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AGAFONOV Агафонов Russianderives from given name Agafon (borrowed from Greek - meaning kindness, goodness)
AGAPOV Агапов Russianderived from male given name Agap or Agapey (Агапей)
AGEYEV Агеев Russianderived from given name Aggey (from Biblical Hebrew word meaning "festive")
AGISHCHEV Агищев RussianVariant of Ageyev, also possibly derived from given name Agapiy (Агапий) or Agafon (Агафон)
AGISHEV Агишев Russian, Kazakh, Uzbekvariant of Ageyev, also possibly derived from given name Agapiy (Агапий) or Agafon (Агафон)
AGISHIN Агишин Russianvariant of Ageyev, also possibly derived from given name Agapiy (Агапий) or Agafon (Агафон)
AGUSHEV Агушев RussianVariant of Ageyev (Агеев), also possibly derived from given name Agapiy (Агапий) or Agafon (Агафон)
AKULOV Акулов RussianOriginates from old-Russian nickname Okul/Akul (meaning crook, deceiver) or Greek given name Aquila (Ἀκύλας)
ALFEEV Алфеев RussianDerived from the Russian monastic name
YELEVFERY, derived from Greek ἐλεύθερος
(eleutheros) meaning "free".
ALFERYEV Алферьев RussianDerived from the Russian monastic name
YELEVFERY, derived from Greek ἐλεύθερος
(eleutheros) meaning "free".
ALFYOROV Алфёров RussianDerived from the Russian monastic name
YELEVFERY, derived from Greek ἐλεύθερος
(eleutheros) meaning "free".
ALLILUYEV Аллилуев RussianRussian surname. The feminine form
Alliluyeva was borne by Nadezhda Alliluyeva (1901-1932), the second wife of Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin.
ANDRELLY Russian, UkrainianThe first occurrence that I found was of Mikhaila Orosvigovskago ANDRELLY, or ANDRELLA (author of religious literature, in the century XVI) .
ARKHANGELSKY Архангельский RussianHabitational name for someone from Arkhangelsk, a province (
oblast) of Russia.
ASIMOV Озимов, Азимов RussianOriginally 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] AVILOV Авилов Russianderives from old Russian male given name Vavila or Vavilo
AVVAKUMOV Аввакумов Russianderived from male given name Avvakum, variant of Abakumov
BAKUNIN Бакунин Russianderived from Russian words "бакуня" (bakunya) and "бакуля" (bakulya) meaning chatterbox, talkative person or agile, business-like person....
[more] BARINOV Баринов RussianMeans "son of the boyar" from Russian барин
(barin) meaning "boyar, nobleman".
BARNO Italian, 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] BASISTY Басистый RussianDerived from Russian басистый
(basisty) meaning "having bass, deep voice".
BAYKALOV Байкалов RussianDerived from the name of Lake Baikal, derived from Turkish
baiköl meaning "rich lake".
BELIKOV Беликов RussianFrom Russian белый
(beliy) meaning "white, fair".
BELINSKY Белинский Russian, JewishHabitational surname for someone from
Belin in Ukraine, which may be derived from Proto-Slavic *
bělъ "white".
BELKIN RussianPatronymic from the nickname
Belka meaning "squirrel" (a derivative of
bely "white", referring to the animal's white stomach).
BELOV Белов RussianFrom Russian белый
(beliy) meaning "white".
BLINOV Блинов RussianRussian surname, derived from the word "блин" (pancake).
BOBROV Бобров RussianPatronymic surname derived from Russian бобр
(bobr) or бобёр
(bobyor) both meaning "beaver".
BOGATYR Богатырь RussianDerived from Russian богатырь
(bogatyr) meaning "bogatyr, strongly built man, hero".
BOGOYAVLENSKY Богоявленский RussianDerived from Russian богоявление
(bogoyavleniye) meaning "epiphany, theophany".
BORZYKH Борзых RussianDerived from Russian борзый
(borzy) meaning "swift, brisk".
BOSOY Босой RussianDerived from Russian босой
(bosoy) meaning "barefoot". This may have been a nickname for a low-class person.
BOTKIN Бо́ткин RussianThis 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] BRATOV Братов RussianDerived either from Russian брат
(brat) meaning "brother" or from a short form
BRAT of various Old Russian given names.
BUDUROV RussianIt is believed to mean "The Blessed One" or "Bless You" in Russian.
CHARODEEV Чародеев RussianPatronymic surname derived from Russian чародей
(charodey) meaning "wizard, sorcerer, magician, enchanter".
CHERKASSKY Черкасский Russian, JewishName for someone from the city of Cherkasy (or Cherkassy) in Ukraine, which is of uncertain meaning.
CHERNOFF Russian, JewishAlternative spelling of
CHERNOV, a patronymic from the byname
Chernyj meaning ‘black’, denoting a black-haired or dark-skinned person.
CHERNOOKY Черноокий RussianDerived from Russian черноокий
(chernooky) meaning "black-eyed, having dark brown eyes". This surname has Polish, Ukrainian or Belarusian noble origin.
CHERNOVA Чернова RussianDerived from Russian
чёрный (chyorniy) meaning "black". Feminine counterpart of
CHERNOV.
CHERNYKH Черных RussianDerived from Russian черный
(cherniy) meaning "black".
CHUZHAKOV Чужаков RussianDerived from Russian чужак
(chuzhak) meaning "stranger".
DATSYUK Дацюк Ukrainian, RussianBelieved to mean “to give or provide with a service.” The prefix -uk is a diminutive.
DEMIDOV Демидов RussianMeans "son of
DEMID". This was the name of a Russian industrialist family prominent in the 18th and 19th centuries. A bearer of the feminine form
Demidova was Anna Stepanovna Demidova (1878-1918), a lady-in-waiting in the service of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna who acquired posthumous fame for being executed alongside her employer in 1918.
DONSKIKH Донских RussianDerived from the name of the Don river, derived from an Aryan root meaning "river".
DOROZHKIN Дорожкин RussianDerived from Russian дорожка
(dorozhka) meaning "strip" or "small road, path".
DUDIN Дудин RussianDerived 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] DUDKIN Дудкин RussianDerived 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.
DUNAYEVSKY Дунаевский RussianDerived from Europe's second longest river, the Danube River, which is called "Dunay" in Russian. Two famous bearers are Soviet film composer and conductor Isaak Dunayevsky (1900-1955), and his son, Russian film composer Maksim Dunayevsky (1945-).
DURKO Дурко Russian, Ukrainian, BelarusianDerived either from Russian дурной
(durnoy) or Ukrainian дурний
(durnyi) or Belarusian дурны
(durny) all meaning "dump, foolish, stupid".
DYATLOV Дятлов RussianFrom Russian дятел
(dyatel) meaning "woodpecker".
DZIUBA Дзю́ба Polish, Russian, UkrainianDerived from Polish
dziub or Ukrainian
dzyuba. It is a nickname for a person with pock-marks on his or her face.