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.
Pylypenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Pylyp".
Rabotenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian dialectal работа (rabota), meaning "work".
Rachman Ukrainian, Jewish
Rachman is an old Jewish name which means "Merciful" in Hebrew.... [more]
Radchenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Rodion.
Radyvanyuk Ukrainian
Means "from Radyvanivka".
Rakovich Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Rajković
Razumovsky m Ukrainian (Russified)
Variant transcription of Razumovskiy.
Redka Ukrainian
Means "raddish" in Ukrainian
Red'ko Ukrainian, Russian
From Ukrainian and Russian редька (red'ka), meaning "radish".
Reznyk Ukrainian, Yiddish (Ukrainianized)
Derived from Yiddish "רעזניק (reznik)" meaning butcher.
Rohovyy m Ukrainian
Means "horn (adjective)" in Ukrainian.
Romana Catalan, French, Italian, Polish, English (Rare), German, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
From the feminine form of the Latin personal name Romanus, which originally meant "Roman".
Romanchuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Roman".
Romanenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Roman.
Rosya Ukrainian (Modern), Russian (Modern)
Either a shortened version of "Rossiya", which is Russian for "Russia", or the Russian and Ukrainian version of Rose 1.
Rozenko Ukrainian
From dialectal Ukrainian роза (roza), meaning "rose".
Rozhko Ukrainian, Russian
From Ukrainian and Russian рожок (rozhok), a diminutive form of the word "horn" in both langauges.
Rozumovskyy m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian розуміти (rozumity), meaning "to understand".
Rozvadovs'kyy m Ukrainian
Bohdan Rozvadovs'kyy, better known as SadSvit, is a popular singer in Ukraine.
Rubtsenko Ukrainian (Rare)
From Ukrainian рубець (rubets'), meaning "scar".
Rudik Russian, Ukrainian (Russified), Yiddish (?)
Nickname for a person with red hair.
Ruskykh Ukrainian, Russian (Ukrainianized)
Means "a Russian", from Ukrainian руський (rus'kyy) "Russian". It can also derived from the Russian word русский (russkiy), with the same meaning.
Rusnyak Ukrainian (Rare)
From dialectal Ukrainian русня (rusnya), meaning "Russian".
Rybak Polish, Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Jewish
Means "fisherman" in some Slavic languages. Derived from the word ryba "fish". A famous bearer is Byelarusian-Norwegian artist Alexander Rybak (b. 1986) who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009.
Rybal'chenko Ukrainian
Derived from a Slavic word meaning "fish". ... [more]
Rybalka Ukrainian
Ukrainian surname meaning "fisherman". Derived from ryba "fish".
Rybalko Russian, Ukrainian
Occupational name for a fisherman.
Rybskyi Ukrainian
Occupational name for a fisherman.
Sadovyy m Ukrainian
Means "garden (adjective)" in Ukrainian.
Sahaidachny m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian сагайдачний (sahaydachnyy), meaning "quiver (adjective)".
Sahaydachnyy m Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Sahaidachny.
Sakhno Ukrainian
From any Ukrainian village called Sakhno (Сахно), the name itself of unknown origin.
Salamandyk Ukrainian (Rare, Expatriate)
Rare Ukrainian surname of uncertain origin, perhaps Moldovan.
Sashenka Russian, Ukrainian, Ukrainian (Belarusianized)
From the Russian and Ukrainian given name Sashenka (a diminutive of Aleksandr or Oleksandr), or Belarusianised form of Ukrainian Sashenko.
Sashenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Sasha".
Sashko Ukrainian
From the given name Sasha.
Savko Ukrainian
From a pet form of the personal name Sava (see Savas).
Semak Ukrainian, Russian
East Slavic surname derived from a Slavic root meaning "seven". This was used as a nickname for someone who was associated with this number and was mainly given to the seventh child.
Semenenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Semen".
Semeyko Ukrainian
From the given name Semen.
Serdyuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian сердечко (serdechko), meaning "heart".
Sereda Ukrainian
Means "wednesday".
Sergienko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Serhiyenko.
Serhiyenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Serhiy".
Servetnyk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian серветка (servetka), meaning "napkin".
Shabliy m Ukrainian
Means "saber (adjective)".
Shalak Ukrainian (Rare), Polish (Rare, Expatriate)
Probably from an old Ukrainian word or borrowed from old Polish ślak, variant of szlak, meaning "path, trail, route, way". Also an alternate spelling of Polish Szalak, used as a Cyrillic transliteration or foreign adaptation.
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.
Shchabliyenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian щаблі (shchabli), meaning "steps".
Shcherbanyuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian щербаня (shcherbanya), meaning "crack".
Sheptitskiy Ukrainian
This indicates familial origin with the village of Sheptychi in Ukraine, which, as of February 2017, is located within Sambir Raion in the Lviv Oblast.
Shilo Russian, Ukrainian
Means "awl" in Russian and Ukrainian, from the Old Slavic root šidlo.
