Ukrainian Submitted Surnames

Ukrainian names are used in the country of Ukraine in eastern Europe.
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Korotchenko Коротченко Ukrainian
From Ukrainian короткий (korotkyy), meaning "small, short".
Kosach Косач Ukrainian
Means "mower" in Ukrainian, ultimately from косити (kosyty), meaning "to mow". This was the birth surname of Lesya Ukrainka.
Kostenko Костенко Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Kostyantyn.
Kostyshyn Костишин Ukrainian
From the given name Kostyantyn.
Kostyuchenko Костюченко Ukrainian
Variant of Kostenko.
Kostyuk Костюк Ukrainian
Variant of Kostenko.
Kotelyak Котеляк Ukrainian
Kotenko Котенко Ukrainian
Koteynko Котейнко Ukrainian
Kotlyar Котляр Ukrainian
Means "boilermaker".
Kotsyuba Коцюба Ukrainian
Kovaliv Ковалів Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Kovalyov.
Kovalko Ковалько m Ukrainian
Variant of Koval.
Kovtun Ковтун Ukrainian, Russian
Means "plica, mophead" in Ukrainian, refering to someone with unkempt hair "Polish plait" .
Kowalchuk Ковальчук Ukrainian (Anglicized, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Kovalchuk. This is mostly used in Canada and America.
Kowalchyk Ковальчук Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Kowalchuk.
Kowalczuk Ковальчук Ukrainian (Polonized)
Polonised form of Ukrainian Kovalchuk, which is used by Ukrainians in Poland.
Kozachenko Козаченко Ukrainian
Means "son of a cossack", from Ukrainian козак (kozak) "cossack".
Kozak Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian, Ukrainian
Ethnic name for a Cossack, a member of a people descended from a group of runaway serfs who set up a semi-independent military republic in Ukraine in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Kozakov Козаков Ukrainian
From Ukrainian козак (kozak) meaning "cossack".
Kozar Ukrainian, Russian, Croatian, Slovene
Means “goatherd”.
Kozarenko Козаренко Ukrainian
Ukrainian variant of Kozar.
Kozatskyy Козацький m Ukrainian
Variant of Kozak.
Kozhara Кожара Ukrainian
From Ukrainian кожа (kozha), meaning "skin, leather".
Kozhedub Кожедуб Ukrainian
Probably from Ukrainian кожа (kozha) "skin, leather" and дуб (dub) "oak".
Kozlenko Козленко Ukrainian
From Ukrainian козел (kozel), meaning "goat".
Kozlyk Козлик Ukrainian
Kozmenko Козьменко Ukrainian
Variant of Kuzmenko.
Kozyr Козир Ukrainian
Kraina Країна Czech, South Slavic, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian
From Old Slavic крайина (krajina) "country" or from крайь (krajĭ) "border", ultimately from кройити (krojiti) "to cut".
Krasilnyk Красільник Ukrainian
Krasnozhon Красножон Ukrainian
Krasyuk Красюк Ukrainian
From Ukrainian краси (krasy), meaning "beauty".
Krayinyk Країник Ukrainian
From Ukrainian країна (krayina), meaning "country, bordered land".
Krayinyuk Країнюк Ukrainian (Rare)
A form of Kraina.
Krisko Криско Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian cognate of Kriško.
Krot Крот Ukrainian
Krotevych Кротевич Ukrainian
Krulikovskyy Круліковський m Ukrainian
Krutko Крутько Ukrainian
Maybe from Ukrainian круто (kruto), meaning "steep".
Krylenko Криленко Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Krylov.
Krym Крим Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Belarusian, Polish
Means "Crimea", from Krym.
Krymchak Кримчак Ukrainian
From Кримчак (Krymchak), a term for a Jewish Crimean Tatar, or just meaning "from Crimea".
Krymchuk Кримчук Ukrainian
Variant of Krymenko.
Krymenko Крименко Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian variant of Krym.
Krymko Кримко Ukrainian, Russian
From the place name Крим/Крым (Krym), meaning "Crimea".
Krypak Крипак Ukrainian
Krysco Криско Ukrainian, Russian
Alternate transcription of Krisko.
Kryshtofovych Криштофович Ukrainian
Means "son of Kryshtof".
Krysin Крисін Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from Russian крыса (krysa) meaning "rat".
