Ukrainian Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the language is Ukrainian.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Adamenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Adam".
Adamovich Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian (Russified)
Patronymic from the personal name Adam.
Akulenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian акула (akula), meaning "shark".
Andriychuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Andriy".
Andriyenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Andriy".
Andriyiv Ukrainian
Means "son of Andriy".
Andryushyn Ukrainian
Derived from a diminutive form Andryusha of the Ukrainian name Andriy.
Antonenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Anton".
Antonych Ukrainian
Means "son of Anton".
Anulya Ukrainian
Possibly from diminutive of Anna.
Atamanchuk Ukrainian
Means "son of an ataman (cossack rank title)".
Avramenko Ukrainian, Jewish
From the Hebrew name Avram. Aliaksiej Aŭramienka is a Belarusian politician.
Azarenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Azarov.
Azov Russian, Ukrainian
From the Sea of Azov. Probably denoted to somebody who lived on the Azov coast... [more]
Babenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Babić.
Babych Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Babić.
Bachinski m Polish (Americanized), Ukrainian
Americanized form of Baczyński. Possibly also a variant of Bachynsky.
Bachynsky m Ukrainian
Habitational name for someone from the village of Bachyna.
Bahaziy m Ukrainian
Volodymyr Bahaziy was the German installed head of Kyiv City during the WWII German occupation.
Baraban Ukrainian
Means "drum" in Ukrainian.
Baranchuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian баран (baran), meaning "ram".
Baranetskyy m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian баран (baran), meaning "ram".
Barno Italian, Ukrainian, French, Ancient Aramaic, Russian
The surname Barno was first found in the north of Italy, especially in Tuscany. The name occasionally appears in the south, usually in forms which end in "o," but the northern forms ending in "i" are much more common... [more]
Barskiy Ukrainian
Means "of Bar", referring to the city of Bar in the Vínnitsya Oblast.
Barvinok Ukrainian
Means "periwinkle" in Ukrainian.
Bazylyuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian базилік (bazylik), meaning "basil".
Bedenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian ведення (bedennya), meaning "management". Denoted to person who managed something.
Bereza Ukrainian
Means "birch tree" in Ukrainian.
Berezovskyy m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian береза (bereza), meaning "birch tree".
Berinchyk Ukrainian
Possibly from Ukrainian беріть (berit'), meaning "to take".
Berkut Russian, Ukrainian
A variant of Berkutov. This is also the name of the former Ukrainian riot police.
Bezdvornyy Ukrainian
Means "manorless", from Ukrainian без (bez) "without" and двор (dvor) "manor".
Bezshtanko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian без (bez), meaning "without" and a diminutive form of штанів (shtaniv), meaning "pants". Compare the surname Shtanko.
Beztsinnyy m Ukrainian
Means "priceless".
Bilchuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian біль (bil'), meaning "pain".
Bilenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian білий (bilyy), meaning "white".
Bilets'kyy m Ukrainian (Ukrainianized), Yiddish (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainian form of Bielecki. This is the last name of Andriy Biletskyy, a former Azov Battalion commander.
Bilichenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian білий (bilyy), meaning "white".
Bilotserkivets Ukrainian
Means "resident of Bila Tserkva".
Bilyi m Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Bilyy.
Bilyk Ukrainian
Variant of Bilyy.
Bilyshko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian білий (bilyy), meaning "white".
Bilyy m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian білий (bilyy), meaning "white", ultimately from Slavic бѣлъ (bělŭ).
Blyshchyk Ukrainian
Means "one who shines", from Ukrainian блищить (blyshchyt'), meaning "to shine".
Blyznyuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian близнюк (blyznyuk), meaning "twin".
Blyzynskyi m Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian близнюки (blyznyuky) meaning "twins".
Bobrushko Ukrainian
Means "little beaver", from Ukrainian бобер (bober) "beaver".
Bogomolets Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from Russian богомо́лец (bogomólec) meaning "pilgrim".
Bohachenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian богач (bohach), meaning "rich person".
Bohachuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian багаті (bahasty) meaning "the rich one".
Bohdan Ukrainian
From the given name Bohdan.
Bohdanenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Bohdan".
Bohdanets Ukrainian
Denoted to resident of village called Bohdan (Богдан).
Bohdanov m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Bogdanov
Bohdanovych Ukrainian
Means "son of Bohdan". Also masculine patronymic in Ukrainian (unisex surname).
Bohush Ukrainian
Possibly from Ukrainian бог (boh), meaning "god, deity".
Bohuslav Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian
From the given name Bohuslav.
Boiko Ukrainian, Rusyn
Variant transcription of Boyko.
