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189. Zinoviev 190. Grishin 191. Kononov 192. Dementiev 193. Sitnikov 194. Simonov 196. Fadeev 197. Commissioners 198. Mamontov 200. Gulyaev 202. Ustinov 203. Vishnyakov 204. Evseev |
Gerasimov Ponomarev Grigoriev 205. Lavrentiev 206. Bragin 207.Konstantinov 208. Kornilov 209. Avdeev 211. Biryukov 212. Sharapov 213. Nikonov 215. Dyachkov 216. Odintsov 217. Sazonov 218. Yakushev 219.Krasilnikov 220. Gordeev |
221. Samoilov 222. Knyazev 223. Bespalov 224. Uvarov 225. Shashkov 226. Bobylev 227. Doronin 228. Belozerov 229. Rozhkov 230. Samsonov 231. Myasnikov 232. Likhachev 234. Sysoev 235. Fomichev 236. Rusakov |
237. Strelkov 239. Tetherin 240. Kolobov 241. Subbotin 243. Blokhin 244. Seliverstov 245. Pestov 246. Kondratiev 248. Merkushev 249. Lytkin |
Table 3.
The most common surnames in the village of Baturino.
Maslennikov (17)
Gulyaev (16)
Butorov (16)
Sukhanov (15)
Lukins (125)
Golubev (67)
Bulygin (36)
Gorshkov (33)
Medvedev (25)
Lashkov (23)
Table 4.
The names of the clergy of the Baturin Spaso-Preobrazhensky Church.
Kapustin V.T. (1765 - 1793)
Kapustin L.V. (1793 – 1816)
Popov A. S. (1817 – 1818)
Kapustin I.L. (1818 – 1857)
Kapustin N.I. (1857 – 1865)
Kapustin A.I. (1865 – 1868)
Troitsky S.G. (1868 – 1871)
Shchapkov N.I. (1871 – 1883)
Nosilov D.I. (1883 – 1905)
Baturin V.D. (1905 – 1906)
Ponomarev V.S. (1906 – 1918)
Palmov S.I. (1918 – 1929)
Lunev (mentioned in 1931)
Golubev I.A. (mentioned 1934)
Norov I.B. (1999
Appendix 2.
Toponymic dictionary (interpretation of the meanings of the surnames of local residents).
Abramov-Abram - the popular form of the baptismal name Abraham - father of nations (Old Hebrew). Related surnames: Abramkin, Abramochkin, Abrashin, Avraamov, Abramov, Avrasin, Avrashin, Avrashkov - they all came from different diminutive forms of this name.
Avdyushev - The surname could be formed from various names, or their derivative forms. And from the derivative forms of names: masculine - Avdei (Avdiy) - clergyman (Old Hebrew) and from the rarer Avdon ("servant, slave"), and from the feminine - Evdokia ("benevolence") through the colloquial form Avdotya. or diminutive forms of the baptismal name Evdokim - glorious (Greek). - Avdonya, Avdosha, Evdonya, etc. There is a whole galaxy of similar surnames in Avd-, Evd-, descended from various folk forms. See also Evdokimov, Avdeev, Avdotyev Aldonin.
Ageev - From the baptismal name Haggai - festive, having fun (Hebrew) - several more surnames came from: Ageikin, Agishev, Agishin, Agishchev, Agushev. However, it is possible that Agishchev and Agushev may also be associated with diminutive versions of the baptismal name Agapius - beloved (Greek).
Aksakov - Aksakov means "lame" in Tatar.
Akulyshin - Oddly enough, Akulov has nothing to do with the terrible fish-beast. He has the same last name as Orlov. After all, the form Akula acquired in Rus' was the Greek baptismal name Akila - eagle. Akilina colloquially became Akulipa. Both of these names gave birth to the following surnames: Akulin, Akulinin, Akulinichev, Akulyshin, Okulov. However, the last surname could have arisen from the worldly name Okul or from a nickname meaning rogue, braggart, deceiver.
