Russian Submitted Surnames
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ANDRELLYRussian, UkrainianThe first occurrence that I found was of Mikhaila Orosvigovskago ANDRELLY, or ANDRELLA (author of religious literature, in the century XVI) .
ASIMOVRussianOriginally spelled Ozimov, Asimov is the anglicized surname of science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. His father was not familiar with Latin characters when they immigrated to the United States, when Isaac was 3, so the name became Asimov, not Azimov....
[more] BARINOVRussianMeans "son of the boyar", derived from Russian барин
(barin) "boyar, nobleman".
BARNOItalian, Ukrainian, French, Ancient Aramaic, RussianThe 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] BELIKOVRussianDerived from Russian белый
(belyy) meaning "white, fair".
BELKINRussianPatronymic from the nickname
Belka meaning "squirrel" (a derivative of
bely "white", referring to the animal's white stomach).
BLINOVRussianRussian surname, derived from the word "блин" (pancake).
BOTKINRussianThis was the surname of
Evgeniy Botkin ( 1865 - 1918) who was the Russian court physician. He remained loyal to the family of Tsar Nicholas II Romanov when the revolution occurred and followed them into exile in Siberia...
[more] BUDUROVRussianIt is believed to mean "The Blessed One" or "Bless You" in Russian.
CHERKASSKYRussian, JewishDerived from Russian Черкес
(Cherkes) meaning "Circassian", referring to a Muslim ethnic group native to the North Caucasus. This was the name of a noble Russian family of ethnic Circassian origin.
CHERNOFFRussian, JewishAlternative spelling of
Chernov, a patronymic from the byname
Chernyj meaning ‘black’, denoting a black-haired or dark-skinned person.
DEMIDOVRussianThis surname was attached to a family of rich Russian entrepreneurs in the 18th–19th centuries. ...
[more] DUDINRussianDerived from Russian дудка
(dudka), which denotes a wind-blown instrument similar to a flute or pipe. It was probably used to denote a musician or shepherd who played the flute or pipe, as well as someone who made pipes...
[more] DUDKINRussianDerived from Russian дудка
(dudka) meaning "fife, pipe", referring to a folk instrument played by shepherds. Thus, it was used to denote someone who made pipes or a shepherd who played pipes.
DZIUBAPolish, Russian, UkrainianDerived from Polish
dziub or Ukrainian
dzyuba. It is a nickname for a person with pock-marks on his or her face.
GAGARINRussianA Russian surname derived from the word gagara, meaning loon (a waterbird, genus Gavia). Notable people with the surname include: Gagarin family, a Rurikid princely family.
GALKINRussianDerived from Russian галка
(galka) meaning "jackdaw".
GANUSRussian, UkrainianPossibly derived from Russian анис
(anis) referring to the anise (
Pimpinella anisum) plant or from the Turkish given name
Gainislam itself from Arabic عَيْن
(ʿayn) meaning "spring, source" combined with the name of the religion
Islam.
GELLERYiddish, German, RussianThe name may derive from the German word "gellen" (to yell) and mean "one who yells." It may derive from the Yiddish word "gel" (yellow) and mean the "yellow man" or from the Yiddish word "geler," an expression for a redheaded man...
[more] GORBACHEVRussianFrom Russian горбун
(gorbun) meaning "hunchback, humpback". A notable bearer is Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-), a former Soviet politician.
GRETZKYRussian, BelarusianOriginally derived from an old Russian word that meant "Greek", though in modern times, the word means "Greek nut" (walnut). A notable bearer is Wayne Gretzky, a former Canadian ice hockey player.
KALEVRussianRussian, from the elements
Kal and
-ev ("of"), therefore meaning "of Kal."
Kal may be a shortened element of a Russian given name or place name.
KASIMOVRussianFrom the city of Kasimov, located in Ryazan district, Russia.
KAZAKOVRussianMeans "son of the Cossack" from Russian казак
(kazak) "Cossack".
KAZANOVRussianMeans "of Kazan", either referring to the city of Kazan in Tatarstan, Russia, or from a given name. The name is most likely of Turkic origin, possibly from Bulgar
qazan meaning "cauldron, pot", which would have been used to denote someone who made pots.
KHILRussianRussian spelling of
Hill. A notable bearer was Russian baritone singer Eduard Khil (1934-2012).