Kryuchok Крючок Ukrainian
Kryvko Кривко Ukrainian
Kryvonos Кривонос Ukrainian (?)
Kryvoruchko Криворучко Ukrainian
From Ukrainian кривий (kryvyy), meaning "crooked", and рук (ruk), meaning "hand" or ручка (ruchka), meaning "handle".
Kryvyanyk Кривяник Ukrainian
Kryzhanskyy Крижанський m Ukrainian
Ksyonda Ксьонда Ukrainian (?)
Kucher Кучер Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Kučera.
Kucherenko Кучеренко Ukrainian
Variant of Kucher.
Kucheryavenko Кучерявенко Ukrainian
From Ukrainian кучерявий (kucheryavyy), meaning "curly".
Kucheryavyy Кучерявий m Ukrainian
Means "curly".
Kuchma Кучма Ukrainian
Kudlyk Кудлик Ukrainian
Kudrenko Кудренко Ukrainian
Kudryavets Кудрявець Ukrainian
Variant of Kudrenko.
Kukla Кукла Ukrainian
Means "doll, puppet" in Ukrainian.
Kukurudza Кукурудза Ukrainian
Means "corn".
Kulak Кулак Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Polish
Means "fist". Was also used to describe Ukrainian farmers who went against the Soviet government in the early 30s.
Kulchytskyy Кульчицький m Ukrainian
Kulinich Кулініч Ukrainian
Variant of Kulinych.
Kulinych Кулінич Ukrainian
Kulish Куліш Ukrainian
Kulish (Куліш) is Ukrainian and Belarusian traditional wheat or grain food similar to better known kasha (porridge).
Kultura Культура Ukrainian
Means "culture" in Ukrainian.
Kulya Куля Ukrainian
Means "bullet" in Ukrainian. Denoted to a soldier.
Kulyak Куляк Ukrainian, Belarusian
From Belarusian and Ukrainian куля (kulya), meaning "bullet", probably used to describe a shooter, soldier, or a hunter.
Kulyk Кулик Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Kulik.
Kundenko Кунденко Ukrainian
Kunilich Кулініч Ukrainian
Kunytskyy Куницький m Ukrainian
Kupka Czech, Polish, Ukrainian, Slovak, Sorbian, Jewish
Nickname or topographic name from the Polish, Ukrainian, Czech and Sorbian word kupka, a diminutive of kupa meaning "heap, pile", in Upper Sorbian also "lump".... [more]
Kupriyenko Купрієнко Ukrainian
Kurashenko Курашенко Ukrainian (Rare)
Possibly related to Kurakhov.
Kurchenko Курченко Ukrainian
Kurlyuk Курлюк Ukrainian
Kuryachenko Куряченко Ukrainian
From Ukrainian курячий (kuryachyy), meaning "chicken (adjective)".
Kurylenko Куриленко Ukrainian
Possibly from Ukrainian курити (kuryty), meaning "to smoke". A famous bearer is Ukrainian-French actress and model Olga Kurylenko (1979-).
Kurylo Ukrainian
From the personal name Kurýlo, a Ukrainian form of the ancient Slavic name Kiril, from Greek Kyrillos, a derivative of kyrios "Lord"... [more]
Kushnir Кушнір Ukrainian
Means "furrier, fur seller, animal skinner" in Ukrainian.
Kusliy Куслій m Ukrainian
Means "gets mad easily".
Kusyuk Кусюк Ukrainian
From Ukrainian кусок (kusok), meaning "piece (of food)".
Kuzma Ukrainian, Belarusian
From the personal name Kuzma, Greek Kosmas, a derivative of kosmos ‘universe’, ‘(ordered) arrangement’. St. Cosmas, martyred with his brother Damian in Cilicia in the early 4th century ad, came to be widely revered in the Eastern Church.
Kuzmak Кузьмак Ukrainian
From the given name Kuzma.
Kuz'menko Кузьменко Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Kuzmenko.
Kuzmenyuk Кузьменюк Ukrainian
Variant of Kuzmenko.
Kuzmyn Кузьмин Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Kuzmin.
Kvachko Квачко Ukrainian
From Ukrainian квач (kvach), meaning "tag (game)".
Kvashuk Квашук Ukrainian
From квас (kvas), a type of drink popular in Slavic countries.
Kvitka Квітка Ukrainian
Means "flower" in Ukrainian. It is an ornamental surname, but it could also denote to someone from a village called Kvitka.