Alexandrov - From the baptismal name Alexander - protector of people (Greek). This name, like a mighty tree trunk, raised to the heights many branches and leaves - surnames formed from its diminutive forms: Alexandrikin, Alexandrovsky, Aleksankin, Aleksanov, Aleksakhin, Aleksashin, Aleksin, Aleksov, Alenev and Olenev, Alenikov and Olenikov, Alenin and Olenin, Alenichev and Olenichev, Aleinikov and Oleinikov, Alentyev, Aleinikov and Oleinikov, Alenshev, Alekov and Olekov; Aleshintsev, Aleshkov, Alegiechkin, Aleshin and Oleshin, Aleshikhin, Aleshkin and Oleshkin, Oleshunin; Alekhanov, Alekhov, Olekhov, Alesin, Alekhine; Alyutin, Alyukhin, Alyushin, Olyunin; Lexin, Lelikov, Lelkin, Lelyakin, Lelyakov, Lelyanov, Lelyashin, Lelyukhin, Lenin, Lenkin, Lenkov, Lennikov, Lenov, Leniov, Lenshin, Lekshin; Lyakin, Lyakishev, Lyalikov, Lyalin, Lyalkin, Lyalyakin, Lyashev, Lyagiutin; Sanin, Sanichkin, Sankin, Sankov, Sanov, Sankin, Sankov, Sanyutin, Sakhnin, Sakhnov, Sashenkov, Sashin, Sashkin, Sashkov. The diminutive form Shura became the basis of the only surname Shurin. We must remember that the surnames Alenin and Olenin can also be formed from the name Alena (baptismal Elena), and the surname Oleynikov could be born from the name of the profession (reindeer herder).
Alferov - From the baptismal name Elefery - free (Greek). Except<законной>The Eleferev surnames are in the same family line: Alfeev, Alferev, Luferov, Olferev.
Andreev - One of the most common Russian surnames comes from the baptismal name Andrei - courageous (Greek). From various forms of the same name, Andrusov, Andryunin, Andruishn and the seminarian Andreevsky were formed
Andropov - From the baptismal name Eutropius - well-behaved (Greek). Its colloquial forms: Antrop, Antrokha, Antrusha, Atroshko - gave birth to the surnames Andropov and Antropov, Antrokhin, Antrushin, Atroshkov, although their origin is just as likely from the rare name Atprop.
Anisimov - Anisim, Anis - a common variety in Rus' of the baptismal name Onesim - bringing to the end (Greek). Therefore, Onisimov gets along quite well in everyday life with Anisimov.
Anikin - This surname is from the derivative forms of the names Ioannikis and Anikita (the first is associated with the Greek word "nike" - victory, the second with the Greek "aniketos" - invincible). The expression "anika-looker" means "a short-sighted person", "anika-warrior" a bully and a braggart who suffers defeat. The latter came into use thanks to the popularly translated story of the 16th century, “The Debate between the Belly and Death” (that is, “The Dispute between Life and Death”), in which the ill-fated Anika appears. Anikeev may be a form of the surname Enikeev. The surname Anichev could be formed from the female name Anna - Anya; in the Ukrainian language there are surnames from female names formed with the help of male suffixes.
Afanasyev - From the baptismal name Afanasy - immortal (Greek). Its colloquial forms gave birth to the surnames: Afanasov, Afonin, Afonichev, Afonchikov, Afonchin, Afonyushin, Afonyushkin.
Babinov - Babyonyshev. Mama's boy, sissy.
Bazhutin - Bazhan and Bazhen are extremely common Russian non-church names in the old days. The common meaning of both is: desirable, cordial, sweet. The surname Bazhanov is associated with the circumstances of the birth of a child: Bazhen - a desired child. The worldly names Bazhen and Bazhan were common throughout Rus'. The surnames Bazhenov and Bazhutin have the same meaning. Dahl's beloved is also a darling, a pampered favorite, his beloved is desirable, sweet. Bazhanov. Nobles since the 17th century. From the Turkic-Tatar bazh "brother-in-law, husband of the wife's sister." Subsequently, architects, scientists. The names Bazhin, Bazhukov from visitors’ requests. Probably have the same basis.
