Russian Submitted Surnames

Russian names are used in the country of Russia and in Russian-speaking communities throughout the world. See also about Russian names.
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Gorbunov Горбунов Russian
From Russian горбун (gorbun) meaning "humpback".
Gordeev гордеев Russian
Means "son of Gordei".
Goremykin Горемыкин m Russian
Gorets Горец Russian
Derived from Russian горец (gorets) meaning "highlander".
Gorishechnikov Горишечников m Russian
Gorokhov Горохов m Russian
Probably derived from гороховый (gorokhoviy), meaning pea.
Gorsky Russian
Russian form of Górski.
Gorst Горст Russian
Meaning "handful" in Russian.
Goryachev Горячев m Russian
Derived from Russian word горячий (goryachiy) meaning "warm, hot".... [more]
Goryaynov Горяйнов m Russian
Derived from горяй (goryay), the command form of горить (gorit'), which means "to burn".
Govorov Говоров m Russian
Denoted a talkative person or a storyteller, from Russian говорит (govorit) meaning "to speak".
Grabinsky Грабинский m Russian
Russian form of Grabiński. A known bearer is the Ukrainian chess master Vladimir Grabinsky (1974-).
Grabovskiy Грабовский m Russian, Jewish
Grachyov Грачёв m Russian
Grakov Граков m Russian
Grashkin Грашкин m Russian
Grebennikov Гребенников m Russian
Derived from Russian word гребенник (grebennik) meaning comb.
Grechishkin Гречешкин m Russian
Possibly derived from греческий (grecheskiy) meaning Greek.
Grensky Russian
Russian cognate of Gronski.
Gretzky Грецкий Russian, Belarusian
Originally 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.
Gribov Грибов m Russian
Derived from Russian гриб, meaning "mushroom."
Grigoriev Григорьев Russian
Variant transcription of Grigoriyev.
Grigoriyev Григорьев Russian
Means "son of Grigoriy".
Grigoryev Григорьев Russian
Means "son of Grigoriy".
Grishin Гришин Russian
From the given name Grisha.
Gris'kov Гриськов m Russian
Grushevskiy Грушевский m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Gruszewski.
Grushkin Грушкин Russian
From grushka, meaning "pear tree".
Gruzdev Груздев m Russian
Possibly deriving from Грузия (Gruziya) meaning Georgia 1 in Russian.
Gruzinsky Грузинский Russian, Georgian
Means "Georgian" in Russian.
Gryakalo Грякало Russian
Gryzlov Грызлов m Russian
Gubanov губанов Russian
From guban, meaning "big lips".
Gudkov гудков Russian
From gudok, meaning "hooter".
Gukaykin Гукайкин m Russian
Gulin Гулин Russian, Croatian
Gulyayev Гуляев m Russian
Derived from Russian word "гулять (gulyat')" meaning walk.
Gurtskiy Гуртский m Russian, Jewish
Gusev Гусев Russian
Derived from Russian гусь (gus) meaning "goose".
Gutnik Гутник Ukrainian, Russian, Yiddish
Yiddish surname meaning "glassworker" from Yiddish hute meaning "glassworks".
Gvozdik Гвоздик Russian
Means "carnation" in Russian.
Gvozdik Гвоздик Russian
Means carnation in Russian.
Holodov Холодов, Холодова Russian
Variant transcription of Kholodov.
Iglov Иглов Russian
From igla, meaning "needle".
Igorov Игоров m Russian
Means "son of Igor".
Igumnov Игумнов Russian
From Russian игумен (igumen) meaning "hegumen", referring to the head of an Eastern Orthodox monastery.
Igumnova Игумнова Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Игумнов (see Igumnov).
Iljuškin Илюшкин m Russian
GOST 16876-71 transcription of Ilyushkin.
Illarionov Илларионов Russian
Means "son of Illarion".
Ilyaev Russian
Means "son of Ilya".
Ilyin Ильин Russian
Means "son of Ilya".
Ilyina Ильина Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Ильин (see Ilyin).
Il'yushikhin Ильюшихин m Russian
Variant of Ilyushkin.
Ilyushin Ильюшин, Илюшин Russian
Derived from a diminutive Ilyusha of the Russian given name Ilya.
Ilyushkin Илюшкин m Russian
Derived from the name Ilya.
Ioffe Иоффе Russian, Jewish
Russian transcription of Hebrew גופה (see Joffe).
Iosifov Russian
Variant transcription of Yosifov.