Kychka Кичка Ukrainian
Kyiashko Кияшко Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Kyyashko.
Kyrychenko Кириченко Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Kyryk.
Kyrylenko Кириле́нко Ukrainian
Means "son of Kyrylo".
Kyselytsya Киселиця Ukrainian
A kyselytsya (киселиця) is sweet food made of plums and flour/grain.
Kysil Кисіль Ukrainian
Kyyashko Кияшко Ukrainian
From киян (kyyan), meaning "Kyivan".
Kyzylo Кизило Ukrainian
Labazyuk Лабазюк Ukrainian
From Ukrainian лабазник (labaznyk), a type of tree. Probably denoted to someone who lived near labaznyks.
Ladurenko Ладуренко Ukrainian
Lashchuk Лащук Ukrainian
Lashko Лашко Ukrainian
Lastovych Ластович Ukrainian
Lavriv Лаврів Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Lavrov.
Layuk Лаюк Ukrainian
Possibly from Ukrainian лаяти (layaty), meaning "to scold, to yell at".
Lazarenko Лазаренко Ukrainian
From the given name Lazar
Lazebnyk Лазебник Ukrainian
Lebid Лебідь Ukrainian
Means 'Swan'
Lemzenko Лемзенко Ukrainian
Lenets Ленець Ukrainian
Leonenko Леоненко Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Leonid.
Leporskyy Лепорський m Ukrainian
Leshchenko Лещенко Ukrainian
Leshyshak Лешишак Ukrainian
Levchik Левчик Belarusian, Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Levchyk.
Levchyk Левчик Ukrainian
Variant of Levchenko.
Levytskyy Левицький m Ukrainian
Lirnyk Лірник Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian лірник (lirnyk) meaning "lirnyk". Lirnyky were itinerant Ukrainian musicians who performed religious, historical and epic songs to the accompaniment of a lira.
Litvinchuk Литвинчук Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian
Derived from Russian литвин (litvin) historically denoting a Lithuanian or Belarusian person.
Lizvinskyy Лізвінський m Ukrainian
Loboda Лобода Ukrainian
Lohvynenko Логвиненко Ukrainian
Lokhvitskiy Лохвицький Ukrainian (Rare)
This indicates familial origin within the city of Lokhvytsia in Ukraine.
Lomachenko Ломаченко Ukrainian, Russian
Derived from Ukrainian ломач (lomach) meaning "bonfire".
Lomachuk Ломачук Ukrainian
Variant of Lomachenko.
Lopata Лопата Russian, Ukrainian
Derived either from Russian лопата (lopata) or Ukrainian лопата (lopata) both meaning "spade, shovel". This may have been a nickname for a digger or a truck farmer.
Los Лось Ukrainian
Lovar Ловар Ukrainian
Loza Лоза Ukrainian
Lozov'yaha Лозов'яга Ukrainian
Lozov'yahin Лозов'ягін m Ukrainian (?)
Variant of Lozov'yaha.
Lubarsky Любарський Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from Liubar, an urban-type settlement in the Zhytomyr Oblast of Ukraine, or Lubarka, an unknown place in Lithuania.
Luchenko Лученко Ukrainian
From the given name Luka.
Luchka Лучка Ukrainian
Luhanskyy Луганський m Ukrainian
Means "from Luhansk".
Luhovskyy Луговський m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian луг (luh), meaning "meadow".
Lukashenka Лукашэнка Ukrainian (Belarusianized)
Belarusianised form of Lukashenko.
Lukashenko Лукашенко Ukrainian
Means "son of Luka". Aleksandr Lukashenko is the current Belarusian president.
Luk'yanenko Лук'яненко Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Lukyanov.
Lunashko Лунашко Ukrainian, Russian
Derived from луна (luna), meaning "moon" in Russian.
Luniv Лунів Ukrainian (Rare)
From Ukrainian луна (luna), meaning "echo".
Lut Лут Ukrainian
Lutsan Луцан Ukrainian
Probably a variant of Lutsenko.
Lutsenko Луценко Ukrainian
From the given name Lutsko.
Lyakhovych Ляхович Ukrainian
Variant of Lyashenko.
Lyashenko Ляшенко Ukrainian
From Ukrainian word lyakh - contemptuous word for "pole".
Lyashko Ляшко Ukrainian
Likely a variant of Lyashenko.
Lykhodiy Лиходій Ukrainian
Means "villain" in Ukrainian.