Balandin - Balanda is a kind of food, or chatterbox, idle talker.
Balashov- Balash is a personal name from Turkic, balash, child, son.
Baleevskikh - Balei, bali - a healer, sorcerer, wizard, as well as a doctor among our ancestors.
Bannikov - Not only a bathhouse attendant and a person who loves to wash in a bathhouse, but also a brownie who lives in a bathhouse.
Basov - Student at theological seminary. Another meaning is bass – beauty, beauty.
Baturin - Comes from the nickname Batur (stubborn, disobedient), which is formed on the basis of the Ryazan dialect word “baturit” - to be stubborn. According to another version, the surname is associated with the name of Murza Batura, a native of the Great Horde who served with the Ryazan princes.
Bakharev - Bakhar, bakhir - talker, storyteller.
Belkov - From the nickname blond, white-faced, and also a neat person.
Berdnikov - Berdnik is a master of the hip, i.e. combs of weaving looms.
Biryukov - Lone Wolf.
Bogachev - the surname comes from the word “rich”, which is how wealthy people were called in the old days.
Boyko - Boyky (boyko) – Transcarpathian Ukrainian mountaineers.
Borovikov - Borovich is a man living in the forest, engaged in forestry.
Bragin - A person engaged in the manufacture and sale of mash.
Brattsev - Patronymic from the nickname Bratukha, which arose from the dialect common noun bratukha, which in various dialects means “cousin”, “stepbrother”, “friend, comrade”, “brother”. Members of some religious sects "brotherhoods" were called brothers. In addition to bro, there were other words with the same meanings - bro, brother, brother, brother, which gave the corresponding surnames.
Bryukhov - Bryukhan is a man with a fat belly.
Bulygin - From the nickname “bulyga” (blockhead, rude), cobblestone. In pre-Petrine Rus' it was often used as a person’s personal name.
Bulychev - Bulych is a trickster. The word also served as a personal worldly name. Among the “best servants” endowed with land by Ivan the Terrible in 1550 we find Bulych Khirin. (F). It is based on the Russian word bulych, which has several meanings in different dialects: “a roguish, trading man” (Tul.), “a shameless, unscrupulous person, an arrogant rogue” (Vladim., Vyatsk.) and “stupid” (Vladim.). The word itself is borrowed from Turkic, meaning “weak, unable to have children.” The surname comes from the nickname Bulych with one of the named meanings.
Burkov-Burko is a brown horse (a person could be nicknamed by the color of his hair).
Burlakov - Burlak is a peasant who goes to a foreign land to earn money, especially on river boats. This trade made people rude, self-willed, and wild. "At home there are barge haulers, but in the forest there are brawlers." Related surname - Burlatsky. Burlo is a loudmouth, noisy person.
Butorov-Butora is the one who speaks quickly, loudly, stupidly.
Bychkov - Bykov is one of the most common surnames, derived from nicknames from the name of the animal. Included in the 100 most common, in 82nd place. There are a number of “bull” surnames with slightly different meanings. Bychatin - butcher, Bychatnikov - cattle driver, Bychenev, Bychkov, Bychnikov... Bykovsky, Bychkovsky, Bychenko - Ukrainian surnames with the same meaning. The related surname Porozov is from the obsolete poroz - bull.
Vazhenin - 1. Vagan - a resident of the Vaga River, a tributary of the Northern Dvina. In the North, this was a broad term for a simple, uneducated peasant. Also about the surname Vazhenin - from the Vaga River. In the customs books of 1675-1676 for Ustyug and Totma, merchants from Vaga were repeatedly called: “Vazhenin Grigory Ignatov”, “Vazhenin Leontyev Peter”. The word vagan apparently arose later. 2. Vaga - a derivative form of the ancient rare name Evagrius (translated from Greek: happy on the hunt). There are other meanings of the word “vaga” - weight, heaviness (hence “important”, i.e. weighty), weight, scales, lever. 3. Vazhenin possibly from the nickname Vazhenya - “spoiled” (Old Russian vazhit “to pamper, indulge”). It is possible that the nickname Vagan is motivated by a word found in dialects: in Yaroslavl, North Dvina dialects - “man, vakhlak”, in Vologda - “rude, lazy person”, in Arkhangelsk, Vologda - “naughty, joker, merry fellow” In Vologda and Arkhangelsk In dialects, residents of Povazhye (along the Vaga River) are also called carriages.