Ipatiev Ипатьев Russian
Means "son of Ipatiy".
Ippolitov Ипполитов Russian
Means "son of Ippolit".
Isaykin Исайкин m Russian
Ishutin Ишутин m Russian
Isidor Исидор German, Russian
From the given name Isidor.
Isidorov Russian
Means "son of Isidor".
İskändärov Искәндәров, Искандеров Tatar, Russian
Means "son of İskändär".
Iskändärov Искәндәров Bashkir, Russian
Means "son of Iskändär".
Iskandarov Искандаров Chechen, Russian, Uzbek, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Iskandar". It can also be an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani İsgəndərov.
İskändärova Искәндәрова, Искандерова Tatar, Russian
Means "daughter of İskändär".
Iskändärova Искәндәрова Bashkir, Russian
Means "daughter of Iskändär".
Iskandarova Искандарова Chechen, Russian, Uzbek, Azerbaijani
Means "daughter of Iskandar". It can also be an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani İsgəndərova.
Iskritskiy Искритский m Russian
From Russian искрится (iskritsya), meaning "sparkling".
Istratov Истратов m Russian
Ivachenko Иваченко Russian
Variant of Ivashchenko.
Ivankin Иванкин m Russian
Derived from the given name Ivan.
Ivanko Иванко Croatian, Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Ivanoff Иванов m Russian (Anglicized), Bulgarian (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of Ivanov. Note that in the English speaking countries, this last name is unisex.
Ivanovich Иванович Russian
Means "son of Ivan".
Ivashkin Ивашкин m Russian
Derived from the name Ivashka, a diminutive of the name Ivan.
Ivashutin Ивашутин m Russian
Ivin Ивин Russian
From iva, meaning "willow".
Izokov Изоков m Russian
Derived from изок (izok), the Russian term for June used before the Christianisation of the Rus'.
Izotov Изотов m Russian
Kabalin Кабалин Russian, Croatian
Kadinsky Кадинский Russian
Kalashnikov Калашников Russian
Means "son of the kalach-maker", derived from Russian калашник (kalashnik), a variant of калачник (kalachnik) "maker of kalaches" - kalach being a type of bread - combined with ‎the patronymic suffix -ов (-ov)... [more]
Kalashnikova Калашникова f Russian
Feminine form of Kalashnikov.
Kalev Russian
Russian, 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.
Kalinin Калинин Russian
Derived from Russian калина (kalina) meaning "guelder rose" (a type of plant).
Kalinov Калинов m Russian
From Russian калина (kalina), meaning "viburnum".
Kalmykov Калмыков m Russian
Denoted to a Kalmyk person.
Kal'nitskiy Кальницкий m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Kalnicki.
Kamchatsky Камчатский Russian
Refers to a region in Eastern Russia named "Kamchatka."
Kamenev Каменев Russian
Russian spelling of surname Kamanov
Kamolikov Камоликов m Russian
Kan'shin Каньшин m Russian
Kapalkin Капалкин m Russian
Kapitonov Капитонов m Russian
Means "son of Kapiton."
Kapustin Капустин Russian
From kapusta, meaning "cabbage".
Karchinskiy Карчиский m Russian, Jewish
Karélin Russian
Altered spelling of Russian Karélin, ethnic name for someone from Karelia (see Karjala).
Karenin Каренин Russian
Masculine form of the surname Karenina.
Karkhin Кархин m Russian
Karlov Карлов Russian
Means "son of Karl".
Karpov Карпов m Russian
Means "son of Karp".
Karpova Карпова f Russian
Feminine form of Karpov.
Kartashov Карташов Russian
Meaning uncertain.
Kartoshkin Картошкин Russian
From Russian Картошка (kartoshka) "potato".
Karyakin Карякин Russian
Meaning uncertain.
Kashevarov Кашеваров Russian
Derived from Russian кашевар (kashevar) meaning "cook (in military unit or team of workers)".
Kashkov Кашков Russian
From kashka, meaning "bald".
Kashperskiy Кашперский m Russian, Jewish
Kasimov Касимов Russian
From the city of Kasimov, located in Ryazan district, Russia.
Katasonov Катасонов m Russian
Katin Катин Russian
Matronymic surname derived from a diminutive Katya of the Russian given name Yekaterina.
Katonayev Катонаев m Russian
Katretskiy Катрецкий m Russian
Kavulya Кавуля Russian (?)
Kazachyonok Казачёнок m Russian, Belarusian
Kazacov Russian
Variant spelling of Kazakov.
