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Russian-language patronymic surnames

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Semyonov
Semyonov (masculine), also transliterated as Semenov, Semenoff, and Semionov (), or Semyonova (Semenova, Semionova; feminine) is a common Russian last name. It is derived from the Russian male name Semyon (related to Simeon, Simon) and literally means ''Semyon's''. It is transliterated in Estonian and Latvian as Semjonov.
Andreev
Andreyev () is a common Russian surname. It derives from Andrei, the Russian form of "Andrew". The name is also sometimes spelled Andreev, Andreeff, or Andrejew. Its feminine form is Andreyeva (), sometimes spelled Andreeva.
Markov
Markov (Bulgarian, ), Markova, and Markoff are common surnames used in Russia and Bulgaria. Notable people with the name include:
Alekseyev
Alexeyev, Alekseyev, Alexeiev, Alexeev or Alekseev () is a common Russian surname that is derived from the male given name Alexey (Алексей) and literally means ''Alexey's''. Often the same name appears in English in several different transliterations. Similarly, Alexeyeva, Alekseyeva, Alexeeva and Alekseeva are female versions of the same last name.
Yegorov
Yegorov, also Egorov (), or Yegorova (feminine; Егорова), is a Russian last name that is derived from the male given name Yegor and literally means ''Yegor's''. It may refer to:
Leonov
Leonov (masculine, ) or Leonova (feminine, ) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Tarasov
Tarasov (), Tarasoff (masculine), or Tarasova (feminine) is a popular Russian surname that is derived from the male given name Taras and literally means ''Taras' or belonging to Taras''. It may refer to:
Vasilyev
Vasilyev, Vasiliev or Vassiliev or Vassiljev (), or Vasilyeva or Vasilieva (feminine; ), is a common Russian surname that is derived from the Russian given name Vasiliy (equivalent of Basil) and literally means "Vasiliy's". It may refer to:
Fyodorov
Fyodorov or Fedorov (, masculine) and Fyodorova or Fedorova (Фёдорова, feminine) is a common Russian last name that is derived from the given name Fyodor and literally means ''Fyodor's''. It is transliterated in Polish as Fiodorow (masculine) and Fiodorowa (feminine), in Belarusian as Fiodaraŭ, and in Estonian Fjodorov. In Ukrainian it is always spelled as "Fedorov" (Федоров), because the Ukrainian alphabet does not have "ё". Another Ukrainian variant is Fedoriv.
Konstantinov
Konstantinov (, also transliterated as Konstantinoff or Constantinoff) and Konstantinova (feminine; Константинова) is a common Slavic surname that is derived from the baptismal name Konstantin and literally means ''Konstantin's''.
Stepanov
Stepanov (), female Stepanova is a common Russian and Serbian surname that is derived from the male given name Stepan and literally means ''Stepan's''. The Latvianized form is Stepanovs. Notable people with the surname include:
Sergeyev
Sergeyev () is a common Russian last name that is derived from the male given name Sergey and literally means ''Sergey's''. It may refer to:
Davydov
Davydov (), or Davydova (feminine; ), is a surname common in Russia and Ukraine. In Ukrainian, the spelling is "". The Belarusian variant is Davydau/Davydaw (). Notable people with this surname include.
Grigoryev
Grigoryev (; ; masculine) or Grigoryeva (; feminine) is a Russian surname. It is derived from the Latinized Greek name Gregory (Grigorios). Alternative spellings of this last name include Grigoriev (masculine) and Grigorieva (feminine). Notable people with the name include:
Artemiev
Artemyev or Artemiev () and Artemyeva / Artemieva (; feminine) is a Russian surname, derived from the given name Artemy. Notable people with the surname include:
Prokhorov
Prokhorov (masculine, ) or Prokhorova (feminine, ) is a Russian patronymic surname derived from the given name Prokhor. Notable people with the surname include:
Timofeyev
Timofeyev (; masculine) or Timofeyeva (; feminine) is a common Russian surname derived from the male given name Timofey. The surname literally means "belonging to Timofey". It is shared by the following people:
Gavrilov
Gavrilov (Cyrillic: Гаврилов), or Gavrilova (feminine; Гаврилова) is a Russian last name, derived from the first name "Гаврила", "Гаврило" (Gavrila, Gavrilo, i.e., Gabriel). It was also transliterated in other languages as Gawrilov, Gawriloff, Gavriloff; Belarusian: Haurylau,(Гаўрылаў); Ukrainian: Gavryliv (Гаврилів).
Samsonov
Samsonov () and Samsonova (; feminine) is a Russian surname derived from the name Samson. Currently, there are many variations in the name including Samsonov, Samsonenko, Samsonychev, Samsonyan, Samsikov, Samsonkin, and Samsononychev. In the United States, it is often spelled Samsonoff.
Filippov
Filippov () is a Russian surname that is derived from the male given name Filipp and literally means ''Filipp's''. Notable people with the surname include:
Martynov
Martynov (), or Martynova (feminine; Мартынова) is a common Russian last name. It is derived from the male given name Martyn and literally means 'Martyn's'. It may refer to:
Kasparov
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Osipov
Osipov (), Osipova (feminine; Осипова), or Ossipoff is a Russian surname that is derived from the male given name Osip and literally means ''Osip's''. Notable people with these surnames include:
Gerasimov
Gerasimov () or Gerasimova (feminine; Гера́симова) is a Russian surname, derived from the given name Gerasim. Notable people with the surname include:
Sidorov
family name (Сидоров)
Abakumov
Abakumov (; masculine) or Abakumova (; feminine) is a Russian surname. Variants of this surname include Abbakumov/Abbakumova (/), Avakumov/Avakumova (/), Avvakumov/Avvakumova (/). All these are patronymic surnames derived from various forms of the Christian male first name Avvakum.
