukrainian (Rare)

Yaroshenko Ukrainian
Probably derived from the first name Yaroslav.

Yarusov Russian

Yasevich Belarusian
Possibly derived from ясна (yasna), meaning "clear" in Belarusian.

Yashnikov m Russian

Yasinkov m Russian

Yasyuchek Russian, Ukrainian (?)

Yatsenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Yatsentiy.

Yatsenyuk Ukrainian
Another form of Yatsenko.

Yatsyna Russian

Yazukhin m Russian

Yazvinskiy m Russian
From Russian язвина (yazvina), meaning "ulcer".

Yegiazarov m Russian

Yekhamov m Russian

Yekhuranov m Russian

Yelizarov m Russian
Anton Yelizarov ("Lotos") was a Russian mercenary leader.... [more]

Yel'tsov m Russian
A form of Yeltsin.

Yemel'yanenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Yemelyanov.

Yeregin m Russian

Yeremenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Yeremeyev.

Yeremeyev m Russian
Derived from the given name Yeremey. Konstantin Yeremeyev was a Soviet journalist and military person.

Yermakov m Russian

Yeromenko Ukrainian

Yershov Russian

Yeskizarov m Russian

Yevdakov m Russian

Yevdokimov m Russian
Means "son of Yevdokim".

Yevtushik Russian, Jewish (?)

Yezhov m Russian
Derived from Russian word "ёж (yozh)" meaning hedgehog. Yezhov was the last name of Nikolay Yezhov, the leader of the Soviet NKVD from 1936-38 who is known for Yezhovshchina.

Yid Obscure
Unknown.

Yisrael Hebrew
Means "Israel" in Hebrew, from יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yiśrāʾēl).

Yudenich Belarusian

Yukhymchuk Ukrainian
Variant of Yukhymenko.

Yukhymenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Yukhym".

Yuko Japanese (Rare)

Yul'skiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Julski.

Yurchuk Ukrainian
Another form of Yurchenko.

Yurdanidze Kazakh (Rare), Tatar (?), Georgian (?)
Means "son of Yurdan".

Yurovskiy m Russian, Jewish
Alternate transcription of Yurovsky. This was the last name of Yakov Yurovskiy, a notable Bolshevik. He led the execution of the Romanovs.

Yushchenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Yukhym". Viktor Yushchenko was the Ukrainian president from 2005 to 2010, and a major figure in the Orange Revolution.

Yushkin m Russian
Possibly derived from a diminutive of Yuliya/Yulyana.

Yushko Ukrainian, Russian
It is a Ukrainian surname, but it is more common in Russia.

Yusubzhanov m Kyrgyz

Yuyko Belarusian (Rare)

Zaat Dutch

Zabashtans'kyy m Ukrainian

Zabrzyski m Polish
Possibly a habitational name from Polish za "beyond" and Czech brzy "early, soon"

Zafri Hebrew
From the name Ẓafār (Arabic: ظفار), also Romanized Dhafar or Dhofar, is an ancient Himyarite site situated in Yemen, some 130 km south-south-east of today's capital, Sana'a (Arabic: صَنْعَاء)... [more]

Zagvyazinskiy m Russian, Jewish

Zaitov m Russian

Zakharchuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Zakhar".

Zakrzewski m Polish, Jewish

Zalsonov m Russian

Zamechanskiy m Russian, Jewish

Zamyatin m Russian

Zaporozhskiy m Russian, Jewish (?)
Means "from Zaporozhye".

Zarenok Belarusian, Russian, Jewish (?)

Zarichanskiy m Russian

Zaripov m Russian

Zarovnyayev m Russian

Zashchitnik Russian (Rare)
From Russian защитник (zashchitnik), meaning "defender".

Zashchytnyk Russian (Ukrainianized, Rare)
Ukrainianised form of Zashchitnik.

Zaslavskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Zasławski.

Zavadskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russified form of Zawadski.

Zavarin m Russian

Zavodchikov m Russian

Zav'yalov m Russian

Zawadski m Polish

Zaychenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Zaytsev.

Zayka Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Jewish (?)
Means "bunny".

Zazhigayev m Russian
From Russian зажигать (zazhigat'), meaning "light up".

Zazhivikhin m Russian
Probably from Russian заживить (zazhavit'), meaning "to heal".

Zaznobin m Russian

Zdorenko Ukrainian
A form of Zdorovenko.

Zdorovenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian здоров'я (zdorov ya), meaning "health".