Shkoda Ukrainian
Means "damage" in Ukrainian.
Shopa Ukrainian
Jewish, found in Russia, Lithuania and Ukraine. Native spelling is Шопа.
Shpak Ukrainian
Means "starling" in Ukrainian.
Shramchuk Ukrainian
Derived from the word шрам, meaning "scar".... [more]
Shramko Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian
Derived from East Slavic шрам (shram) meaning "scar, cicatrix".
Shuba Ukrainian
Means "fur cloth (usually coat)".
Shumeyko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian шум (shum), meaning "noise".
Shurenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Shura".
Shurko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Shura.
Shved Ukrainian
Means "Swedish".
Shvetsov Russian, Ukrainian
Means "son of a cobbler" or "shoemaker" in Russian or Ukrainian.
Shvydko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian швидкий (shvydkyy), meaning "fast, quick".
Shvydkoy Ukrainian, Russian
Derived from Ukrainian швидкий (shvydky) meaning "fast, quick".
Shvydky Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian швидкий (shvydky) meaning "fast, quick".
Shwets Ukrainian
Variant of Shwetz
Shymko m Ukrainian
Possibly from the Polish name Szymon.
Sichkar Ukrainian
Probably from Ukrainian Січ (Sich), the name of Zaporizhzhyan cossack group.
Sidorenko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Sydorenko.
Sirenko Ukrainian
From Сірен (siren) meaning "cheese".
Sirko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian сірий (siryy), meaning "grey".
Siryk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian сірий (siryy), meaning "grey".
Sklorenko Ukrainian
Glassmakers son
Skovoroda Ukrainian
Means "frying pan" in Ukrainian.
Skrypka Ukrainian
Means "violin" in Ukrainian.
Slabko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian слабкий (slabkyy), meaning "weak".
Sleta Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from Russian слёта (slyota) or Ukrainian слета (sleta), both meaning meaning "meeting".
Slobodyan Ukrainian
Means "person who live in a sloboda". A sloboda (слобода) is type of settlement in old Slavic countries that usually was used by cossacks for colonisation. It comes from the word свобода (svoboda) "freedom".
Smarch Ukrainian (Anglicized), Russian (Anglicized)
Smarch is most likely an anglicized form of the surnames Smarchkov, Smarchkova, Smarchi, Smarchevsky, and Smarchevskaya.... [more]
Smolenskyy m Ukrainian
Means "from Smolensk".
Sneh Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Jewish
Means "snow". It is the name of Moshe Sneh, a Polish-Israeli communist politician.
Sobchenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Sobczak.
Sokhotskyy Ukrainian
From Ukrainian соха (soha) meaning "wooden plough".
Sokolachko Ukrainian
Variant of Sokol, in a diminutive form.
Sokolovskyy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Sokołowski.
Soldat Russian, Ukrainian, French, German
Means "soldier" in various languages.
Soldatenko Ukrainian
Means "son of the soldier".
Solomonenko Ukrainian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Solomon.
Soroka Ukrainian, Jewish
From the nickname Soroka meaning "magpie", which indicates a thievish person or a person with a white streak of hair among black hair.
Sovenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian сова (sova), meaning "owl".
Spivak Ukrainian
Means "singer" in Ukrainian.
Starchenko Ukrainian
Probably from Ukrainian старий (staryy), meaning "old".
Stasyuk Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Стасюк (see Stasiuk)
Stepanenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Stepan.
Stepanovich Ukrainian
Patronymic from the personal name Stepan.
Stetsko Ukrainian
From the given name Stetsko.
Strel'chenko Ukrainian (Russified)
Derived from стріл (stril, russified: стрел / strel) meaning "arrow".
Strilets Ukrainian
Means "shooter, marksman" in Ukrainian.
Svitlychnyy m Ukrainian
Means "light, bright".
Sybiha Ukrainian
Andrii Sybiha is Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Sydorenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Isidor.
Symonenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Symon.
Synenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian синій (syniy), meaning "blue".
Sytnyk Ukrainian
Means "one who sits".
Syzonenko Ukrainian
Patronymic derived from the given name Syzon.
Taras Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian
From the given name Taras.
Tarasyuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Taras".
Tatarenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Tatarov.
Telyatynskyy m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian телятина (telyatyna), meaning "veal (meat)".
Terchenko Ukrainian
Possibly a variant of Tereshchenko.
Ternovyy m Ukrainian
Means "thorny" in Ukrainian.
Tetyanenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Tetyana".
Tkach Ukrainian, Jewish (?)
From Ukrainian ткач (tkach), meaning "weaver".
Tolstenko Ukrainian
Derieved from Russian толстый (tolstyy) meaning "fat".
Tovstenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian товстий (tovstyy), meaning "thick, fat, bold".
Travchuk Ukrainian
Either from Ukrainian трава (trava) "grass" or травень (traven') "May (month)", both ultimately deriving from Old Slavic трѣва (trěva) "grass".