Ivanov
Ivanov, Ivanoff or Ivanow (masculine; , ), or Ivanova (feminine; , ), is one of the most common surnames in Russia and Bulgaria. The surname is derived from the male given name Ivan (related to John) and literally means "Ivan's".
Yermolayev
Yermolayev (, , masculine) and Yermolayeva (; feminine) is an East Slavic patronymic surname. Yermolayev is derived from the given name Yermolay (or Ermolai, Ermolay, Yermolai; ), which was from the Greek Hermolaos, meaning "the people of Hermes".
Yeremeyev
Yeremeyev (; masculine) or Yeremeyeva (; feminine) is a Russian surname that is derived from the male given name Yeremey and literally means ''Yeremey's''. It may refer to:
Artamonov
Artamonov (masculine) or Artamonova (feminine) is a Russian patronymic surname literally meaning "son of Artamon". It belongs to Artamonov noble family of Scottish origin.
Yakubov
Yakubov or Jakubov () is a Slavic masculine surname. Its feminine counterpart is Yakubova, Jakubova. It is a patronymic surname derived from the given name Yakub. Notable people with the surname include: Alexander Jakubov (born 1991), Czechoslovak football striker Apollinariya Yakubova (died 1913 or 1917), Russian revolutionary Ikram Yakubov, Uzbek intelligence officer Jakub Jakubov (born 1989), Slovak footballer Lina Yakubova (1976–2011), Armenian documentary film producer and writer Maryam Yakubova (1929–1987), Uzbekistani stage and film actress Maryam Yakubova, Uzbekistani educator Mikhail
Dyomin
Dyomin or Demin ( or Демин), feminine: Dyomina or Demina, is a Russian patronymic surname derived from the given name Dyoma, a diminutive of Demyan. It may refer to:
Yuryev
Yuryev, sometimes spelled as Yuriev (), or Yuryeva/Yurieva (feminine; Юрьева), is a Russian last name that is derived from the male given name Yury and literally means ''Yury's''. It may refer to:
Petrov
family name
Yermolov
Yermolov ( ) is a Russian surname which derives from the given name Yermolay () or its shortened form Yermol; these derive from the Greek name Hermolaos. Notable people with the surname include:
Panteleyev
Panteleyev, also transliterated as Panteleev () is a Russian surname, formed from the Greek name Panteleimon. The feminine form is Panteleyeva or Panteleeva:
Yakupov
Yakupov () is a Russian/Bashkir/Tatar masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Yakupova. It may refer to Lina Yakupova, Russian footballer Ilmir Yakupov (born 1994), Russian footballer Nail Yakupov (born 1993), Russian ice hockey player Valiulla Yakupov (1963–2012), Muslim cleric in Tatarstan
Yankelevich
Yankelevich is a Russian-language patronymic surname derived from the Yiddish given name Yankel. Polish-language version is Jankieliewicz.
Kupriyanov
Kupriyanov () is a Russian masculine surname derived from the given name Ciprian. Its feminine counterpart is Kupriyanova. It may refer to the following notable people: Aleksandr Kupriyanov (born 1952), Russian football player Ludmila Kupriyanova (1914–1987), Russian palynologist Mikhail Kupriyanov (born 1973), Russian football player
Bakunin
family name (Бакунин)
Proshkin
Proshkin (masculine, ) or Proshkina (feminine, ) is a Russian patronymic surname derived from the given name Proshka, a diminutive of "Prokhor". Notable people with the surname include:
Chizhov
Chizhov (), feminine: Chizhova is the surname of:
Pavlov
family name
Gaponov
Gaponov, feminine: Gaponova is a Russian patronymic surname derived from the name Gapon. Notable people with the surname include: Andrey Gaponov-Grekhov, Soviet and Russian physicist Ganna Gaponova or Hanna Haponova, Ukrainian table tennis player Ilya Gaponov, Russian footballer Oleg Gaponov, musician from Zazerkalie (band)
Valentinov
Valentinov () is a surname, derived from the given name Valentine. People with that name include:
Oleynikov
Oleynikov, also Oleinikov (), feminine: Oleynikova, Oleinikova, is a Russian-language occupational surname: the word (archaic in Russian, variously spelled in other Slavic languages) means vegetable oil, 'oleynik' is a person who manufactures or sells oil, and Oleynokov is a patronymic surname derived from 'oleynik'. Notable people with the surname include:
Dmitriyev
Dmitriyev or Dmitriev () is a common Russian surname that is derived from the male given name Dmitry and literally means ''Dmitry's''. It may refer to: Aleksandr Dmitriyev (conductor) (born 1935), Russian conductor Alexey Dmitriev (born 1985), Russian ice hockey player Andrei Dmitriev (born 1979), Russian political dissident, publicist. Andrei Dmitriev (born 1956), Russian writer Artur Dmitriev (born 1968), Russian Olympic champion in figure skating Dmitri Dmitrijev (born 1982), Estonian politician Dmitriy Dmitriyev (born 1983), Russian professional football player Georgy Dmitriyev (1942–2016)
Nikolayev
family name (Николаев)
Antonov
family name
Borisov
family name (Борисов)
Kotov
Kotov () and Kotova (; feminine) is a Russian patronymic surname derived from the nickname Kot, i.e., 'cat'. Notable people with the surname include: Alexander Kotov (1913–1981), Soviet chess grandmaster and author, after whom Kotov syndrome is named Alexander Kotov (handballer) (born 1994), Russian handball player Dmitri Kotov (born 2000), Russian footballer Elena Kotova (born 1956), Russian writer and interior architect Grigory Kotov (1902–1944), Soviet general Irina Kotova (born 1976), Belarusian-French painter and graphic artist Ivan Kotov (1950-1985), Russian double bassist Kiri