Russian Submitted Surnames

Sekretarev Секретарев m Russian
Derived from the Russian word секретарь meaning "secretary."

Selesnick Russian, Latvian
Also spelled:... [more]

Seleznev Селезнев m Russian

Selivanov Селиванов m Russian

Seliverstov Селиверстов m Russian

Selmerlyov Russian (?)
Russian translation of Zelmerlöw.

Selyaninovich Селянинович Russian
Mikula Selyaninovich is a character from Russian folk tales. It is an actual surname outside of folktales.

Selyutin Селютин m Russian

Semak Семак 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.

Semales Russian
Greek

Semenin Семенин Russian
From the given name Semen.

Semenishchev Семенищев m Russian

Semenov Семенов Russian
Means "son of Semyon".

Semyona Russian

Semyonov Семёнов m Russian
Means "son of Semyon".

Semyonova Семёнова f Russian, Uzbek
Feminine form of Semyonov.

Senchugov Сенчугов m Russian

Senokosov Сенокосов Russian
Derived from Russian сенокос (senokos) meaning "haymaking, hayfield".

Serapin Серапин Filipino, Tagalog, Greek, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Serbian, Macedonian, Latvian, Lithuanian
From the given name Seraphim.

Serbin Сербин m Russian
Possibly from Russian сербский (serbskiy), meaning "Serbian".

Serebrennikov Серебренников m Russian
Denoted somebody who engaged in silver mining or a silversmith, derived from Russian серебреник (serébrenik) "silver coin".

Serebryansky Серебрянский m Russian
From серебряный (serebryaniy) meaning "silver"

Sergeyan Сергеян Armenian, Russian
Means "son of Sergey" with the Armenian suffix yan.

Sergovantsev Сергованцев m Russian

Serov Серов m Russian
From Russian серый (seryy), meaning "grey".

Serpik Серпик Russian
A diminutive of sickle. "little sickle"

Serzhantov Сержантов Russian
Means "son of a sergeant".

Sevastyanov Севастьянов Russian
Means "son of Sevastyan".

Sevastyanova Севастьянова Russian
Feminine form of Sevastyanov.

Sevelev Севелев Russian
Derived by means of suffix "-ev" from Old Slavic verb sheveliti (se) meaning to make noise, to whirr, to rustle, to whistle, to wander. Initially it designated someone bold, daring, hardy, spirited... [more]

Severnyy Северный m Russian
Means "northern". Likely denoted to someone who lived in the northern part of a village.

Sevryukov Севрюков m Russian

Shakhov Шахов m Russian

Shalayev Шалаев m Russian

Shalygin Шалыгин m Russian

Shamailov Шамаилов Russian, Hebrew, Georgian, Jewish
Georgian Variant of Shmuel.

Shamanov Шаманов Russian
From Russian шаман (shaman) meaning "shaman".

Shamin Russian

Shanayeva Шанаева Russian

Shanin Шанин m Russian

Shaposhnikov Шапошников m Russian
Means "son of a hatmaker".

Sharapov Шарапов m Russian

Sharaya Russian

Shariy Шарий 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.

Sharonov Шаронов m Russian

Sharov Шаров m Russian
From Russian шар (shar), meaning "sphere, ball".

Sharoykin Шаройкин m Russian

Sharshunov Шаршунов m Russian

Sharudenko Russian, Kazakh

Shatalov Шаталов m Russian (?)

Shatov Шатов Russian

Shatova Шатова Russian

Shatskiy Шацкий m Russian

Shatunov Шатунов Russian

Shavlik Шавлик Russian (Rare)

Shayk Russian
Contracted form of Shaykhlislamov or Shaykhlislamova.

Shcheglov Щеглов Russian
From Russian щегол (shchegol) meaning "goldfinch".

Shcheglova Щеглова Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Щеглов (see Shcheglov).

Shchegolev Щёголев m Russian
From Russian щегол (shchegol) meaning "goldfinch".

Shchekolkov Щеколков m Russian

Shchelkov Щелков m Russian

Shchepkin Щепкин Russian
From Russian щепка (shchepka) meaning "sliver, splinter, chip".

Shchepkina Щепкина Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Щепкин (see Shchepkin).

Shcherbakov Щербаков m Russian
From щербак (shcherbak) meaning "toothless" refering to someone who has lost teeth.

Shchotkin Russian

Shchukin Щукин m Russian
From щука (shchuka) meaning "pike".