Lysheha Лишега Ukrainian
Lyskin Лискін Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian
Derived either from Belarusian лысы (lysy) or Russian лысый (lysy) or Ukrainian лисий (lysyi) all meaning "bald, bald-headed, hairless".
Lysyak Лисяк Rusyn, Ukrainian
Rusyn form and Ukrainian variant of Lysyuk.
Lysych Лисич Ukrainian
From either Ukrainian лиса (lysa) "fox" or лисий (lysyy) "bald".
Lysychenko Лисиченко Ukrainian
Means "from Lysychansk". Lysychansk is a city near Donetsk.
Lysytsya Лисиця Ukrainian
Means "fox".
Lysyuk Лисюк Ukrainian
Variant of Lysenko.
Lytovchenko Литовченко Ukrainian
From Ukrainian литовець (lytovets'), meaning "Lithuanian".
Lytvyn Литвин Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Litvin.
Lytvynenko Литвиненко Ukrainian
It indicates being a descendant of someone who lived in the medieval Grand Duchy of Lithuania but wasn't necessarily of the Lithuanian ethnicity.
Lyubenko Любенко Ukrainian
Either from Ukrainian word любити (lyubyty) "to love" or the given name Lyuba (Lyubov).
Lyulchyk Люльчик Ukrainian
Lyzohub Лизогуб Ukrainian
Mahda Магда Ukrainian
Makarenko Макаренко Ukrainian
Means "son of Makar".
Makarevych Макаревич Ukrainian
Means "child of Makar".
Makhnyak Махняк Ukrainian
Variant of Makhno.
Makiyenko Макієнко Ukrainian
Makovsky Маковский Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian variant of Makowski.
Maksim Максим Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Macedonian
From the given name Maksim.
Maksym Максим Ukrainian, Polish
From the given name Maksym.
Maksymchuk Максимчук Ukrainian
Means "son of Maksym".
Maksymenko Максименко Ukrainian
Means "child of Maksym".
Maksymov Максимов Ukrainian
Ukrainian transcription of Максимов (see Maksimov), meaning "son of Maksym".
Maksymova Максимова Ukrainian
Feminine transcription of Ukrainian Максимов (see Maksymov).
Malasenco МАЛАШЕНКО Ukrainian
This surname is a moderately common Ukrainian name and was formed from the Hebrew name MALACHI. After 988 A.D., every Slav, having been baptized, would undergo a ceremony, conducted by a priest, to receive a Christian name... [more]
Malashenko Малашенко Ukrainian
Patronymic derived from a Ukrainian form of Hebrew Malachi.
Malaya Малая Russian, Ukrainian
From Russian малый (maliy) or Ukrainian малий (malyy) both meaning "small, little", used as a nickname for a small child or a person who was thin or short in stature. Alternately, it may have come from Tatar малай (malay) meaning "boy, son" or "apprentice".
Mal'chenko Мальченко Ukrainian
Malchuck Малчук Ukrainian (Anglicized)
Anglicised variant of Malchuk.
Malyar Маляр Ukrainian, Jewish (Ashkenazi, ?)
Means "painter" in Ukrainian.
Malyarchuk Малярчук Ukrainian
Variant of Malyarevskyy.
Malyarevskyy Маляревський m Ukrainian
Malykhin Малыхин Russian, Ukrainian
Malynov Малинов, Малинова Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Malinov.
Malynovskiy Малиновський, Малиновська Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Malinovsky.
Malyuk Малюк Ukrainian
Malyuzhenko Малюженко Ukrainian
Malyy Малий m Ukrainian
Means "small, little".
Manchenko Манченко Ukrainian
Means "child of Manya".
Manzyuk Манзюк Ukrainian
Marchak Марчак Ukrainian
Marchuk Марчук Ukrainian
Possibly a patronymic derived from the given name Marko.
Marchyshak Марчишак Ukrainian, Rusyn (?)
Mariychak Марійчак Ukrainian
Probably from the name Mariya.
Markevych Маркевич Ukrainian
Variant of Markovych.
Markiyanov Маркіянов Ukrainian
Means "son of Markiyan".
Markovych Маркович Ukrainian
Means "son of Marko".
Martynenko Мартиненко Ukrainian
Patronymic derived from the given name Martyn.
Marukhno Марухно Ukrainian
Marusych Марусич Ukrainian
Means "child of Marusya".
