VoytsekhovskyВойцеховскийPolish, Russian, Belarusian, Kazakh, Ukrainian One of the most common Polish surnames goes back to toponyms which were named from the short form Voitsekh (Wojciech) of the male name Voitseslav (Wojciesław), consisting of two common Slavic roots «warrior» and «glory.» The popularity of the name arose with Bishop Wojciech, the baptist of Poland and the Western Slavic lands (10th century)... [more]
VtorakВторакUkrainian, Russian Derived either from Russian второй (vtoroy) meaning "second, other" or directly from dialectal Ukrainian вторак (vtorak) meaning "secondborn".
YushchenkoЮщенкоUkrainian Means "child of Yukhym". Viktor Yushchenko was the Ukrainian president from 2005 to 2010, and a major figure in the Orange Revolution.
YushkoЮшкоUkrainian, Russian From Ukrainian and Russian юшка (yushka), meaning "broth, juice from food". It can also mean "blood".
ZaluskyUkrainian Derives from the Slavic word zalew, meaning "bay" or "flooded area". Given to families who lived near water or areas that flooded often.
ZhylenkoЖиленкоUkrainian From Ukrainian життя (zhyttya), meaning "life".
ZhytaryukЖитарюкUkrainian Means "child of the grain farmer". Derived from Ukrainian "житар (zhytar)", meaning "grain farmer" and the last name suffix -юк (-yuk).