KOLESNIKOVRussianMeans "son of the wheelwright" from Russian колесо
(koleso) "wheel".
KOROLYOVRussianCommon Russian surname from the word "король" which means "king".
KOVALYOVRussianFrom the Ukrainian word
коваль meaning "blacksmith". It is a common Russian surname and the equivalent to the English surname "
Smith".
KUDASHEVBashkir, Tatar, RussianMeans "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] KULICKRussianMeaning unknown, most likely to derive from the russian word кулик (kulic) which translated means "sandpiper".
LENINRussian (Modern)Derived from
Lena, the name of a river in Russia. It is the surname to Vladimir Uylanov, who led the Bolsheviks in Imperial Russia to create the Soviet Union in 1917
LEVINJewish, Lithuanian, Belarusian, German, Russian, French (Quebec, Anglicized), VariousAs 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. As a Jewish name, it can also be related to
Loewe...
[more] MALIKOVRussianCould mean "son of Malik". "Malíkov" is also a small village in the Czech Republic.
MALINOVRussian, BulgarianEither from Russian and Bulgarian малина
(malina) meaning "raspberry" or Russian мал
(mal) meaning "small, little".
MASLOVRussian, JewishDerived from Russian масло
(maslo) meaning "butter", originally used as an occupational name for someone who worked as a dairyman or sold dairy products.
MAUKCzech, RussianThe word Mauk is the Eastern European meaning for night. In the early ages a small group of people in the area now known to be in or around Russia and the czech republic founded this word and made it their name...
[more] MENDELEEVRussianPossibly means "son of Mendeley". Most famously used by Russian chemist Dimitri Mendeleev.
MOLCHANRussian, UkrainianFrom 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
MOLOTOVRussianFrom Russian молот
(molot) meaning "hammer", indicating someone who worked with hammers.
MOSKVARussianDerived from the Russian word
Москва meaning "Moscow".
MYSHKINRussianMyshkin is the possessive case of the diminutive of the word 'mouse'.
NAZIMOVARussian, LiteratureNotable users of the name includes the Russian silent screen star Alla Nazimova (1879-1945) and the heroine of the Russian novel 'Children of the Streets', Nadezhda Nazimova.
NEVOLINRussianIn the old days "Nilly", called the lack of freedom, obedience to the will of another. Such negative names were given then, that they defended the man and drove him from unhappiness.
NOVIKOVRussianFrom the Russian term
novik which is a teenage soldier in the military during the 16th-18th centuries.
OBOLENSKYRussianIndicates familial origin within the village of Obolensk in the Kaluga Oblast, Russia. This was the name of a Russian aristocrat family of the Rurik Dynasty.
OZEROVRussianFrom the Russian word
озеро (ozero) which means "lake".
PLOTNIKOVRussianMeans "son of the carpenter" from Russian плотник
(plotnik) "carpenter".
PUGACHEVRussianFrom the nickname
Pugach which is probably derived from Ukrainian пугач
(pugach) meaning "owl". Following this etymology, the nickname was most likely given to someone who was wise or sensible (attributing to the owl as a symbol of wisdom).
PUTINRussianMeans "of the path", derived from Russian путь
(put) meaning "road, way, path" combined with -ин
(-in), a possessive suffix....
[more] REYTBLATRussianIt's a Jewish last name, used by Jews in Russia and Ukraine mostly. Its not very popular, but its not a one-of-a-kind...
[more] ROSTOVRussian, LiteratureEither derived from Rostov Oblast, a Russian federal subject, the town of Rostov in Yaroslavl Oblast, or Rostov-on-Don, a Russian city in the Rostov Oblast. This is also the surname of multiple characters from Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel "War and Peace".
RYBAKPolish, Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, JewishMeans "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.
RYBAKOVRussianMeans "son of the fisher" from Russian рыбак
(rybak) meaning "fisherman".
SAGORSKYPolish, RussianIt means literally "of the city/town Sagorsk". Sagorsk is a city near the Russian capital of Moskva. The ending of "sky" means "of". The "Sagor" part of the surname sounds to me like "za gor" which is "za gorod"...
[more] SAVELYEVRussianDerived by means of suffix "-ev" from a russian given name
Saveliy of latin origin that has been popular on russian territories in 14th century. Basically, it means "son of Saveliy".
SCANLONRussianScanlon is a Russian surname orginating in the western pary of Russia.