Vasilenko - Patronymic from the canonical male personal name Vasily (from the Greek basileus - “ruler, king”) and its derivative forms. The surname is found everywhere, since the name is from the 15th to the 19th centuries. ranked second in frequency among Russians, second only to Ivan. But the frequency of the surname only in the largest cities was significant (for example, in St. Petersburg in 1910, according to B. Unbegaun’s calculations, it took second place). In none of the territories included in Nikonov’s calculations, the surname was not among the ten most common, since the name was used in many derivative forms, from which different surnames were formed, for example: Bazilevich, Bazylev, Bazylin, Vasin, Vaseykin, Vasenkin, Vasechkin, Vasilevich, Vasilevsky, Vasilenkov, Vasilevich, Vasiliev, Vasiliev, Vasilkov, Vasiltsev, Vasin, Vasinsky, Vasintsev, Vasichev, Vasischev, Vasnev, Vasnetsov, Vaskin, Vaskov, Vasyukin, Vasyukov, Vasyukov, Vasyunin, Vasyunichev, Vasyutin, Vasyutkin, Vasyutochkin, Vasyukhin, Vasyuchkov, Vasyushin, Vasyushkin, Vasyagin, Vasyaev, Vasyakin, Vasyatkin, Vasyashin, Vakhnev (Russian north-west, Ukrainian, Belarusian - Vakhno, Ukrainian - Vasilenko, Vasilyuk, Vasyuchenko, Belarusian - Vasilenok, Bulgarian - Vasiliev, Moldovan and Romanian - Vasiliu, Vasilescu, Georgian - Vasilidze). In some cases, it is difficult to decide which name the surname Vashin, Vashutin, Vashurin, Vashurkin and others owes to - from Vasily or from Ivan? Vasenya is a diminutive form of the name Vasily. Your colloquial form of the names Ivan or Vasily. Vashinets belonging to the Vashi family, Vashi’s descendants. And already the children of Vashintsev began to be written Vashintsevs and: e after w instead of i - a later mistake caused by the fact that the history of the formation of the surname was forgotten. (Cf. Vasnetsov.) Vasilets. The suffix -ets when forming surnames is used in Ukrainian and less often in Belarusian languages. Names in Vakh- and Vash- can also be formed from the name Bartholomew. Vakhnev.
Vasiliev - Patronymic from the canonical male personal name Vasily (from the Greek basileus - “ruler, king”) and its derivative forms. The surname is found everywhere, since the name is from the 15th to the 19th centuries. ranked second in frequency among Russians, second only to Ivan. But the frequency of the surname only in the largest cities was significant (for example, in St. Petersburg in 1910, according to B. Unbegaun’s calculations, it took second place). In none of the territories included in Nikonov’s calculations, the surname was not among the ten most common, since the name was used in many derivative forms, from which different surnames were formed, for example: Bazilevich, Bazylev, Bazylin, Vasin, Vaseykin, Vasenkin, Vasechkin, Vasilevich, Vasilevsky, Vasilenkov, Vasilevich, Vasiliev, Vasiliev, Vasilkov, Vasiltsev, Vasin, Vasinsky, Vasintsev, Vasichev, Vasischev, Vasnev, Vasnetsov, Vaskin, Vaskov, Vasyukin, Vasyukov, Vasyukov, Vasyunin, Vasyunichev, Vasyutin, Vasyutkin, Vasyutochkin, Vasyukhin, Vasyuchkov, Vasyushin, Vasyushkin, Vasyagin, Vasyaev, Vasyakin, Vasyatkin, Vasyashin, Vakhnev (Russian north-west, Ukrainian, Belarusian - Vakhno, Ukrainian - Vasilenko, Vasilyuk, Vasyuchenko, Belarusian - Vasilenok, Bulgarian - Vasiliev, Moldovan and Romanian - Vasiliu, Vasilescu, Georgian - Vasilidze). In some cases, it is difficult to decide which name the surname Vashin, Vashutin, Vashurin, Vashurkin and others owes to - from Vasily or from Ivan? Vasenya is a diminutive form of the name Vasily. Your colloquial form of the names Ivan or Vasily. Vashinets belonging to the Vashi family, Vashi’s descendants. And already the children of Vashintsev began to be written Vashintsevs and: e after w instead of i - a later mistake caused by the fact that the history of the formation of the surname was forgotten. (Cf. Vasnetsov.) Vasilets. The suffix -ets when forming surnames is used in Ukrainian and less often in Belarusian languages. Names in Vakh- and Vash- can also be formed from the name Bartholomew.