Kazak Казак Russian
Unisex Russian surname, meaning the word "Cossack"
Kazakhstansky Казахстанский Russian, Kazakh
One who came from Kazakhstan.
Kazakov Казаков Russian
From Russian казак (kazak) meaning "Cossack".
Kazanov Казанов Russian
Means "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.
Kazantsev Казанцев m Russian
Denotes to a person from Kazan'.
Kazimirov Казимиров Russian
Means "son of Kazimir".
Kazinskiy Казинский m Russian, Jewish
Kerbel English, German, Russian (Rare)
Means "chervil" in German, a parsley-related herb. The surname probably came into England via Germanic relations between the two languages, hence it being most common in German & English countries.
Kerch Керчь Russian, Ukrainian
Denotes to a person from the city of Kerch.
Keyser Кейзер Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Macedonian, Jewish (Sephardic), Judeo-Spanish
Slavic and Sephardic surname from Sephardic Jews in Eastern Europe. Surname is derived from village of кизя (Kizya) in Galacia (Ukraine). Common throughout entire former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR/CCCP)... [more]
Kharitonov Харитонов m Russian
Means "son of Khariton". Nikolay Kharitonov was the KPRF's candidate for the 2024 Russian elections.
Kharkov Харьков m Russian
From Харьков (Kharkov), also known as Kharkiv.
Khavrenkov Хавренков m Russian
Khavro Хавро Russian (?)
Khil Хиль Russian
Russian spelling of Hill. A notable bearer was Russian baritone singer Eduard Khil (1934-2012).
Khirin Хирин Russian
Possibly derived from dialectal Russian хиря (khirya) meaning "illness".
Khitrov Хитров m Russian
Derived from Russian word хитрость (khitrost') meaning cunning.
Khlebnikov Хлебников Russian
This surname means a baker who makes bread.
Khlupin Хлупин m Russian
Khmyrov Хмыров m Russian
Khmyz Хмыз Russian
Derived from dialectal Russian хмыз (khmyz) meaning "bush, thicket".
Khodyrev Ходырев m Russian
Khokhlov Хохлов Russian
Derived from Russian хохол (khokhol) meaning "topknot". Khokhol is also a derogatory word often used to describe Ukrainians.
Kholmogorov Холмогоров m Russian
Yegor Kholmogorov is a notable Russian nationalist.
Kholod Холод Russian
From Russian meaning "cold".
Kholodinin Холодинин Russian
From kholodnii, meaning "cold".
Kholodkov Холодков m Russian
Derived from холодный (kholodnyy) meaning cold.
Kholodov Холодов Russian
Derived from Russian холод (kholod) meaning "cold".
Khomyakov Хомяков Russian
From Russian хомяк (khomyak), meaning "hamster".
Khorinyak Хориняк Russian
Uncertain meaning.
Khoroshko Хорошко Russian, Ukrainian (?)
Derived from Russian хорошо (khorosho), meaning "good".
Khovanskiy Хованский m Russian, Jewish
Khoyskiy Хойский m Russian
Khrapko Храпко Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian (Rare)
Derived from East Slavic храп (khrap) meaning "snore".
Khromykh Russian, Ukrainian
From proto-slavic *xromъ meaning "lame, crippled"
Khrupkin Хрупкин Belarusian, Russian
From Russian and Belarusian хрупкий (khrupkiy) meaning "fragile".
Khrushchev Хрущев Russian
Derived from Russian хрущ (khrushch) meaning "cockchafer" or "May beetle".
Khrushcheva Хрущёва Russian
Feminine counterpart of Khrushchev.
Khrushchyov Хрущёв Russian
Alternative transcription of Khrushchev.
Khrustalyov Хрусталёв m Russian
Derived from Russian хрусталь (khrustal'), meaning "crystal". Georgiy Khrustalyov-Nosar was a Russian revolutionary.
Khrzhanovskiy Хржановский Russian, Jewish
Russian form of Chrzanowski. Khrzhanovskiy was the last name of Andrey and Ilya Khrzhanovskiy, both Soviet film directors. Ilya has made most of his career in the Russian Federation.
Kirienko Кириенко Ukrainian, Russian
Kirilenko Кириленко Russian, Ukrainian
Means "son of Kirill".
Kirillov Кириллов Russian
Means "son of Kirill"
Kirilov Кирилов Russian
Means "son of Kirill".
