Russian Submitted Surnames

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.

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".

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]

Stegunov Стегунов m Russian

Stepankov Степанков Russian
Means "son of Stepan".

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.

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

Surikov Суриков m Russian

Surin Сурин m Russian

Surkov Сурков m Russian

Surodeyev Суродеев 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

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

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.

Tarlykov Тарлыков m Russian, Kazakh (Russified, ?)
Possibly derived from Kazakh тарлық (tarlıq; russified: tarlyk) meaning "narrow", but probably not.

Tarpishchev Тарпищев m Russian

Tartakovsky Тартаковский Russian, Jewish
Name for someone originally from the town of Tartakiv (or Tartakov) in Ukraine, derived from Ukrainian тартак (tartak) meaning "sawmill".

Tatarov Татаров m Russian
Means "son of a Tatar".

Tatelman Russian, Yiddish
Man who tats or sew

Tati Тати Popular Culture, French, Russian
A well known diminutive of both Tatiana and Tatischeff.

Tatischeff Татищев French, Russian, English
Best known as the actual full surname of Jacques Tati.

Tatyanin Татьянин Russian
Matronymic surname derived from the Russian given name Tatyana.

Tazhudinov Тажудинов Russian

Tcherneshoff Russian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Chernyshoff or Tchernyshov.

Telyakov Теляков m Russian

Temnikov Темников m Russian

Tenyukh Тенюх Russian, Ukrainian

Teplov Теплов m Russian
Variant transcription of Tyoplov.

Teplyakov Тепляков m Russian
From Russian dialectual тепляк (teplyak), meaning "house, home, enclosure" (literally "warm space").

Teplykh Теплых Russian
Variant of Teplov.

Terekbiyev Терекбиев m Russian (?), Central Asian (?)

Terenya Тереня Russian, Belarusian

Tereschchenko Ukrainian, Russian
Variant of Tereshchenko.

Tereshko Russian (?)

Terina Russian (?)

Terlyakov Терляков m Russian

Ternovtsov Терновцов m Russian

Ter-saakov Russian (Rare)

Tertyshnikov Тертышников m Russian

Tesalkin Тесалькин m Russian

Tessler Romanian, Russian
Russian, Christian. From The original name tescherak

Tichina Russian

Tikhanchik Тиханчик Russian
Derived from тихо (tikho) meaning "quiet".

Tikhanovskaya Тихановская f Russian
Russian form of Tsikhanouskaya. The standard form is Tikhonovskaya, but when referring to the politician Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya in Russian, Tikhanovskaya is used.

Tikhomirov Тихомиров m Russian
Means "son of Tikhomir".

Tikhon'ko Тихонько Russian
Means "quietly" in Russian.

Tikhonov Тихонов Russian
Means "son of Tikhon".

Tikhonovskaya Тихоновская f Russian
Feminine form of Tikhonovskiy.

Tikhonovskiy Тихоновский m Russian
From the given name Tikhon.

Timofeev Тимофеев Russian
Means "son of Timofey".

Timofeeva Тимофеева f Russian
Feminine form of Timofeev.

Timofeyev Тимофеев Russian
Variant transcription of Timofeev.

Tishkov Тишков m Russian

Titov Титов Russian
Means "son of Tit".

Tkachyov Ткачёв m Russian
From Russian ткач (tkach), meaning "weaver".

Tkhakokhov Тхакохов Russian

Tokarev Токарев Russian
Patronymic name derived from Russian токарь (tokar) meaning "turner". A turner was a person who used a lathe to create small objects from wood or bone. A notable bearer of this name was the Russian-American singer and songwriter Willi Tokarev (1934-2019).

Tokareva Токарева Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Токарев (see Tokarev).

Tolkachev Толкачев m Russian
Maybe derived from the Russian word "только (tol'ko)" meaning only.

Tolstov Толстов m Russian

Tolstoy Толстой Russian
Means "fat" from Russian толстый (tolstyy) meaning "thick, stout, fat". This was the name of a Russian family of nobility; a notable member was Count Lev "Leo" Tolstoy (1828-1910), a Russian writer.

Tonje Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Icelandic, Slovak, Croatian, Nepali, Estonian
From given name Tonje

Topolskov Топольсков m Russian

Toptunov Топтунов Russian, Ukrainian

Torbik Торбик Belarusian, Russian (?)

Touzov Russian
Female version is Touzova.

Travkov Травков m Russian

Tret'yakov Третьяков m Russian
From Russian третья (tret'ya), meaning "third".

Trihub Russian

Trineev Тринеев m Russian

Trofimov Трофимов Russian
Means "son of Trofim".

Trofimova Трофимова f Russian
Feminine form of Trofimov.

Tropov Тропов Russian
From russian word tropa - "trail".

Troshev Трошев m Russian
Andrey Troshev ("Sedoy") was an agent for the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs and fought in many wars.

Trotsky Троцкий Russian
This surname means the Lithuanian city of "Trakai", a notable bearer of this surname was Leon Trotsky.

Trubetskoy Трубецкие Russian
Meaning ‘From Trubetsk’.

Trubnikov Трубников m Russian
Possibly from труба (truba) meaning "pipe"

Trusov Трусов Russian
From Russian Трус (trus) "coward".

Tsarev Царев Russian
Means "son of an emperor" in Russian.

Tsaritsyn Царицын Russian
From a former name of the Russian city of Volgograd that was used from 1589 to 1925. The name is from Царица (Tsaritsa), a small river and a tributary of the Volga, which was probably derived from Tatar сары су (sary su) meaning "yellow water".

Tsaryova Russian
Someone who is a descendent of a person who worked for the Tsar or Emperor.

Tschernow Чернов m Russian (Germanized)
Germanised form of Chernov.

Tsedenov Russian

Tselikov Целиков m Russian

Tsikhanouskaya f Belarusian, Russian (Belarusianized)
From the given name Tsikhan. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is the Belarusian opposition leader. It is also the Belarusianised form of Russian Tikhonovskaya.

Tsirkonov Цирконов m Russian
Possibly from Russian циркон (tsirkon), meaning "zircon".

Tsitovich Цитович Belarusian, Russian
Means "son of Tsit".

Tsokolov Цоколов m Russian
From Russian цоколь (tsokol'), meaning "plinth, base, socle".

Tsorn Цорн Russian
Russian form of Zorn.

Tsupik Цупик Russian

Tsvetkov Цветков m Russian
Derived from Russian word "цветка (tsvetka)" meaning little flower.

Tsvetov Цветов m Russian
From Russian цвет (tsvet), meaning "flower".

Tsvirko Цвирко Russian

Tsygan Цыган Russian
Derived from Russian цыган (tsygan) meaning "gypsy".

Tsygankov Цыганков Russian
Variant of Tsyganov.

Tsyganov Цыганов Russian
Means "son of a gypsy" in Russian.

Tsytovich Цытович Belarusian, Russian
Variant of Tsitovich.

Tugolukov Туголуков m Russian
From the nickname тугой лук (tugoy luk) meaning "tight bow".

Tugoy Тугой m Russian
Means "tight, stiff" in Russian.

Tukhachevskiy Тухачевский m Russian, Polish (Russified, ?)

Tulenov Туленов m Russian

Tuleshova Russian, Ukrainian
Was the surname of “The Voice Kids Ukraine”, Daneliya Tuleshova.

Tulin Тулин m Russian

Tulyeshova Russian, Ukrainian
Variant of Tuleshova.

Turbin Турбин Russian
From the nickname Турба (Turba) which was probably derived from an old dialectal word meaning "face, snout, muzzle (of an animal)", used as a name for a person with an unpleasant or ugly appearance... [more]

Turchanovich Турчанович Russian

Turchinov Турчинов m Russian

Turchynov Турчинов m Russian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainianised form of Turchinov.

Turgaev Тургаев Russian, Kazakh

Turovskiy Туровский m Russian

Tushyontsov Тушёнцов m Russian
From Russian тушёнка (tushyonka), meaning "stew".

Tvardovskiy Твардовский m Russian

Tverskiy Тверский m Russian
Means "from Tver".

Twersky Russian
Russian surname derived from Tver Oblast (known as Kalinin from 1931-1990, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)

Tyaglo Тягло Russian
Russian form of Tyahlo.

Tyahlo Тягло Ukrainian (Rare), Russian (Ukrainianized, Rare)

Tyllykintsev Тыллыкинцев m Yakut, Russian
Means "from Tyllyky".

Tyoplov Тёплов m Russian
From Russian тёплый (tyoplyy), meaning "warm".

Tyuleykin Тюлейкин m Russian

Tyumenskiy Тюменский m Russian
Means "from Tyumen".

Tyurin Тюрин Russian (Modern)

Tyutyunnik Тютюнник Russian
Occupational name for a tobacco tycoon, derived from Slavic word tyutyun literally meaning "tobacco".

Ud'yarov Удьяров m Russian

Uglanov Угланов m Russian
From Russian угол (ugol), meaning "angle, corner".

Ukrainets Украинец Russian, Ukrainian (Russified)
Means "Ukrainian" in Russian, also the Russified form of Ukrayinets'.

Ukraintsev Украинцев m Russian
Means "from Ukraine", from Russian Украина (Ukraina).

Ukrayntsev Украинцев m Russian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainian transcription of Ukraintsev, used by Russians in Ukraine.

Ulitko Улитко Russian

Ulyanko Ульянко Russian, Ukrainian
Variant of Ulyanov.

Ulyanov Ульянов m Russian
Means "son of Ulyan". A notable bearer was Vladimir Ulyanov (1870-1924), a Russian revolutionary better known as Vladimir Lenin.

Ulyanova Ульянова Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Ульянов (see Ulyanov).

Ulyanovskaya Ульяновская Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Ульяновский (see Ulyanovsky).

Ulyanovsky Ульяновский Russian
Means "son of Ulyan".

Ul'zutuyev Ульзутуев m Russian (?)

Umanets Уманец Russian
From the Russian term уманец (umanets), meaning "smart person".