Zeitler German

Zeitner German

Zelenchuk Ukrainian
Means "green", from Ukrainian "зелений (zelenyy)", possibly referring to somebody who worked with plants.... [more]

Zelenov m Russian
From Russian зеленый (zelenyy), meaning "green".

Zelens'kyy m Ukrainian, Polish (Ukrainianized, ?), Jewish (?)
Variant transcription of Zelenskyy.

Zelenskyy m Ukrainian, Polish (Ukrainianized), Jewish (?)
Ukrainian form of Zieliński. This is the surname of the current Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Zelentsov m Russian
A variant of Zelenov.

Železnik Slovene
From the Slavic word "železo/zhelezo", meaning " iron", denoting to a person who worked with iron.

Zemlov m Russian
Possibly a compressed form of Zemlyanov.

Zemlyanko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Zemlyanov.

Zemlyanov m Russian
Derived from word "земля (zemlya)" meaning "earth, land, soil".... [more]

Zemlyanskiy m Russian, Yiddish (Russified)

Zenkevich Belarusian (Russified, ?)

Zenkov m Russian

Zenzinov m Russian

Zevalich Belarusian

Zharskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Żarski.

Zhatvinskiy m Russian, Jewish

Zhelachenko Ukrainian (Rare)

Zheltov m Russian
From Russian желтый (zheltyy) meaning "yellow".

Zhidkov m Russian, Jewish
Derived from жид (zhid), a Russian derogatory for Jews.

Zhirinovskiy m Russian, Jewish

Zhitnikov m Russian
Derived from житник (zhitnik), which denotes to a grain worker.

Zhivachevskiy m Russian

Zhoomart Kyrgyz

Zhorin m Russian
Means "son of Zhora", a diminutive of Yuriy or Georgiy.

Zhovnenko Ukrainian
See Zhovtenko.

Zhovtenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian жовтий (zhovtyy), meaning "yellow".

Zhukava Russian (?)

Zhukovskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Żukowski.

Zhukushev m Kazakh (Russified)

Zhuravlyov m Russian

Zhusupuly Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from the given name Zhusip.

Zhydak Ukrainian (Rare)
Denoted to a Jewish person, from Ukrainian жид (zhyd), a derogatory word for a Jew.

Zhydko Ukrainian, Jewish
Variant of Zhydak.

Zhydok Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant of Zhydak.

Zhytaryuk Ukrainian
Means "child of the grain farmer". Derived from Ukrainian "житар (zhytar)", meaning "grain farmer" and the last name suffix -юк (-yuk).

Zimin m Russian
Variant of Zima.

Zinov'yev Russian
Means "son of Zinoviy".

Zolan Turkish (Rare)

Żółkiewski Polish, Yiddish (Polonized)
Possibly from Polish żołnierz, meaning "soldier".

Zolotov m Russian
From Russian золотой (zolotoy), meaning "gold, golden". Denoted to a goldmaker.

Zolotoy Russian
Means "gold" in Russian.

Zolotukhin m Russian
Possibly derived from Russian word "золотой (zolotoy)" meaning gold.

Zolotykh Russian
Derived from Russian золотой (zolotoy), meaning "golden".

Zonov m Russian

Zorin m Russian

Zotov m Russian
Variant of Zolotov, from Russian зотой (zotoy), meaning "gold, golden".

Zozulya Ukrainian
From Ukrainian зозуля (zozulya), meaning "cuckoo (bird)".

Zozulyak Ukrainian
A form of Zozulya, denoting to a person who worked with cuckoo birds.

Zryanin m Russian

Zubatov m Russian
From Russian зуб (zub), meaning "tooth".

Zulalyan Armenian

Zupka Hungarian, Polish (?)

Zuzenkov m Russian

Zvenov m Russian

Zverev m Russian

Zvezdochka Russian, Belarusian
Means "little star" or "small star", from Russian "звезда (zvezda)" meaning "star" with the suffix "-очка (-ochka)" meaning "little, small, young". It can also be translated as "starlet". It is a surname in Russia that is also common in Belarus... [more]

Zvykov m Russian

Żydak Ukrainian (Polonized, Rare)
Polonised form of Ukrainian Zhydak.

Żydek Polish (Rare)
Polish variant of Zhydak.

Żydok Ukrainian (Polonized, Rare)
Polonised form of Zhydok.

Zykov m Russian

Zyuganov m Russian
Gennadiy Zyuganov is the leader of the Russian communist party.

Zywicki m Polish (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of Żywicki.