Kirsanov Кирсанов m Russian
Means "son of Kirsan."
Kiruta Кирута Belarusian, Russian
Kiryukhin Кирюхин m Russian
Possibly derived from a diminutive of Kira 1.
Kiryushkin Кирюшкин m Russian
Derived from a diminutive of the Russian name Kir.
Kishinyov Кишинёв m Russian (Rare)
Means "Chișinau", the capital of Moldova, in Russian. It is a very rare last name.
Kishlansky Russian (?)
Mark Kishlansky was a historian.
Kislitsyn Кислицын Russian
Derived from Russian кислица (kislitsa) meaning "mope, a dull, spiritless person".
Kisly Кислый Russian, Belarusian
Derived from Russian кислый (kisly) meaning "acid, acidic, sour".
Kislyak Кисляк Belarusian, Russian
Klepikov Клепиков m Russian
Possibly derived from клепка (klepka), meaning riveting.
Kletenkov Клетенков m Russian
Klimentov Russian
Means "son of Kliment."
Klimov Климов Russian
Means "son of Klim".
Klyuev Клюев Russian
From klyui, meaning "peck".
Klyuzov Клюзов m Russian
Knyazev Князьев, Князев m Russian
Derived from князь (knyaz'), a word for a Russian prince used in the Kiyevan Rus' settlement.
Kobel'kov Кобельков m Russian
Kobets Кобец Russian
Kobzev Кобзев m Russian
Kochetkov Кочетков m Russian
Kochkin Кочкин m Russian
Kochuganov Кочуганов m Russian
Koganovich Коганович Russian, Jewish
Kokovtsev Коковцев m Russian
Kolchak Колчак Russian, Ukrainian
Aleksandr Kolchak was a White Army general and the leader of the Russian Empire for a short period of time (1918-1920).
Kolesnik Колесник Russian
Denoting to a person who fixed wheels (from "колесник (kolesnik)" meaning "wheelwright").
Kolesnikov Колесников Russian
Derived from Russian колесник (kolesnik) meaning "wheelwright, wheel artisan".
Kolesnikova Колесникова f Russian
Feminine form of Kolesnikov.
Kolin Колин Russian
Derived from a diminutive Kolya of the Russian given name Nikolay.
Kolovrat Коловрат Russian, Croatian, Czech
A Kolovrat is a swastika-type Slavic symbol resembling a spinning wheel.
Kolovratov Коловратов m Russian
Another form of Kolovrat.
Kolyada Коляда Russian, Belarusian
Derived from the holiday Kolyada, an old Slavic holiday celebrated by current day Rodnovers.
Kolymagin Колымагин Russian
Derived from Russian колымага (kolymaga) meaning "jalopy (old, dilapidated car)".
Kolyvanov Колыванов Russian
Uncertain meaning. Possibly derived from Old Russian Колывань (Kolyvan), an Old Russian name of the city of Tallinn.
Komandrov Командров, Командрова Russian (Rare)
Komarov Комаров Russian
From Russian комар (komar) meaning "mosquito".
Komarovskiy Комаровский Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Komarowski.
Komissarov Коммисаров m Russian
Derived from a Russian word meaning commissar.
Komissarova Комиссарова Russian
Exact origin is unknown but is likely to mean something along the lines of "commissioner" from its Russian translation. The masculine version is "Komissarov" and is used for males. Komissarov
Kondrat'yev Кондратьев m Russian
Form of Polish Kondrat.
Koni Russian
Derived from Russian конь (konʹ) "horse", denoting someone who worked with horses or whose traits are similar to one. Anatoly Koni (1844-1927) was a Russian jurist, judge, politician and writer... [more]
Konoplyanik Конопляник Russian
Konovalov Коновалов Russian
Derived from dialectal Russian коновал (konoval) meaning "farrier, horseleech".
Konstantin Константин Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, German, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian
From the given name Konstantin
Konstantinovsky Константиновский m Russian
Means "son of Konstantin"
Konyakhin Коняхин m Russian
Koplakov Коплаков m Russian
Kopytov Копытов Russian
Patronymic surname derived from Russian копыто (kopyto) meaning "hoof". This may have been a nickname for a lame man or a shepherd.
Kopyttsev Копытцев m Russian
Koretskiy Корецкий Russian
Name for a person originally from the Ukrainian city of Korets, derived from Russian корец (korets) or корчик (korchik) both referring to a type of ladle.
Koretsky Корецкий Russian, Jewish
Alternate transcription of Koretskiy.
