Russian-language surnames

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Korolyov, also transliterated as Korolev or Korolov (), or its feminine variant Korolyova, Koroleva, Korolova (), is a common Russian surname, and the name of multiple places in Russia. It is derived from the word korol (), meaning "king".

Bulgakov () is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

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.

Molotov or Molotow may refer to:

Titov (), or female form Titova () is a Russian surname - composed of the Latin name Titus and affix -ov, meaning "descendant of". It may refer to:

Lebedev (), or Lebedeva (feminine; Ле́бедева) is a common Russian family name derived from the word лебедь (lebed, meaning "swan"). Its Ukrainian equivalent is Lebedyev, Belarusian: Lebedzew. Notable persons with the surname include:

Solovyov, Solovyev, Soloviov, Solovjev, or Soloviev (Russian: Соловьёв) is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine forms are Solovyova, Solovyeva, Soloviova, Solovjeva or Solovieva. It derives from the first name or nickname Solovei (соловей), which also means nightingale in Russian. The surname may refer to the following people:

Smirnov (masculine, ) or Smirnova (feminine, ) is one of the two most common surnames in Russia. Smirnov () is derived from an adjectival nickname (; in archaic form , ), meaning 'quiet, still, peaceful, gentle'.

Tikhonov (; masculine) and Tikhonova (; feminine) are Russian surnames derived from the male given name Tikhon, the Russian form of the Greek name Τύχων (Latin form: Tycho), and literally means 'Tikhon's'. Notable people with the name include:

Bogdanov (Богданов), or its feminine form Bogdanova (Богданова), is a common Russian and Bulgarian surname, derived by a genitive inflection from the given name Bogdan. In a number of cases in the Russian Empire the surname was given to illegitimate children, interpreting the literal meaning "given by God".

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Lavrov (masculine, ) or Lavrova (feminine, ) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Serov () is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Serova. Notable people with the surname include: Aleksander Serov (born 1954), Ukrainian-born Russian popular singer Alexander Serov (1820–1871), Russian composer and music critic Alexander Serov (cyclist) (born 1982), Russian road and track racing cyclist Anatoly Serov (1910–1939), Soviet fighter pilot Anna Lidia Vega Serova (born 1968), Cuban writer Daria Serova (born 1982), Russian freestyle skier Irina Serova (born 1966), Austrian-Soviet badminton player Ivan Serov (1905–1990), head of the KGB in 1954–

Vlasov or Vlasoff (; masculine) is a common Russian surname formed from the first name Vlas or from the Greek Βλάσιος (Blaise) meaning simple. There is also a version that the family name can come from the Slavonic vlas meaning hair. According to some versions the surname correlates to the Slavonic god Veles. The feminine form of the surname is Vlasova (). The surname is shared by: Aleksandr Vlasov (disambiguation) Andrey Vlasov (1901–1946), Russian general of Red Army who later collaborated with Nazis by leading the Russian Liberation Army against the Soviet Union Andrey Vlasov (footballer,

Naumov (Bulgarian and Russian: Наумов) is a Bulgarian and Russian surname derived from the personal name Naum.

Novikov, Novikoff (masculine, ) or Novikova (feminine, ) is one of the most common Russian surnames. Derived from novik - a teenager on military service who comes from a noble, boyar or cossack family in Russia of 16th-18th centuries. It may refer to:

Bykov (), or Bykova (feminine; ), is a common Russian last name, derived from the word bull ().

Ponomaryov, also spelled Ponomariov or Ponomarev (), or Ponomaryova (feminine; Пономарёва) is a Russian language patronymic surname derived from the nickname Ponomar ("sexton"), and literally meaning "sexton's son". The nickname "Ponomar" has also become a surname. The Ukrainian language counterpart is "Ponomarenko".

Melnikov () is a surname of Russian origin. Like many surnames, it derives from an occupation. The root "" (melnik) meaning miller, means 'one who mills grain'.

Sorokin (), or Sorokina (feminine; Соро́кина), is a common Russian surname, derived from the Russian word soroka (сорока, or magpie). Those bearing it include the following:

Kovalyov (), often written as Kovalev, or its feminine variant Kovalyova, Kovaleva (), is a common Russian surname, an equivalent of the English surname Smithson (derived from the Ukrainian word koval' (), which means "blacksmith"). Due to the ambiguous status of the Cyrillic letter yo, the surname may be written with the Cyrillic letter ye (/) instead, though literate Russian speakers always pronounce it yo.

Popović (; ) or Popovytch () or Popovič or Popovich or Popovitch () is a common Belarusian, Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, Romanian, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian surname, and sometimes a patronymic meaning son of a priest.

Aksakov () is a surname of Russian origin. The feminine version of this surname is Aksakova (). Notable people with the surname include:

Litvinov or Litvinoff () is a Russian surname derived from the term Litvin, meaning Lithuanian person (Litva/Литвa). The female form of this surname is Litvinova ().