Shchusev Щусев Russian
Surname derived from Alexey Shchusev

Shchyotkin Щёткин Russian
From the Russian word щетка meaning "brush".

Shchyotkina Щёткина Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Щёткин (see Shchyotkin).

Sheleg Шелег Russian
Russian form of Šelieh.

Shepelev Шепелев m Russian

Sheremet Шеремет Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian
Ukrainian cognate of Şeremet.

Sheremeta Шеремета Ukrainian, Russian
Variant of Sheremet.

Sheremetev Шереметев Russian
Derived from the Turkic word Şeremet meaning "poor man". (See Şeremet)

Sheremeteva Шереметева Russian
Feminine equivalent of Sheremetev.

Shereshevsky Шерешевский Russian, Jewish
Name for someone originally from the city of Sharashova in Belarus, probably derived Russian шерешь (sheresh) meaning "frozen mud, ice (on a river)".

Sherstoboyev Шерстобоев m Russian

Shestakov Шестаков m Russian
Derives from Russian word шесть (shest') meaning six.

Shestov Шестов Russian
From Russian шесть (shest'), meaning "six".

Shevchenkov Шевченков Russian, Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant of Shevchenko.

Shevchik Шевчик Russian
Variant of Shevtsov.

Shevelev Шевелев Russian
Derived by means of suffix "-ev" from Old Slavic verb sheveliti (se) meaning to make noise, to whirr, to rustle, to whistle, to wander. Initially it designated someone bold, daring, hardy, spirited.

Shevelyov Шевелёв m Russian
From Russian шевелить (shevelit'), meaning "move, stir".

Sheverdyaeva Шевердяева Russian

Sheveruk Шеверук Russian, Ukrainian

Shevlyakov Шевляков m Russian

Shevnin Шевнин m Russian
A form of Shevchenkov.

Shevtsov Шевцов m Russian
Russian form of Shvets.

Shidlovskiy Шидловский m Russian

Shikhanov Шиханов m Russian

Shilo Шило Russian, Ukrainian
Means "awl" in Russian and Ukrainian, from the Old Slavic root šidlo.

Shilov Шилов m Russian
Derived from Russian шило (shilo) meaning awl, from the Old Slavic root šidlo.

Shilova Шилова f Russian
Feminine form of Shilov.

Shimanovsk Шимановск Russian (Rare)
From the city of Shimanovsk (Шимановск) in the Amur Oblast or other places called Shimanovsk.

Shipilov Шипилов m Russian
From шипил (shipil) meaning "hiss"

Shipov Шипов m Russian
From Russian шип (ship), meaning "thorn, spike". Probably denoted to a person living near thornbushes.

Shirokov Широков m Russian

Shirshov Ширшов m Russian

Shiryayev Ширяев m Russian

Shishkin Шишкин Russian
From Russian шишка (shishka) meaning "cone, pinecone".

Shishko Шишко Russian, Belarusian

Shkiryatov Шкирятов m Russian

Shklovskiy Шкловский m Russian
Means "from Shklov". Shklov (or Shklow, Škloŭ) is a city in the Mohilyov region of Belarus.

Shkolnik Школьник Russian
A Russian word used to refer to a student.

Shkonda Шконда Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian

Shkrebnev Шкребнев Russian (Rare)

Shlomov Шломов Jewish, Russian
Means "son of Shlomo".

Shlyapnikov Шляпников m Russian
Means "son of the hatmaker", from Russian шляпник (shlyapnik), meaning "hatmaker, hatter".

Shlyukhin Шлюхин Russian
Derived from Russian шлюха (shlyukha) meaning "slut, whore".

Shmailov Шмаилов Hebrew, Georgian, Russian, Jewish
A variant of Shmuel.

Shmelev Шмелев Russian
From a bumble, which is "шмель" in Russian

Shmidt Шмидт Russian
Russian form of Schmidt.

Sholokhov Шолохов, Шолохова m Russian
Derived from Russian шорох (šórox) "rustle, soft crackling sound", denoting a quiet person, or шерохий (šeróxij) "rough, rugged", denoting a person with a rough face.

Sholom Шолом Russian
Derived from Old Russian шолом (sholom) meaning "helmet".

Shorokhova Russian

Shoshin Шошин m Russian

Shostakovich Russian
Last name of the Russian composer Dimitri Shostakovich.

Shovba Шовба Ukrainian, Russian

Shpakovskiy Шпаковский m Russian

Shpuntenkov Шпунтенков m Russian

Shramko Шрамко Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian
Derived from East Slavic шрам (shram) meaning "scar, cicatrix".

Shubin Шубин Russian
Derived from Russian шуба (shuba) meaning "fur coat".

Shuel Шуэль Jewish (Anglicized, Modern, Rare), Latvian (Anglicized, Modern, Rare), Russian (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
People with this surname usually have jewish ancestry.

Shuklin Russian

Shuldeshov Шульдешов m Russian

Shulgina Russian

Shumakov Шумаков m Russian
Derived from Russian word "шум (shum)" meaning noise.

Shumenkov Шуменков m Russian

Shurin Шурин m Russian
Means "son of Shura".

Shusharin Шушарин m Russian

Shutov Шутов m Russian

Shuvayev Шуваев m Russian

Shvedov Шведов Russian
From Russian швед (shved) meaning "Swede, Swedish person".

Shvedova Шведова Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Шведов (see Shvedov).

Shvetsov Russian, Ukrainian
Means "son of a cobbler" or "shoemaker" in Russian or Ukrainian.

Shvydkoy Швыдкой Ukrainian, Russian
Derived from Ukrainian швидкий (shvydky) meaning "fast, quick".

Shvyryov Швырёв m Russian

Sibirev Сибирев m Russian
Means "from Siberia", from Russian Сибир (Sibir) , meaning "Siberia".

Sidelnikov Сидельников m Russian

Sidorov Сидоров Russian
Means "son of Sidor".

Sidorova Сидорова f Russian
Feminine form of Sidorov.

Sidortsov Сидорцов m Russian

Sikorsky Polish, Russian

Silka Силка Russian (?)

Silvestrov Сильвестров m Russian
Derived from the given name Silvestr.

Silyavko Силявко Russian (?)

Simonov Симонов Russian
Means "son of Simon 1".

Simonovich Russian
Means "son of Simon 1".

Sinetskiy Синецкий m Russian

Sinov Синов m Russian
From Russian синий (sinyy), meaning "blue".

Sipatyy Сипатый m Russian

Sipyagin Сипягин m Russian

Sirota Сирота Russian
From Russian сирота (sirota) "orphan", perhaps given to a foundling, or a nickname for someone who was poorly-dressed.

Sirotinin Сиротинина m Russian
From сирота (sirota) meaning "orphan"

Sirotkin Russian

Siskov Сисков m Russian

Sitnik Ситник m Russian

Sitnikov Ситников m Russian
From Russian ситник (sitnik), meaning "rush (plant)".

Sivachyov Сивачёв m Russian
Maybe a variant of Sivakov.

Sivakov Сиваков Russian

Skachkov Скачков m Russian
From Russian скачка (skachka), meaning "jump".

Skameykin Скамейкин m Russian
From Russian скамейка (skameyka), meaning "bench".

Skazhutin Скажутин m Russian
From Russian скажи (skazhi), meaning "tell, speak".

Sklerov Склеров m Russian

Sklueff Russian (Latinized, Rare, ?)
Means bird of prey. From Russia. Was changed by the government from Cellieic letters to Latin letters. Unknown if it was change in Russia or Harbin, Chun where they escaped Bolshevism.

Sklyarov Скляров m Russian

Skoblov Скоблов m Russian
Possibly from Russian скоблить (skoblit'), meaning "to scrape".

Skopintsev Скопинцев m Russian
Means "from Skopin". Skopin is a city in the Ryazan oblast.

Skoropadskiy Скоропадский m Russian, Polish (Russified, ?)

Skosarev Скосарев m Russian

Skvortsov Скворцов m Russian

Slashchyov Слащёв m Russian

Slavgorodsky Славгородский m Russian
Means "from Slavgorod".

Slavorosov Славоросов m Russian

Slavyanskiy Славянский m Russian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Slavyan.

Sleptsov Слепцов m Russian

Sleta Слета Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from Russian слёта (slyota) or Ukrainian слета (sleta), both meaning meaning "meeting".

Slutskiy Слуцкий m Russian, Jewish
Variant transcription of Slutsky. Last name of Leonid Slutskiy.

Smarch Ukrainian (Anglicized), Russian (Anglicized)
Smarch is most likely an anglicized form of the surnames Smarchkov, Smarchkova, Smarchi, Smarchevsky, and Smarchevskaya.... [more]

Smirnoff Смирнофф, Смирнов Russian
Variant transcription of Smirnov.

Smolensky Смоленский Russian
Refers to a region in Western Russia named "Smolensk".

Smolin Смолин Russian
From smola, meaning "tar".

Smolov Смолов m Russian
Russian form of Smolak.

Sneg Снег Russian
Means "snow" in Russian.

Snezhko Снежко Russian, Ukrainian (?)

Sobolev Соболев Russian
Variant of Sobol.

Sobolov Соболов m Russian
Variant of Sobolev.

Sobyanin Собянин m Russian

Sokolnikov Сокольников m Russian
From Russian сокольник (sokol'nik), meaning "falconer, falconist".

Soldat Солдат Russian, Ukrainian, French, German
Means "soldier" in various languages.

Soldatov Солдатов m Russian
From солдат (soldat) meaning "soldier"

Solntsev Солнцев m Russian
Derives from Russian word солнце (solntse) meaning sun. Yevgeniy Solntsev is the chairman of the DNR.

Solnyshko Солнышко Russian
Derived from Russian diminutive of солнце (solntse), meaning sun.

Solokov Russian
Derived from the Russian word 'Sokol', meaning 'falcon'. It is one of the most common Russian surnames, appearing in the top ten.

Solokova Russian
Feminine form of Solokov.

Solomonov Соломонов mu Russian, Belarusian, Jewish
Derived from the Hebrew name. Means "son of Solomon".

Solovyov Соловьёв Russian
Derived from Russian соловей (solovey) meaning "nightingale".

Solovyova f Russian
Feminine variant of Solovyov.

Solzhenitsyn Солженицын Russian
Derived from Russian соложеница (solozhenitsa) meaning "maltman".

Somov Сомов Russian
Derived from Russian сом (som) meaning "catfish".

Somova Сомова Russian
Feminine form of Somov. This is borne by Russian ballerina Alina Somova (1985-).

Sorochinskiy Сорочинский m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Soroczyński.

Sorokin Сорокин Russian
From Russian сорока (soroka) meaning "magpie", referring to the Eurasian magpie.

Sorokina Сорокина Russian
Feminine form of Sorokin.

Sosunov Сосунов Russian
Derived from Russian сосун (sosun) meaning "sucker". Alternatively this may be a patronymic surname derived from the Jewish name Sasson meaning "happiness".

Sotnikov Сотников m Russian
From сотник (sotnik) a millitary ranking meaning "centurion".

Sovin Совин Russian
Derived from Russian сова (sova) meaning "owl". This may have been a nickname for a night person. This is a Russian noble surname.

Soyka Сойка Russian

Sozonov Созонов m Russian

Sozontov Созонтов m Russian

Spartak Спартак Russian
From the given name Spartak.

Speranskiy Сперанский m Russian, Polish (Russified, ?)

Spiridonov Спиридонов m Russian
From the given name Spiridon.

Spiridovich Спиридович Russian
Possibly from the Greek given name Spiridon.

Spitsyn Спицын Russian (?)

Spokony Russian (Anglicized, ?)
comes from the english version of the pronunciation of the Russian word for calm

Spudnick Russian
Variant of Sputnik.

Sputnik Russian

Stalinov Сталинов Russian
Means "son of the man of steel" in Russian.

Starikov Стариков Russian
From a nickname for a person who was long-lived or wise, derived from Russian старик (starik) meaning "old man".

Stariy Старий m Russian
Means "old" in Russian.

Starzhinskiy Старжинский m Russian, Polish (Russified)

Stavonin Russian
Originally Stavnin (shutter-maker), Stavonin resulted from an incorrect spelling that stuck (for over a hundred years)... [more]

Steblin Стеблин m Russian

Stegunov Стегунов m Russian

Stennikov Стенников m Russian

Stepanishchev Степанищев m Russian
Variant of Stepanov.

Stepankov Степанков Russian
Means "son of Stepan".

Stepanoff Степанов, Степанофф Russian (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of Stepanov.

Stepantsev Степанцев Russian
Derived from a diminutive of the Russian given name Stepan.

Stepanyants Степанянць Russian
From the given name Stepan

Stepchin Степчин m Russian
Russian form of Stepchenko.

Stepnov Степнов m Russian
Variant of Stepchin.