Korneychukov Корнейчуков m Russian
Kornilov Корни́лов m Russian
Means "son of Kornelij". Lavr Kornilov (1870-1918) was a Russian military intelligence officer, explorer, and general in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and the ensuing Russian Civil War.
Korobchak Коробчак Russian, Ukrainian
Korobeynik Коробейник Russian
Derived from Russian word "коробейник (korobeynik)" meaning peddler.... [more]
Korobeynikov Коробейников m Russian
Means "son of a peddler" from коробейник (korobeynik) meaning "peddler"
Korobov Коробов Russian
From Russian коробка (korobka) meaning "box".
Korochkin Корочкин m Russian
Derived from корочка (korochka) meaning crust.
Korol Король Russian, Ukrainian
From Russian and Ukrainian meaning "king".
Korolev Королев Russian
From korol, meaning "king".
Korolyov Королёв Russian
Derived from Russian король (korol) meaning "king".
Korolyova Королёва f Russian
Feminine form of Korolyov.
Korsak Корсак m Russian
Possibly denoting a sly person, derived from Russian корсак (korsak) "corsac fox", itself derived from Proto-Turkic *karsak "short, steppe fox".
Korsakov Корсаков m Russian
From Russian корсак (korsak), meaning "corsac (fox)". Probably to a sly person. A variant of Korsak.
Korshunov Коршунов Russian
From a nickname derived from Russian коршун (korshun) meaning "kite (a type of bird)".
Koryagin Корягин m Russian
From Russian коряга (koryaga), meaning "uprooted tree stump, rotten tree".
Koryakin Корякин Russian
Koryakov Коряков m Russian
Denotes to a Koryak person. Koryaks are the native ethnic group of Kamchatka.
Kosarev Косарев m Russian
Derived from косарь (kosar') meaning mower.
Kosarin Polish, Russian, Jewish
Derived from the surname Kosarinsky.
Koshchakov Кощаков m Russian
Koshkin Кошкин m Russian
Derived from Russian кошка (koshka) meaning "cat".
Koshkina Кошкина f Russian
Feminine form of Koshkin.
Koshkov Кошков Russian (Rare)
Possibly from Russian кошка (koshka) "cat".
Kosopkin Косопкин m Russian
Kostelnik m Russian
Status name for a sacristan or sexton, from an agent noun based on kostel "church".
Kostikov Костиков Russian
Means "son of Kostik".
Kostin Костин m Russian
Kotelnikov Котельников Russian
From Russian котел (kotel) meaning "cauldron".
Kotenkov Котенков m Russian
Kotik Котик Russian
Kotik is a Russian diminutive of кот (kot), meaning cat.
Kotnikov Котников m Russian
Kotov Котов m Russian, Belarusian
Derived from Russian кот (kot) meaning "cat". It is a Russian surname, but is also present in Belarus.
Kotova Котова f Russian
Feminine form of Kotov.
Kotrikadze Котрикадзе Russian
Kourdakov Russian
The origin of this name is Russia. The meaning is not Known.
Kovalskis m Latvian, Russian
Latvianised form of Kovalskiy.
Kovalskiy Ковальский m Russian, Polish (Russified)
Russian form of Kowalski.
Kovrov Ковров m Russian
Kovtun Ковтун Ukrainian, Russian
Means "plica".
Kovtunov Ковтунов m Russian
A form of Kovtun.
Kozankov Козанков m Russian
Kozar Козарь Ukrainian, Russian, Croatian, Slovene
Means “goatherd”.
Kozeyev Козеев m Russian
Possibly another form of Kozlov.
Kozhemyakin Кожемякин Russian
Derived from Russian кожемяка (kozhemyaka) meaning "currier, tanner".
Kozhevnik Кожевник Russian
Derived from "кожевник (kozhevnik)" meaning tanner.... [more]
Kozhevnikov Кожевников Russian
Derived from "кожевник (kozhevnik)" meaning tanner.... [more]
Kozhikov Кожиков m Russian
Likely derived from "кожа (kozha)" meaning skin.
Kozorev Козорев Russian
From kozyr, meaning "trump".
Kozyrev Козырев Russian
From Russian козырь (kozyr) meaning "high standing collar" or "canopy" or "head of a sleigh".
Kozyreva Козырева Russian
Feminine form of Kozyrev.
Kozyukov Козюков m Russian
Kraina Краина Czech, South Slavic, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian
Derived from Slavic word meaning "border" or "country".