Bolyak Ukrainian
Means "one who is in pain", derived from біль (bil'), meaning "pain, hurt".
Bomba Portuguese, Spanish, Polish, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak
From bomba "bomb", (Latin bombus), hence probably a nickname for someone with an explosive temperament, or a metonymic occupational name for an artilleryman.
Bortnik Russian, Ukrainian
Occupational name for a beekeeper who works in the forest with wild honeybees, from Russian борть (bortʹ) "beehive in a hollow tree".
Bortnyk Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Bortnik.
Borysyuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Borys".
Boychuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian бій (biy), meaning "battle, fight, war".
Boykiv Ukrainian
Either variant of Boyko or from Ukrainian бій (biy) "battle, fight, war".
Bratushka Ukrainian, Russian (?)
Means "(younger, little) brother".
Bublik Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian (Russified)
From bublik, a bagel-like bread roll.
Buchenko Ukrainian
Means "from Bucha". Bucha (Буча) is a city just outside of Kyiv, but the surname can also denote to someone from one of the many villages in Ukraine called Bucha.
Budko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian будь (bud'), meaning "to be".
Bura Ukrainian
Means "borax" in Ukrainian.
Bylenko Ukrainian
Derived from бил (byl), meaning beat (as in hit or win over).
Byvol Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Bivol.
Bzovsky Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian form of Bzowski.
Chaban Ukrainian
Means "sheep herder".
Chaprak Ukrainian, Russian (?)
Means "horsecloth" in Ukrainian.
Charnets'kyy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Czarnecki.
Chekalenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Chekalov.
Chekan Ukrainian, Russian
A chekan is an old cavalry weapon. Denoted to someone who made or used chekans.
Chekh Ukrainian
Means "Czech".
Cherep Ukrainian
Means "skull" in Ukrainian.
Cherkasets Ukrainian
Means "from Cherkasy".
Cherkaskyy m Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian Черкас (Cherkas) meaning "Circassian" or from the region in Ukraine Cherkasy.
Chernenko Ukrainian, Russian
From Ukrainian чорний (chornyy) or Russian черный (chernyy) both meaning "black".
Chernyavskyy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Chernyavsky.
Chervonyy m Ukrainian
Means "red" in Ukrainian.
Chornohuz Ukrainian
Means "stork" in Ukrainian.
Chornykh Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Chernykh.
Chornyy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Chyornyy.
Chubatyy m Ukrainian
Means "person with long bang" in Ukrainian, referring to the khokhol cossack hairstyle.
Chulenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian чути (chuty), meaning "hear".
Danylenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Danylo.
Danylko Ukrainian
From the given name Danylko.
Darevych Ukrainian
Means "son of Dara 4".
Dariyenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Dariya".
Darkevych Ukrainian
Means "son of Darka 3".
Darko Ukrainian
From the given name Darka 3.
Darynyuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Daryna".
Daryshyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Daryna".
Datsyuk Ukrainian
Possibly from Ukrainian дати (daty), meaning "to give".
Davydenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Davyd".
Demchenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Demyan.
Demyan Russian, Ukrainian
From the given name Demyan.
Demyanenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Demyan".
Denisenko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Denysenko.
Denysenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Denys.
Derevyanko Ukrainian, Russian (?)
From Ukrainian дерев'ян (derev yan) or Russian деревян (derevyan), both meaning "wooden".
Derkach Ukrainian
Means "derkach", a Ukrainian folk instrument similar to a rattle or a noisemaker, from Ukrainian деркач (derkach).
Didenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian дід (did), meaning "grandfather".
Didukh Ukrainian
From Ukrainian дідух (didukh), meaning "didukh". A didukh is a Ukrainian Christmas decoration originating from ancient times.
Dimitrenko Russian, Ukrainian
From the given name Dimitry.
Dmytrenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Dmytro". Compare Dmytriyenko.
Dmytriv Ukrainian
Means "son of Dmytro".
Dmytriyenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Dmytriy". Ukrainian form of Dmitriyev. Compare with Dmytrenko.
Dmytryshyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Dmytro" or "son of Dmytriy".
Donchenko Ukrainian
Means "from Donyetsk" or "from the River Don".
Donets Ukrainian
From the river Donets (Донець).
Donets'kyy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Donetskiy.
Doroshenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Dorosh".
Dotsenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Dots".
Dovbyk Ukrainian
Means "one who works with wood", from Ukrainian довбати (dovbaty), which means "to dig, to make a hole, to cut out" (referring to wood in this case).
Dovzhenko Ukrainian
Derived from the word довгий, which means "long" in Ukrainian.
Drahun Ukrainian
Ukrainianized form of Dragun.
Drahuschak Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Drahushchak.