Mironov/Mironoff (), or Mironova (feminine: Миронова) is a Russian last name and may refer to:

Belov (), or Belova (feminine; Белова), is a common Russian surname, derived from the word Bely (белый, meaning "white"). Notable people with the surname include:

Kadyrov is a patronymic surname derived form the given name Kadyr. It may refer to the following notable people:

Kiselyov/Kiseliov/Kiselev (; masculine) or Kiselyova/ Kiseleva (; feminine) is a Russian surname, derived from the word "kissel". It may refer to:

Ilyin or Ilin () is a Russian masculine surname that is derived from the male given name Ilya and literally means ''Ilya's''. Its feminine counterpart is Ilyina or Ilina. It may refer to

thumb|Coat of arms of the Muravyov family The Muravyov family is an old Russian noble family, known since the 12th century. They share their ancestry with the Pushkin family, descending from two brothers, living in Novgorod in the 15th century. Members of the family held the title of Count in the Russian Empire, awarded to them on 26 August 1852 by Nicholas I of Russia and on 17 April 1865 by Alexander II of Russia for Count Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky.

Nikiforov () is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Nikiforova. Notable people with the surname include:

Zinoviev, Zinovyev, Zinovieff (), or Zinovieva (feminine; Зино́вьева), as a Russian surname, derives from the personal name Zinovi, from Greek Zenobios.

Avdeyev () or Avdeyeva (; feminine) is a common Russian last name that is derived from the male given name Avdey and literally means ''Avdey's''.

Vasilevsky, also transliterated as Vasilievsky or Vasilyevsky, is a Russian surname () or place name (), derived from the given name Vasily. It may refer to:

Kirilenko () is a Russian surname of Ukrainian descent derived from the name of Cyril. Notable people with this name include:

Gourevitch is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Akhmetov or Ahmetov is a Turkic surname that is common along the Islamic post-Soviet regions of Bashkortostan, Kazakhstan and Tatarstan, with the addition of Chuvashia. The name originates from Arabic as Ahmad (), meaning as the "most praiseworthy". The surname in feminine is often written as Akhmetova.

Maslov or Maslow () is a Russian masculine surname originating from the word maslo (butter); its feminine counterpart is Maslova or Maslowa. The surname may refer to the following people:

Brodsky or Brodskyy (feminine: Brodskaya or Brodska; , ) is a toponymic surname derived from Brody, a town in Ukraine. The name is common among Ashkenazi Jews. It is also an Anglicized and Germanized form of the Czech surname Brodský. Notable people with the surname include:

Nazarov (), or Nazarova (feminine; Назарова) is a Russian family name. The surname derives from the given name Nazar.

Lukin or Lukins is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Prigozhin or Prigogine () is a masculine East Slavic surname originating from the adjective prigozhii, meaning useful, suitable, nice; its feminine counterpart is Prigozhina. The surname may refer to the following notable people:

Krasnov () is a Russian family name. Derived from the word krasniy (), an adjective meaning "red", in old Russian "beautiful", its feminine counterpart is Krasnova.

Yefimov () or Yefimova (feminine; Ефимова) is a Russified surname of Greek origin with a Russian suffix ‘’’ov’’’. Alternate spellings include ‘’’Efimov and Efimoff’’’. And may refer to:

Zubkov () is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Zubkova. It may refer to

Gromov () is a Russian male surname, its feminine counterpart is Gromova (Громова).

Sakharov (feminine: Sakharova) () is a Russian surname, derived from the word "сахар" (sugar). Other spellings of the surname are Saharov / Saharova, Sakharoff , Saharoff.

Frolov (), or Frolova (feminine; Фролова) is a Russian surname that is derived from the male given name Frol and literally means ''Frol's''. It may refer to:

Papin is a French and Russian surname, of different etymologies. Notable people with the surname include:

Fedotov (Федотов) or Fedotova (feminine) is a common Russian last name from the given name Fedot, borrowed from "given by God". Belarusian form is , Fyadotaw, Fiadotau, Ukrainian: Fedotiv. It may refer to the following people:

Maltsev () is a Russian male surname, its feminine counterpart is Maltseva. It may refer to

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Kulikov (), or Kulikova (feminine; Кулико́ва), is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Shishkin () is a Russian masculine surname. Its feminine counterpart is Shishkina. The surname is derived from the sobriquet шишка/shishka ('pinecone'), or from ('to swell'). Notable people with the surname include:

Bogomolov (masculine, ) or Bogomolova (feminine, ) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Petukhov, feminine: Petukhova is a Russian-language surname. It may refer to:

Bogolyubov or Boholyubov (; ) is a surname in Russia and Ukraine, meaning "he who loves God". It is of Old Russian origin. Spellings Bogoljubov and Bogoliubov are also used. The feminine form is Bogolyubova (). The following persons have this surname:

Popov (; masculine), or Popova (; feminine), is a common Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian patronymic surname. Derived from a Slavonic word pop (, "priest"). Notable people with the surname include: