Ukrainian Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the language is Ukrainian.
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Milan Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Russian
From the given name Milan, a derivative of names such as Bohumil and Miloslav, containing the Slavic elements mil or milu meaning ‘grace, favor, dear’.
Miroshnichenko Ukrainian
Means "son of the miller" in Ukrainian, from Ukrainian мірошник (miroshnyk) meaning "miller". A famous bearer of the name is Ukrainian chess grandmaster Evgenij Miroshnichenko (1978-).
Mishchenko Ukrainian
Possibly from Ukrainian міщення (mishchennya), meaning "placement".
Misyats Ukrainian
Means "month, moon" in Ukrainian.
Mitnick Ukrainian, Jewish
Occupational name from Ukrainian mytnyk, Polish mytnik, which means ‘toll collector’.
Mohylnyy m Ukrainian
Means "grave (adjective)".
Mokryk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian мокрий (mokryy), meaning "wet".
Molchan Russian, Ukrainian
From the Russian word молчан meaning "silent" it was often used as a nickname for someone who was soft-spoken and as a given name following Baptism
Molitvenik Ukrainian (Ukrainianized, Rare)
The meaning is "prayer warrior" or "someone who prays"
Moskal Ukrainian
A moskal (москаль) is a derogatory term for Russian person.
Moskalenko Ukrainian
Means "child of the Russian", from Ukrainian derogatory word москаль (moskal') "Russian".
Moskovchenko Ukrainian
Means "child of the Moskovite", from Ukrainian Москва (Moskva) "Moscow".
Movchan Ukrainian
Means "silent one".
Mozhenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian можити (mozhyty), meaning "to can".
Mozol Polish, Ukrainian
Means "callous, hands with callous".
Mstishyn Ukrainian
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous village.
Mucha Polish, Slovak, Czech, Ukrainian
Nickname for an irritating person or someone considered of no importance, from mucha "fly".
Mukha Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Means "fly" in several languages.
Mushket Russian, Ukrainian
Means "musket, matchlock" from Russian "mušket" - maybe a nickname of some bandit.
Muzychenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian музика (muzyka), meaning "music". Denoted to someone who in some way made music.
Muzyka Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian
Derived either from Belarusian музыка (muzyka) or Ukrainian музика (muzyka), both possibly derived from German Musiker meaning "musician".
Myahkyy m Ukrainian
Means "soft" in Ukrainian.
Myakshenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian м'якшення (m'yakshennya), meaning "mitigation".
Mykhailenko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Михайленко (see Mykhaylenko).
Mykhaylyuta Ukrainian
From the given name Mykhaylo.
Mykolaychuk Ukrainian
From the given name Mykolay.
Mykytenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Mykyta".
Mykytyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Mykyta".
Mynsky Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Minsky.
Myrchuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian мир (myr), meaning "peace".
Myronenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Myron".
Myronyuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Myron".
Myshko Ukrainian
Possibly from the given name Mishka.
Naberezhnyy m Ukrainian
Means "on the coastline" in Ukrainian.
Nadtochiy m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian надточій (nadtochiy), meaning "extremely sharp, extremely accurate".
Nagórny Russian, Polish, Ukrainian
Place name for someone from multiple cites of Russia named Nagornoye and Nagorny, itself derived from the The prefix Nagorno- that derives from the Russian attributive adjective nagorny (нагорный), which means "highland".
Nahornyuk Ukrainian
A Ukrainian form of Nagornykh.
Naiman Ukrainian, Jewish
Before Genghis Khan conquered the world, he conquered his neighbors, and his last great victory, in 1204, was over a tribe of Turkic Christians called the Naiman. (Some Naimans today are Christian but most are Jewish.)... [more]
Nastych Ukrainian
Means "child of Nastya".
Naumenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Naum.
Navalny m Ukrainian
More common transcription of Navalnyy, due to the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Navalnyy m Ukrainian
Means "stormy, cloudy" in Ukrainian. Aleksey Navalnyy was a Russian political dissident of partially Ukrainian origin. He died on 16 February 2024. The more common transcription is Navalny.
Nayda Ukrainian
Probably related to Naydyon.
Naydyuk Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian найти (nayty), meaning "to find".
Nedilya Ukrainian
Means "sunday" in Ukrainian.
Nemirov Russian, Hebrew, Ukrainian
Name derived from the city of Nemirov in Ukraine, The city was named after its founder, Prince Nemir.
Nemirovsky Russian, Ukrainian
Alternate of Nemirov
Neshchadymenko Ukrainian (Rare)
Cossack surname meaning "no mercy", from Ukrainian не (ne) "not, none, no" and щадити (shchadyty) "to spare, to show mercy".
Nesterenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Nestor.
Neznayko Ukrainian, Russian
Means "unknown", from Ukrainian and Russian не знай (ne znay), meaning "don't know".
Nimchuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian німець (nimets'), meaning "German".
Novitskaya Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian
Feminine transcription of Belarusian Навіцкі, Russian Новицкий and Ukrainian Новицький (see Novitsky).
Novitsky Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Nowicki.
Novyk Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Novik.
Nykolaev Ukrainian
Means "son of Nykolai."
Obermok Ukrainian
Obermok is most likely an anglicized form of the surname Oberemok.... [more]
Odesyuk Ukrainian
Means "from Odessa".
Ogishin Russian, Ukrainian
Variant of Ageyev (Агеев), derived from Ukrainian given name Ogiy (Огiй)
Ogishina Russian, Ukrainian
Feminine form of Ogishin (Огишин)
Ogiyenko Russian, Ukrainian
Variant of Ageyev (Агеев), derived from Ukrainian given name Ogiy (Огiй)
Oksanchenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Oksana".
Oleksenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Oleksiy" or "son of Oleksandr".
Oleksiyiv m Ukrainian, Russian (Ukrainianized)
From the given name Oleksiy or Ukrainianised form of Russian Alekseyev.
Oleniuc Romanian, Ukrainian
From the Hutsul language.
Oleshchuk Ukrainian
Probably from the given name Oleksandr or Oleksiy.
Omelchuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Omelyan".
Onopriienko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Onufriy
Onufriyenko Ukrainian
From the given name Onufriy.
Orel Ukrainian
A form of Orlov.
Orlenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Orlov.
Orlyk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian орлик (orlyk), meaning "little eagle".
Oryschak Ukrainian
Refers to someone from the village of Oryshkivsti in Ternopil Oblast in present-day Western Ukraine.
Osnovyanenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian основий (osnovyy), meaning "basic".
Ostap Ukrainian
From the given name Ostap.
Ostapenko Ukrainian
From the given name Ostap.
Ostorojniy Ukrainian
Ostorojniy - a surname derived from the Russian word "cautious". It was popular in the 19th century.
Ostrovska f Ukrainian
Feminine form of Ostrovskiy.
Ostrovskiy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Ostrowski.
Osyka Ukrainian
Means "aspen tree".
Osypenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Osyp".
Paley Jewish, Yiddish, Belarusian, Ukrainian
Occupational name for a distiller, derived from an East Slavic word (Russian палить (palitʹ), Ukrainian палити (palyty)) meaning "to burn". A famous bearer was Princess Olga Valerianovna Paley (1865-1929), the morganatic second wife of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia.
Palych Ukrainian
From Ukrainian паличка (palychka), meaning "stick".
Panchenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Panko".
Panibudlaska Ukrainian, Russian (Rare)
From the Cossack nickname, derived from the Ukrainian vocative phrase пані, будь ласка! (pani, bud laska!) meaning "Lady, please!".
Pankiv Ukrainian
Possibly a variant of Panchenko or from Ukrainian пані (pani), meaning "lady, respected woman, mrs.".
Panyk Ukrainian
From the title пан (pan), to show a respected male (similar to "mister"). Extremely rare surname with 61 bearers in Ukraine (2013 data).
Pavulyak Ukrainian, Rusyn (?)
Likely from the given name Pavlo.
Pcholkin Belarusian, Ukrainian
Belarusian and Ukrainian variant of Pchyolkin.
Pervak Ukrainian, Russian
Derived either from Russian первый (pervy) meaning "first" or directly from colloquial Ukrainian первак (pervak) meaning "firstborn".
Petriv Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Petrov.
Petrovich Ukrainian, Belarusian
Patronymic from Petro, the Ukrainian form of Peter.
Petrusenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Petrus" or "child of Petrusya".
Petryniec Ukrainian
From the given name Peter.
Pidluzhnyi m Ukrainian
Denoted to someone from the village of Pidluzhne
Pikhach Ukrainian
From Ukrainian meaning "infantryman".
Pilipchuk Ukrainian (Russified), Ukrainian (Belarusianized)
Russified and Belarusianised form of Pylypchuk. Pilipchuk was the maiden name of the Belarusian oppositionist Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.
Pinchenko Ukrainian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Pinchas.
Pipa Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian surname of unknown meaning.
Pivnenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian півночі (pivnochi), meaning "midnight".
Plyushchenko Ukrainian
Derieved from Ukrainian плющ (plyushch), meaning "ivy".
Pohranychnyy m Ukrainian
Means "on the border", from Ukrainian границя (hranytsya), meaning "border", and the prefix по- (po-), meaning "by, on, in, to". Denoted to a person living near a border.
Poleshuk Ukrainian (Russified), Ukrainian (Belarusianized)
Variant of Poleshchuk or northern (Belarusian) variant of Polishchuk.
Poliak Ukrainian, Slovak
Ukrainian cognate and Slovak variant of Polák.
Polovets Ukrainian
From Ukrainian половець (polovets), meaning "a Polovtsian (Cuman, Kipchak)". Polovtsians are an old ethnic group from Central Asia.
Polyak Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Poliak.
Polyakov Russian, Jewish, Belarusian, Ukrainian
Patronymic from the ethnic name Polak meaning "Pole".
Polyanskyy m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian поляна (polyana), meaning "clearing in a field".
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-).
Portnoy Jewish, Belarusian, Ukrainian
Occupational name for a tailor from Russian portnoj (an adjective derivative of port "uncut cloth").
Povkh Ukrainian
Means "ground rat" in Ukrainian.
Pravdyuk Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian правда (pravda), meaning "truth, justice".
Pritulak Ukrainian (Polonized, Rare)
A very rare Polonisation of the Ukrainian surname Prytulyak.
Prokopenko Ukrainian, Belarusian
Derived from the given name Prokopiy. It can also be a Belarusian alternate transcription of Prakapenka.
Pryimak Ukrainian
In Ukrainian means 'adoptee'
Prykhodko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian приходить (prykhodit'), meaning "comes, walks to".
Pryshlyak Ukrainian, Rusyn (?)
Means "one who walks", from Ukrainian прийшли (pryyshly), meaning "walked".
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').
Pshonka Ukrainian, Belarusian
Derived from Ukrainian "пшоно (pshono)" meaning "millet".
Ptashnyk Ukrainian
Denoted to someone who took care of birds, from Ukrainian птах (ptakh) "bird".
Puhach Ukrainian
Means "owl" in Ukrainian
Pyatkovskyy Ukrainian
From Ukrainian п'ять, meaning "five".