Umnov Умнов m Russian
From Russian умный (umnyy), meaning "smart".

Uppin Estonian, Russian

Urbana Урбана Belarusian, Ukrainian, Russian (Rare), Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Urban.

Urbansky Урбанский Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian, Jewish
In Czech and Slovak usage, it is a habitational name for someone from a place called Urbanice. In Polish usage, it is a habitational name for someone from a place named with the personal name Urban.

Uritskiy Урицкий m Russian, Polish (Russified, ?)

Uriyevskiy Уриевский Russian, Yiddish (Russified)

Urusov Урусов Russian
From Slavic urush which means "warrior". This was the surname of a noble family in Russia.

Usachyov Усачёв m Russian
From усач (usach) maning "beard, moustache"

Usanov Усанов m Russian

Ushakov Ушаков m Russian
Derives from Russian word "уша (usha)" meaning ear.

Usholik Ушолик Russian

Usik Усик Russian
From Russian meaning "tendril".

Usoltsev Усольцев m Russian

Ustinov Устинов Russian
Means "son of Ustin". A famous bearer of this surname was the British actor Sir Peter Ustinov (1921-2004).

Ustinova Устинова Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Устинов (see Ustinov).

Utenkov Утенков m Russian

Utyugin Утюгин Russian
Means "man of iron" in Russian.

Vadimovna Вадимовна Russian
Russian patronym meaning "daughter of Vadim".

Vakhyanin Вахнянин m Russian

Vakulov Вакулов m Russian

Valentina Валентина Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Valentin.

Valov Валов m Russian

Valuyev Валуев m Russian

Vandilovskiy Вандиловский m Russian

Van'kin Ванькин m Russian
Possibly derived from Vanka.

Varaksin Вараксин m Russian
Russian form of Varaksa.

Varfolomeyev Варфоломеев m Russian
Means "son of Varfolomey".

Varfolomeyeva Варфоломеева Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Варфоломеев (see Varfolomeyev).

Varkentin Варкентин m Russian

Varshavskiy Варшавский m Russian
Means "from Warsaw", from Russian Варшава (Varshava) "Warsaw".

Varsonofyev Варсонофьев Russian (Rare)
Means "son of Varsonofy"; rarely used as a surname.

Vashurin Вашурин m Russian

Vasilkovskiy Васильковский m Russian
Derived from Russian василька (vasilka) meaning "cornflower"

Vasilov василов Bulgarian, Russian
Meaning "son of Vasil" in Russian and "from Bulgaria" in Bulgarian.

Vasin Васин Russian
Derived from the given name Vasya.

Vasnetsov Васнецов m Russian

Vaulin Russian (Rare)

Vavilov Вавилов m Russian

Vays Вайс Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Weiss.

Vdovin Вдовин m Russian
Feom вдов (vdov) meaning "window"

Vectra Russian

Vedeneev Веденеев m Russian

Vedeneeva Веденеева f Russian
Femenine form of Vedeneev

Vedrov Ведров m Russian
From the Russian word ведро (vedro), meaning "bucket".

Vekovishchev Вековищев m Russian
Possibly deriving from "вековой (vekovoy)" meaning a century old and "вище (vishche)" meaning more.

Velichko Величко Russian
Derived from Russian великий (velikiy), meaning "great, large".

Velichkovskiy Величковский m Russian
Variant of Velichko.

Velikanov Великанов Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from Russian великан (velikan) meaning "giant".

Velikiy Великий m Russian
Means "great, large" in Russian.

Velikoredchanin Великоредчанин m Russian
Part of it is derived from великий (velikiy), meaning "great".

Velikov Великов m Russian
From Russian великий (velikiy), meaning "great".

Vengerov Венгеров m Russian
From Russian венгерский (vengerskiy), meaning "Hungarian".

Verbitskiy Вербицкий m Russian
Russian form of Wierzbicki.

Vergasov Вергасов m Russian

Verkhoturov Верхотуров Russian (Modern, Rare)
Arrived from Verkhoturye (city in the Urals, on the river Tura)

Vernikov Верников m Russian
From Russian верник (vernik), meaning "believer", usually in the context of religion due to the term вера (vera) "faith, belief, trust" which is often associated with religion.

Veronikov Russian

Vershkov Вершков m Russian

Vershynin Вершини, Вершинін m Russian, Ukrainian
From вершин (vershin) meaning "top"

Veryovkin Верёвкин m Russian
From Russian верёвка (veryovka), meaning "rope".

Veselov Веселов m Russian
Derived from Russian word "весело (veselo)" meaning fun.

Veshkin Вешкин m Russian

Veshnyakov Вешняков m Russian

Vetrov Ветров m Russian
Derived from ветер (veter), meaning "wind".

Vezhina Russian

Vikentiev Викентиев, Викентиева Russian
Means "son of Vikentiy".

Vikentiyev Викентиев, Викентиева Russian
Variant transcription of Vikentiev.

Vilenskiy Виленский m Russian

Vilkin Вилкин Belarusian, Russian
Derived from Russian вилка (vilka) meaning "fork, pitchfork".