Marynchuk Маринчук Ukrainian
Means "child of Maryna".
Mashovets Машовець Ukrainian (Rare)
Masnick Ukrainian
I believe it is Ukranian. I have been told it was spelled a little different and could be of Russian Jewish origin
Matsupa Мацюпа Ukrainian (Anglicized, ?)
Ukrainian; although may also have found in other forms in other countries such as Galicia (Western Ukraine), Poland and Hungary; due to the changing borders and occupation of land at various points in history.
Matviychuk Матвійчук Ukrainian
Variant of Matviyenko.
Matviyenko Матвієнко Ukrainian
From the given name Matviy.
Matyukha Матюха Ukrainian
Mayowski m Polish, Jewish (Ashkenazi), German, Ukrainian
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Maków, Makowa, or Makowo, all named with Slavic mak ‘poppy’. This surname is also found in Germany. Compare Makosky and Makowsky.... [more]
Maysyuk Майсюк Ukrainian
Mazepa Мазепа Ukrainian
From Ukrainian мазепа (mazepa), meaning "idiot, fool, blockhead".
Mazurchuk Мазурчук Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Mazur.
Mazurenko Мазуренко Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Mazur.
Medvedchuk Медведчук Ukrainian
From Ukrainian dialectal медведь (medved'), meaning "bear".
Mekshun Мекшун Ukrainian
Melchenko Мельченко Ukrainian
Variant of Melnyk.
Meleshko Мелешко Ukrainian
Melnichuk Мельничук Ukrainian (Russified)
Russified form of Melnychuk.
Melnychenko Мельниченко Ukrainian
Variant of Melnychuk.
Merezhko Мережко Ukrainian
Milan Мілан Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Russian
From the given name Milan, a derivative of names such as Bohumil and Miloslav, containing the Slavic elements mil or milu meaning ‘grace, favor, dear’.
Milashenko Мілашенко Ukrainian
Minenok Міненок Ukrainian
Miroshchenko Мірощенко Ukrainian
Miroshnichenko Мірошніченко Ukrainian
Denis Miroshnichenko is the chairman of the People's Council of the LNR.
Mishchenko Міщенко Ukrainian
Possibly from Ukrainian міщення (mishchennya), meaning "placement".
Misyats Місяць Ukrainian
Means "month, moon" in Ukrainian.
Mitnick Ukrainian, Jewish
Occupational name from Ukrainian mytnyk, Polish mytnik, which means ‘toll collector’.
Mitrenko Мітренко Ukrainian
Mocharskyy Мочарський m Ukrainian
Mokrenko Мокркенко Ukrainian
Mokryk Мокрик Ukrainian
From Ukrainian мокрий (mokryy), meaning "wet".
Molchan Молчан Russian, Ukrainian
From the Russian word молчан meaning "silent" it was often used as a nickname for someone who was soft-spoken and as a given name following Baptism
Molitvenik Ukrainian (Ukrainianized, Rare)
The meaning is "prayer warrior" or "someone who prays"
Momotyuk Момотюк Ukrainian
Moshnyaha Мошняга Ukrainian
Mosiychuk Мосійчук Ukrainian
Moskal Москаль Ukrainian
A moskal (москаль) is a derogatory term for Russian person.
Moskalchuk Москальчук Ukrainian
Variant of Moskalenko.
Moskalenko Москаленко Ukrainian
Means "son of the Russian", from Ukrainian москаль (moskal'), meaning "Russian (derogatory term)".
Mouravieff Моуравиефф Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian
Movchan Мовчан Ukrainian
Means "silent one".
Mozol Мозоль Polish, Ukrainian
Means "callous, hands with callous".
Mrochko Мрочко Ukrainian (?)
Mstishyn Мстишин Ukrainian
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous village.
Mucha Polish, Slovak, Czech, Ukrainian
Nickname for an irritating person or someone considered of no importance, from mucha "fly".
Mudryk Мудрик Ukrainian
Mukha Муха Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Means "fly" in several languages.
Muntyan Мунтян Ukrainian
Murashko Мурашко Ukrainian
Murza Мурза Ukrainian
Mushket мушкет Russian, Ukrainian
Means "musket, matchlock" from Russian "mušket" - maybe a nickname of some bandit.
Musiyaka Мусіяка Ukrainian
Musiyenko Мусієнко Ukrainian