Russian Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the language is Russian.
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Kovtun Ukrainian, Russian
Means "plica, mophead" in Ukrainian, refering to someone with unkempt hair "Polish plait" .
Kovtunov m Russian
A form of Kovtun.
Kozar Ukrainian, Russian, Croatian, Slovene
Means “goatherd”.
Kozeyev m Russian
Possibly another form of Kozlov.
Kozhemyakin Russian
Derived from Russian кожемяка (kozhemyaka) meaning "currier, tanner".
Kozhevnik Russian
Derived from "кожевник (kozhevnik)" meaning tanner.... [more]
Kozhevnikov Russian
Derived from "кожевник (kozhevnik)" meaning tanner.... [more]
Kozhikov m Russian
Likely derived from "кожа (kozha)" meaning skin.
Kozhurin m Russian
From Russian кожа (kozha), meaning "skin, leather".
Kozlik Russian
Means "little goat".
Kozorev Russian
From kozyr, meaning "trump".
Kozyrev Russian
From Russian козырь (kozyr) meaning "high standing collar" or "canopy" or "head of a sleigh".
Kozyreva Russian
Feminine form of Kozyrev.
Kraina Czech, South Slavic, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian
From Old Slavic крайина (krajina) "country" or from крайь (krajĭ) "border", ultimately from кройити (krojiti) "to cut".
Kramatorsk Russian (Rare)
From the place Kramatorsk.
Kramatorskiy m Russian
Means "from Kramatorsk". Compare Kramatorsk.
Krapiva Russian
Means "bush".
Krasheninnikov m Russian
From крашеный (krashenyy) meaning "painted".
Krasilnikov m Russian
From Russian красильник (krasil'nik), meaning "dyer".
Krasnov Russian
From Russian красный (krasniy) meaning "red".
Krasnoyarsky Russian
The habitational name from Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia.
Krasnozhyonov m Russian
Possibly derived from красный (krasniy) meaning red and жёна (zhyona) meaning wife.
Krasulya Russian
Means "beauty".
Kravtsov m Russian
Russian form of Kravets.
Krayev m Russian
From Russian край (kray), meaning "border, edge, region, land" or in some dialects "country".
Krayniy m Russian
Means "extreme, ultimate".
Krechetov Russian
From krechet, meaning "gyrfalcon".
Krisko Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian cognate of Kriško.
Kristofovich Russian
Russified variant of Krishtofovich meaning "son of Kristof".
Kriven Russian
Means "crooked".
Krivov Russian
From krivoi, meaning "crooked".
Krolikov Russian
Patronymic surname derived from Russian кролик (krolik) meaning "male rabbit".
Kropotkin m Russian
The surname of a notable royal family including that of famous anarcho communist philosopher Petr Kropotkin.
Krot Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Means "mole" in Russian.
Kruchina Russian
Derived from Russian кручина (kruchina) meaning "sorrow, sadness".
Kruglov m Russian
From Russian круг (krug) "circle" or круглый (kruglyy) "circular, round".
Kruglova f Russian
Feminine form of Kruglov.
Krupnykh Russian
Derived from Russian крупный (krupny) meaning "big, massive".
Krupskaya f Russian, Yiddish (Russified)
Derived from Russian крупа (krupa), meaning "grains". This was the last name of Nadezhda Krupskaya, Lenin's wife.
Krutoy Russian
Means "steep" in Russian.
Kruzhkin Russian
Derived from Russian кружка (kruzhka) meaning "cup, mug, tankard". This may have been a nickname either for a drinker or a cupmaker.
Krygin Russian
Derived from dialectal Russian крыга (kryga) meaning "ice floe".
Krylov m Russian
From Russian крылья (kryl'ya), meaning "wings".
Krym Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Belarusian, Polish
Means "Crimea", from Krym.
Krymko Ukrainian, Russian
From the place name Крим/Крым (Krym), meaning "Crimea".
Krymov m Russian
Variant of Krym.
Krymskikh Russian
Another form of Krymskiy.
Krymskiy m Russian, Jewish (?)
Means "from Crimea" or "Crimean".
Krysco Ukrainian, Russian
Alternate transcription of Krisko.
Krysin Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from Russian крыса (krysa) meaning "rat".
Kryuchok Russian
Means "little hook".
Kryukov Russian
From kryuk, meaning "hook".
Ksenofontov m Russian
Means "son of Ksenofont".
Kudashev Bashkir, Tatar, Russian
Means "son of Kudash", from a given name of Mordvin or Turkic origin possibly meaning "woman's son" or "wife's son", referring to a boy born from one father and another mother (in relation to his half-siblings)... [more]
Kudrin Russian
From kudra, meaning "curly-haired".
Kudryakov m Russian
Derived from a Russian word meaning "curly".
Kudryavtsev Russian
From kudryavtsa, meaning "curly-haired".
Kukhtin Russian
From kukhta, meaning "hoarfrost".
Kuklev m Russian
From кукла (kukla) meaning "doll"
Kukushkin m Russian
Derived from Russian кукушка (kukushka) meaning "cuckoo".
Kukushkina f Russian
Feminine form of Kukushkin.
Kulak Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Polish
Means "fist". Was also used to describe Ukrainian farmers who went against the Soviet government in the early 30s.
Kulakov Russian
Meaning "son of a peasant."
Kulick Russian
Meaning unknown, most likely to derive from the russian word кулик (kulic) which translated means "sandpiper".
Kulik Russian
Means sandpiper in Russian.
Kupina Croatian, Russian
The Croatian form is derived from kupina, meaning "blackberry". The Russian form is derived from Неопалимая купина (Neopalimaya Kupina), referring to the burning bush from the Book of Exodus.
Kupriyanov m Russian
Russian form of Kupriyenko.
Kurakhov m Russian
Possibly from the city Kurakhovo (Курахово) in the Donetsk region.
Kurilkin m Russian
From Russian курить (kurit'), meaning "to smoke (something)".
Kurilov m Russian
From Russian курить (kurit'), meaning "to smoke".
Kuritsyn Russian
Derived from Russian курица (kuritsa) meaning "chicken".
Kurochkin m Russian
From Russian курочка (kurochka) meaning "little hen, chicken".
Kuropatkin Russian
Derived from Russian куропатка (kuropatka) meaning "partridge".
Kurskiy m Russian
Means "from Kursk".
Kuryakin Russian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Koryakin.
Kuzin m Russian
Means "son of Kuzya".
Kuzina Russian
Feminine form of Kuzin.
Kuzmin m Russian
Means "son of Kuzma".
Kuzminov m Russian
Variant of Kuzmin.
Kuzminykh m Russian
Variant of Kuzmin.
Kuznets Russian
The Russian variation of Smith.
Kvyat Russian
Russian form of Kwiat.
Lapin Russian
From lapa, meaning "paw".
Larichev Russian
Derived from a diminutive form Larya of the Russian monastic name Illarion.
Larin Russian
Means "son of Larya".
Larkichev Russian
Derived from a diminutive form Larka of the Russian monastic name Illarion.
Laskin m Russian
Derived from Russian ласка (laska) meaning "weasel" or "endearment, favour".
Lavrentiev Russian
Variant transcription of Lavrentyev.
Lavrentieva Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Лаврентьева (see Lavrentyeva).
Lavrentiyev Russian
Variant transcription of Lavrentyev.
Lavrentyeva Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Лаврентьев (see Lavrentyev).
Lavrov Russian
Lavrova is feminine for Lavrov.
Lazarev Russian
Means "son of Lazar".
Lazareva f Russian
Feminine form of Lazarev.
Lbov Russian
Derived either from Russian лоб (lob) meaning "forehead" or from the name of the Elbe river meaning "river".
Legkov m Russian
Derived from Russian word легко (lyegko) meaning easy.
Leonidov Russian
Means "son of Leonid."
Leonov Russian
Means "son of Leon".
Leonova Russian
Feminine form of Leonov
Lesnikov Russian
From lesnik, meaning "forester".
Lesorukov m Russian
From Russian dialectal лесорук (lesoruk), meaning "lumberjack, woodcutter". The word itself comes from лес (les) "forest" and рука (ruka) "hand, arm".
Letov m Russian
From Russian лето (leto), meaning "summer".
Levanov Russian
Means "son of Levan".
Levin Jewish, Lithuanian, Belarusian, German, Russian, French (Quebec, Anglicized), Various
As a Lithuanian Jewish and Belarusian Jewish name, it is a Slavicized form of Levy. As a German and German Jewish name, it is derived from the given name Levin... [more]
Leviyev Russian, Jewish
Means "son of Levi".
Levsha Russian
Means "left-handed" in Russian.
Leyn Russian
Russian variant of Lane 1, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Leyn Russian, Jewish
Russian surname of unclear origin. This may be a matronymic surname derived from the Jewish name Leah meaning "weary".
Lezhebokov Russian
From lezheboka, meaning "sluggard".
Lichevsky Russian
Russian form of Liszewski.
Limonov m Russian
Derived from Russian word "лимон (limon)" meaning "lemon". This is the last name of Eduard Limonov, the leader of the National Bolshevik Party in Russia.
Lipinsky Russian
Russian form of Lipiński.
Lipov m Russian
Andrey Lipov is the agency executive of Roskomnadzor.... [more]
Lirnik Belarusian, Polish, Russian
Belarusian, Polish and Russian form of Lirnyk.
Lisitsyn Russian
Derived from Russian лисица (lisitsa) meaning "fox".
Listopad Polish, Russian, Belarusian
Derived from Polish listopad "November (month)".
Litvin m Russian
Denoted someone from Lithuania, from Russian Литва (Litva) "Lithuania".
Litvina Russian
Feminine form of Litvin.
Litvinchuk Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian
Derived from Russian литвин (litvin) historically denoting a Lithuanian or Belarusian person.
Litvinov m Russian, Lithuanian
Denotes to a Lithuanian person.
