Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the usage is Slavic; and the first letter is Y.
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Yablokov Russian
From Russian яблоко (yabloko) meaning "apple", used as a nickname for a ruddy person or a gardener who received a plentiful harvest.
Yablon Jewish (Ashkenazi), Polish
Jewish artifical name derived from the Polish jabłon meaning "apple tree". This surname is rare in Poland.
Yachmenyov m Russian
From ячмень (yachmen') meaning "barley".
Yadov m Russian
Derived from "яд (yad)" meaning poison.
Yakemenko Ukrainian
Vasiliy Yakemenko was the chairman of the Nashi youth group in Russia.
Yakimets Russian
Derived from the given name Yakim.
Yakimov Russian
Means "Son of Yakim".
Yakivenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Yakiv".
Yakovets' Russian, Ukrainian (?)
Derived from given name Yakov.
Yakubenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Yakub".
Yakubovich Russian, Belarusian
Derived from the given name Yakub.
Yakubu Arabic, Assyrian, Chaldean, Slovak (Americanized), Czech (Americanized), Jewish (Ashkenazi, Americanized)
Arabic and Assyrian/Chaldean: from a variant of the Arabic and Syriac personal name YaʿqūbJacob’ (see Yaqub).... [more]
Yakymenko Ukrainian
From the given name Yakym.
Yakymets Ukrainian
From the given name Yakym.
Yalovyy m Ukrainian
Means "barren, waste, empty". It also could refer to infertile person.
Yampilskiy Ukrainian (Rare)
This was used by people originating from any of various Ukrainian settlements by the name of "Yampil".
Yanenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Yan 1".
Yankouskaya f Belarusian
Feminine form of Yankouski.
Yankouski m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Jankowski.
Yankovic Slovene, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Polish
Americanized form of Janković, or perhaps Jankowicz.
Yankovich Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Americanized spelling of Janković or Jankovič.
Yankovska f Ukrainian
Feminine form of Yankovskyi.
Yankovskaya f Russian
Feminine form of Yankovsky.
Yankovsky m Russian
Russian form of Jankowski.
Yankovskyi m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Jankowski.
Yanukovych Ukrainian
Viktor Yanukovych was president of Ukraine from 2010-2014.
Yanvaryov m Russian
From Russian январь (yanvar'), meaning "January".
Yapontsev m Russian
Denotes to a Japanese person.
Yaremchuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Yarema".
Yarmolenko Ukrainian
Regional name for someone from Yarmolyntsi, an urban-type settlement in Ukraine.
Yarosh Ukrainian, Polish (Ukrainianized)
Variant of Yaroshenko or Ukrainianised form of Jarosz.
Yaroshenko Ukrainian
Derived from a diminutive form of Yaroslav.
Yaroslavtsev m Russian
From the given name Yaroslav.
Yarovenko Ukrainian
Possibly from the given name Yaroslav.
Yarovyi m Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Yarovyy.
Yarovyy m Ukrainian
Means "spring".
Yasenov Bulgarian
Means "son of Yasen".
Yasevich Belarusian
Possibly derived from ясна (yasna), meaning "clear" in Belarusian.
Yash Polish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Polish Jeż ‘hedgehog’ and possibly also of its Slovenian or other Slavic cognate Jež (see Jez).
Yashin Russian
Means "son of Yasha". This surname was borne by the Soviet soccer goalkeeper Lev Yashin (1929-1990).
Yashina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Я́шин (see Yashin).
Yastrebov m Russian
Derived from Russian ястреб (yastreb) meaning "hawk".
Yastremskyi m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Jastremski.
Yatsenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Yatsentiy".
Yavorov Bulgarian
Means "son of Yavor".
Yazvinskiy m Russian
From Russian язвина (yazvina), meaning "ulcer".
Yefimov Russian
Means "son of Yefim".
Yefimova Russian
Feminine form of Yefimov.
Yefimovich Russian
Grigori Yefimovich who is best known as "Rasputin" was a Russian peasant, mystic and private adviser to the Romanovs (Tsar Nicholas II and his wife Tsarina Alexandra in the early 20th century).
Yefremov m Russian
Means "son of Yefrem".
Yegin m Russian
Means "son of Yegor."
Yelich Serbian (Anglicized, Rare)
Yelich is an Anglicized spelling of the last name Jelić.
Yelizarov m Russian
Possibly from the given name Yelizaveta.
Yelkin m Russian
From Russian елка (yelka), meaning "christmas tree".
Yeltsin m Russian
Possibly from Russian word ель (jel') meaning "spruce, fir" and the relational suffix -ин (-in).
Yemelyanov Russian
Means "son of Yemelyan".
Yemelyanova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Емельянов (see Yemelyanov).
Yeremenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Yeremeyev.
Yeremeyev m Russian
Derived from the given name Yeremey. Konstantin Yeremeyev was a Soviet journalist and military person.
Yermak Ukrainian, Russian
From the given name Yermak. Andriy Yermak is a Ukrainian politician and former film producer.
Yermolayev Russian
Means "son of Yermolai".
Yevchenko Ukrainian
From the given name Yevhen.
Yevdokimov m Russian
Means "son of Yevdokim".
Yevdokimova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Евдокимов (see Yevdokimov).
Yevgenyev m Russian
Means "son of Yevgeniy".
Yevgenyevich m Russian
Means "son of Yevgeniy".
Yevstigneyeva Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Евстигнеев (see Yevstigneyev).
Yezhov m Russian
Derived from Russian word "ёж (yozh)" meaning hedgehog. Yezhov was the last name of Nikolay Yezhov, the leader of the Soviet NKVD from 1936-38 who is known for Yezhovshchina.
Yosifov Russian
Means "son of Iosif".
Yosyfovych Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Iosifovich.
Yovanovich Serbian
Anglicised form of Jovanović.
Yovnyi Ukrainian
its from the jewish people of Ukraine it comes from the jewish name Ivri
Yudin Russian
Means "son of Yuda".
Yugov Russian
Derived from Russian юг (yug) meaning "south".
Yukhymenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Yukhym".
Yuliyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yuliyan".
Yuliyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yuliyanov.
Yurchak Polish (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of Polish Jurczak.
Yuriev m Russian
Means “son of Yuri 1".
Yurkaw m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Yurkov.
Yurkov m Russian
Derived from a diminutive form of Yuriy.
Yurkovich Ukrainian, Belarusian
Patronymic from the personal name Yurko, a pet form of Yuriy, eastern Slavic equivalent of George.
Yurovskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Yurovsky. This was the last name of Yakov Yurovskiy, a notable Bolshevik. He led the execution of the Romanovs.
Yurovsky Russian, Jewish, Polish (Anglicized)
Habitational name from Yurovo, or anglicization of Polish cognate Jurowski.
Yurovskyi Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Jurowski.
Yuryevich Russian
Means "son of Yuriy".
Yusein Bulgarian
From the given name Yusein.
Yuseinov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yusein".
Yuseinova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yuseinov.
Yushchenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Yukhym". Viktor Yushchenko was the Ukrainian president from 2005 to 2010, and a major figure in the Orange Revolution.
Yushenkov m Russian
Possibly a variant of Yushko.
Yushin m Russian
Possibly a form of Yushko.
Yushkin m Russian
Variant of Yushko.
Yushko Ukrainian, Russian
From Ukrainian and Russian юшка (yushka), meaning "broth, juice from food". It can also mean "blood".
Yuskov m Russian
Possibly from the letter yus (юс, ѧ, ѫ, ꙛ, ꙙ) of the early Slavonic alphabets.
Yusov Russian
Derived from Russian юс (yus) meaning "(either little or big) yus".