Avenues of Ideas

RUSSIAN SURNAMES

Ivanov
Cyrillic spelling: Петров
Meaning: Son of Peter (stone).

Sidorov
Cyrillic spelling: Сидоров
Meaning: Son of Sidor.

Smirnoff
Cyrillic spelling: Смирнов
Meaning: Quiet, peaceful, or gentle.

Volkov
Cyrillic spelling: Волков
Meaning: Wolf.

Fedorov
Cyrillic spelling: Фёдоров
Meaning: Son of Fedor (gift of God).

Popov
Cyrillic spelling: Поповv
Meaning: Son of the priest or pope.

Semenov
Cyrillic spelling: Семёнов
Meaning: Son of Simon (God hears).

Mikhailov
Cyrillic spelling: Михайлов
Meaning: Son of Mikhail (gift of God).

Egorov/Egorkov/Egonov
Cyrillic spelling: Егоров/Егоров/Eгонов
Meaning: Son of Egor (farmer).

Lenkov/Alexeev/Alekhin
Cyrillic spelling: Ленков/Алексеев/Алёхин
Meaning: Son of Alexander (mankind’s defender).

Vasiliev
Cyrillic spelling: Васильев
Meaning: Royal or kingly.

Nikolaev/Nikolayev
Cyrillic spelling: Николаев
Meaning: Nikolay’s which means victory of the people.

Morozov
Cyrillic spelling: Морозов
Meaning: Frost.

Stepanov/Stepanchikov
Cyrillic spelling: Степанов
Meaning: Son of Stefan (crown).

Novikov/Novikoff
Cyrillic spelling: Новиков
Meaning: From the word “novik”, which described a noble teenager in military service from the 16th to 18th centuries.

Kozlov
Cyrillic spelling: Козлов
Meaning: Goat.

Giphy
Pavlov/Pavlishchev
Cyrillic spelling: Павлов
Meaning: Small.

Sokolov
Cyrillic spelling: Соколов
Meaning: Bird of prey.

Lebedev
Cyrillic spelling: Лебедев
Meaning: Swan or an occupational name for someone who delivers swans to the king’s table.

Kuznetsov
Cyrillic spelling: Кузнецов
Meaning: A blacksmith or metalworker.

Putin
Cyrillic spelling: Путин
Meaning: Someone belonging to the road.

Orlov
Cyrillic spelling: Oрел
Meaning: Eagle.

Preobrazhensky
Cyrillic spelling: Преображенский
Meaning: From the Christian feast day of the Transfiguration.

Nikitin
Cyrillic spelling: никитин
Meaning: Son of Nikita.

Golubev
Cyrillic spelling: голубь
Meaning: Dove or pigeon.

Pasternak
Cyrillic: Пастернак
Meaning: Parsnip.

Zaitsev
Cyrillic: За́йцев
Meaning: Hare.

Vinogradov
Cyrillic: Виноградов
Meaning: Grapes.

Belyaev
Cyrillic: Беляй
Meaning: White.

Agapov
Cyrillic: Агапов
Meaning: Love.

Antonov
Cyrillic: Антонов
Meaning: Son of Anton.

Angeloff
Cyrillic: Ангелофф
Meaning: Orthodox priest.

Babanin
Cyrillic: Бабанин
Meaning: Yin woman.

Balabanov
Cyrillic: Балабанов
Meaning: Hawk or falconer.

Turgenev
Cyrillic: Тургенев
Meaning: Derived from the name of a noble family in Russia.

Yahontov
Cyrillic: Яхонтов
Meaning: A name given to two precious stones: ruby and sapphire.

Abakumov
Cyrillic: Абаку́мов
Meaning: Son of Abakum or embrace.

Abdulov
Cyrillic: Абду́лов
Meaning: Son of Abdul (servant of God).

Abramov
Cyrillic: Абрамов
Meaning: Son of Abram (High Father).

Agafonov
Cyrillic: Агафо́нов
Meaning: Kindness or goodness.

Alexeyev
Cyrillic: Алексеев
Meaning: Defender in Greek.

Andreyev
Cyrillic: Андреев
Meaning: Son of Andrey or Andrew (manly).

Arsenyev
Cyrillic: Арсе́ньев
Meaning: Common last name for someone who belongs to Arsenyev, a town in Russia.

Belov
Cyrillic: Белов
Meaning: White.

Balakin
Cyrillic: Балакин
Meaning: Very talkative.

Balakirev
Cyrillic: Балакирев
Meaning: Ceramic workers.

Balandin
Cyrillic: Баландин
Meaning: A small crater on the moon.

Baranov
Cyrillic: Баранов
Meaning: A lamb or someone who works in lamb breeding

Barinov
Cyrillic: Баринов
Meaning: Son of the boyar.

Belsky
Cyrillic: Бельский
Meaning: Someone who hails from the city of Bielsk.

Babin
Cyrillic: Бабин
Meaning: Son of an old woman; used to describe a fussy man.

Bocharov
Cyrillic: Бочаровин
Meaning: Someone who works with copper.

Borisyuk
Cyrillic: Борисюк
Meaning: Wolf or snow leopard.

Artyomov
Cyrillic: Артёмов
Meaning: Son of Artyom.

Alekseev
Cyrillic: Алексе́ев
Meaning: Son of Alexei.

Bortnik
Cyrillic: Бортнік
Meaning: Beekeeper.

Aslanov
Cyrillic: Асланов
Meaning: Son of Aslan, lion.

Kalashnik
Cyrillic: Калашник
Meaning: Breadmaker.

Galkin
Cyrillic: Галкин
Meaning: “Jackdaw.” A word used to describe a thievish or talkative person.

Garin
Cyrillic: гарин
Meaning: Guards or guardians.

Genrich
Cyrillic: Генрих
Meaning: Heinrich.

Gurin
Cyrillic: гурин
Meaning: A patronymic name that derives from Gury.

Gurkin
Cyrillic: Гуркин
Meaning: A variant for the name Yuri or Georgi.

Laskin
Cyrillic: Ласкин
Meaning: Favor or weasel.

Levin
Cyrillic: Левин
Meaning: Lion.

Levitsky
Cyrillic: Левицкий
Meaning: “Joined to.”

Lipovsky
Cyrillic: Липовский
Meaning: Lime tree.

Litvin
Cyrillic: Литвин
Meaning: A Slavic word for residents of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

Lopatin
Cyrillic: Лопатин
Meaning: Shovel.

Lukin
Cyrillic: Лукин
Meaning: A patronymic word for the name Luká.

Abashidze
Cyrillic spelling: Абашидзе
Meaning: Derived from the medieval Georgian noble house of Liparitid-Orbeliani. The name also comes from Abash, an Abyssinian officer.

Aminoff
Cyrillic spelling: Аминофф
Meaning: Russian bayors.