Stolyarchuk Russian, Ukrainian

Stolyarov Столяров m Russian

Stolypin Столыпин m Russian

Strakhonov Страхонов m Russian
From Russian страх (strakh), meaning "fear", likely denoting to a fearful or feared person.

Strakhov Страхов m Russian
From страх (strakh) meaning "fear, terror".

Stravinsky Russian, American

Strelevskiy Стрелевский m Russian
Probably related to Strelskiy.

Strelkov Стрелков m Russian
From Russian стрелка (strelka), meaning "arrow".

Strel'nikov Стрельников m Russian
Means "son of the shooter", from Russian стрельник (strel'nik).

Strelskiy Стрельский m Russian
From Russian стрела (strela), meaning "arrow".

Streltzin Стрельцин Jewish, Russian, Belarusian
Russian and Belarusian Jewish surname.

Stroganov Строганов Russian
Meaning uncertain. This was the name of a wealthy Russian family of merchants (later aristocrats), probably of Tatar origin.

Stroynyy Стройный m Russian
Means "slim, thin".

Strukov Струков m Russian

Studenikin Студеникин m Russian

Studer German (Americanized, Rare), Russian, German
Often found in Switzerland and germany and in a more rare case Russia in north america it's a little more on the rare side

Subbotin Субботин m Russian
From Russian суббота (subbota), meaning "Saturday".

Sudoplatov Судоплатов Russian

Sukhanov Суханов m Russian

Sukharev Сухарев Russian
From sukhari, meaning "hardtack".

Sukhikh Сухих Russian

Sukhorukov Сухоруков m Russian
From Russian сухорукий (sukhorukiy), meaning "withered".

Sukhoterin Сухотерин m Russian

Sukhov Russian

Sukhovetskiy Суховецкий m Russian

Surganov Сурганов m Russian

Surikov Суриков m Russian

Surin Сурин m Russian

Surkov Сурков m Russian

Surodeyev Суродеев m Russian

Suslennikov Сусленников m Russian

Susloparov Суслопаров m Russian

Susoev Сусоев Russian
Means "son of Susoi".

Suvorov Суворов Russian
From Suvorov, the name of a town in the Tula Oblast of Russia.

Svatkov Сватков m Russian

Svatkovsky Сватовский m Russian
From сват (svat) meaning "matchmaker"

Sverchkov Сверчков m Russian
From Russian сверчок (sverchok), meaning "cricket".

Sveshnikov Свешников, Свешникова Russian
Russian surname with unknown meaning.

Svetlakov Светлаков m Russian
Derived from Russian word светло (svetlo) meaning "light".

Svetlakova Russian

Svetleyshiy Светлейший m Russian
Svetleyshiy was a title used by non-firstborn children of royals.

Svinomatkin Свиноматкин m Russian

Sviyazov Свиязов m Russian

Svobodin Свободин Russian
Patronymic surname derived from Russian свобода (svoboda) meaning "freedom, liberty".

Svobodov Свободов Russian
Patronymic surname derived from Russian свобода (svoboda) meaning "freedom, liberty".

Sychyov Сычёв Russian
From Russian сыч (sych) meaning "small owl".

Sychyova Сычёва Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Сычёв (see Sychyov).

Syezd Съезд Russian (Rare), Kazakh (Rare)
The last name is a Russian last name derived from съезд (s"yezd) meaning "conference, congress, convention", but it is mostly used in Kazakhstan.

Synov Синов Russian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainianised form of Sinov.

Sytko Belarusian, Russian

Syutkin Сюткин m Russian

Tabakayev Табакаев m Russian

Tabakov Табаков m Russian

Takhtaulov Тахтаулов m Russian (?)

Taktayev Тактаев m Russian

Talinov Талинов Russian (Rare, ?)

Talysh Талыш Russian
From Russian талыш (talysh), meaning "a Talysh". The Talysh are a minority ethnic group in Iran and Azerbaidzhan.

Talyzin Талызин m Russian

Tambovtsev Тамбовцев m Russian
Means "from Tambov".

Tantsyrev Танцырев m Russian
Derived from танец (tanets) meaning dance.

Taranin Таранин m Russian

Taranov Таранов m Russian

Taranova Таранова f Russian
Feminine form of Taranov.

Taras Тарас Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian
From the given name Taras.

Tarasov Тарасов Russian
Means "son of Taras".

Tarasova Тарасова Russian
Feminine form of Tarasov.

Tarkhov Тархов Russian
Means "son of Tarkh". This is a Russian noble surname.