Lomachenko Ukrainian, Russian
Derived from Ukrainian ломач (lomach) meaning "bonfire".
Lomakin m Russian
Means "son of the breaker", from Russian ломать (lomat') "to break".
Lopata Russian, Ukrainian
Derived either from Russian лопата (lopata) or Ukrainian лопата (lopata) both meaning "spade, shovel". This may have been a nickname for a digger or a truck farmer.
Lopatin m Russian
Occupational name derived from Russian лопата (lopata) meaning "shovel, spade".
Lopatina f Russian
Feminine form of Lopatin.
Lovchikov m Russian
Means "son of the catcher", from Russian ловчик (lovchik), meaning "catcher".
Luferov Russian
Derived from the Russian monastic name Yelevfery, derived from Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleutheros) meaning "free".
Luganskiy m Russian
Russian form of Luhanskyy.
Lugantsev m Russian
Means "from Lugansk".
Lugovskikh Russian
Possibly from луг (lug), meaning "meadow".
Lukin Russian
From luka, meaning "onion".
Lukyanov Russian
Means "son of Lukyan".
Lunashko Ukrainian, Russian
Derived from луна (luna), meaning "moon" in Russian.
Lunin m Russian
From Russian луна (luna), meaning "moon".
Luzhkov m Russian
From Russian луг (lug), meaning "meadow".
Lvov m Russian
Means "son of Lev 1". This also is name of Lviv City in Russian, and could possibly denoted to person from there.
Lyakhov Russian
Derived from Russian лях (lyakh) meaning "Pole".
Lyashkevich Russian
Derived from Russian лях (lyakh) meaning "Pole".
Lykov Russian
Derived from Russian лыко (lyko) meaning "bast". The founder of the surname may have been a shoemaker or a ropemaker.
Lyodovskikh Russian
From лёд (lyod) meaning "ice".
Lyovochkin m Russian
Derived from a diminutive of the name Lyov or from the word лёв (lyov), meaning lion in Russian.
Lyskin Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian
Derived either from Belarusian лысы (lysy) or Russian лысый (lysy) or Ukrainian лисий (lysyi) all meaning "bald, bald-headed, hairless".
Lysov m Russian
From Russian лысый (lysyy), meaning "bald". Compare Ukrainian Lysenko.
Lyubavin m Russian
From Russian любавить (lyubavit'), meaning "to love (someone)".
Lyubimov m Russian
From Russian любимый (lyubimyy), meaning "favourite, beloved, dear".
Lyutikov m Russian
From Russian лютик (lyutik), meaning "buttercup (flower)".
Magazeyshchikov m Russian
From магазейщика (magazeyshchika) meaning "shopkeeper".
Makar Russian
From the given name Makar.
Makovoza Baltic (Latinized, Rare), German (Latinized, Rare), Russian (Rare)
There is no history of the name just a family name I on't know if some people have it as a first name too.
Makovsky Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian variant of Makowski.
Malaya Russian, Ukrainian
From Russian малый (maliy) or Ukrainian малий (malyy) both meaning "small, little", used as a nickname for a small child or a person who was thin or short in stature. Alternately, it may have come from Tatar малай (malay) meaning "boy, son" or "apprentice".
Malenkov Russian
Patronymic derived from Russian маленький (malen'kiy) meaning "little, small". The Soviet leader Georgy Malenkov (1902-1988) was a notable bearer of this name.
Malenkova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Маленков (see Malenkov).
Malinin m Russian
From Russian малина (malina) meaning "raspberry".
Malinov Bulgarian, Russian
From Bulgarian and Russian малина (malina) meaning "raspberry", probably indicating a person who lived near a raspberry bush.
Malinovsky m Russian, Polish (Russified)
Variant transcription of Malinovskiy.
Malinovskyi Russian
Variant transcription of Malinovsky.
Malorossiyantsev m Russian
Means "from Malorossiya". Malorossiya (Малороссия) is a historical name for North, Western, and Central Ukraine.
Malov Russian
From malo, meaning "small".
Malygin m Russian
Might be derived from малый, meaning "small, little."
Malykaytsev m Yakut (Russified), Russian
Means "from Maalykay".
Malyshev m Russian
From Russian малыш (malysh), meaning "child, baby".
Malyshkin m Russian
Derived from Russian word малыш (malysh) meaning baby.
Mamontov Russian
Derived from the Russian word mamont meaning “mammoth”
Mandryk m Russian (Rare)
I have done some research on this name (because it is my surname) and the origins of this name are largely unknown. However it is believed to have originated from Russia/Ukraine/Poland/Chechnya (formerly independent country now a Russian republic) and is prevalent in Canada, Russia, Ukraine, The United States, South America (Brazil & Argentina) and Australia... [more]
Manuschki Russian (Rare)
Means ''Guider, Discipline, Adventurer''
Marcov Russian
Variant of Markov.
Marinuchi Russian
Spelling variation oF "Marinucci"
Markianov Russian
Russian form of Markiyanov.
Markin Russian
Means "son of Mark".
Markina f Russian
Feminine form of Markin.
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