Vdovin - This surname is associated with the word widow, widower. Vdovin is the son of a widow. Vdovtsov, Vdovichev - the son of a widower. Vdovenko, Udovenko, Udovichenko - Ukrainian version of the surname with one of the meanings.
Veprev - The surnames Veprev, Veprikov, Veprushkin are derived from the word boar - boar, or rather from the name or nickname Vepr. Such “animal” names were common in the old days. Veprintsev. Formed from the word Veprinets, probably the name of a person at his place of residence, for example the village of Veprino, Veprevo (in the Vologda region) or from the Veprin family, like Vasin - Vasinets - Vasnetsov. The nickname could be given by neighbors to a hunter or a person with a fierce, furious disposition.
Verkhoturtsev - Possibly nicknamed Verkhotur, Verkhoturets - who came from Verkhoturye (a city in the Urals, on the Tura River).
Species – SPECIES. The meaning of this surname can be debated. Some researchers believe that it came from the nickname View, given to a respectable, handsome, prominent person. Others claim that the surname is based on the given name View, popular diminutive form of a baptismal name David- Darling (Old Hebrew).
Vinogradov - The vine has always played a huge role in Christian symbolism. Grapes are often mentioned in religious books; bunches of grapes carved from wood have long served as decoration for Orthodox churches. The surname Vinogradov, as a wish for prosperity and success, was often assigned to students of religious educational institutions. Meanwhile, many of them never managed to taste the grapes. In the central regions of Russia, it became widely available only with the development of railways towards the end of the 19th century. With the development of viticulture in Russia, the secular surname Vinogradov appeared.
Vladimirov - This surname comes from the baptismal name Vladimir (from ancient Slav - “owner of glory”). Volodya, Volosha, Voloshka is a diminutive form of the name Volodimer, Vladimir. Voloshin, in addition, like Volokh, is an old name for Romanians and Moldovans. The suffix -in, denoting belonging to a particular nationality (cf. Tatar, Bulgarian), began to be perceived as a family suffix. Volodich is a Belarusian, Volodko is a Ukrainian surname with the same meaning. Vladimirtsev, Vladimirsky - indicates the place of residence or service of the father - the city of Vladimir. or a village with a similar name. But surnames in Chinese in most cases belonged to nobles. Possibly also a seminary origin; they gave na-sky surnames from the names of saints. Voloshinovsky (from visitors’ requests) is a Polish surname, probably from this name or Voloshenya, Volokh.
Volgin, Volozhanin - The surname Volgin is derived from the name of the Volga River, or more precisely from a nickname or non-baptismal name. The surname Volzhsky also has the basis Volga, the name of the river, but in Unbegun’s book it is listed in a group of artificial surnames formed after 1917. The surnames Volzhanin, Volzhankin indicate a resident of the Volga banks. There is only one peculiarity. Volzhanin is not from Volzhan, but in the old days a Volzhanin was a resident from the Volga. When forming a surname, Volzhaninov would have been more logical, but with the strengthening of the suffix - in as one of the main components of Russian surnames, the nickname Volzhanin passed on without changing into a surname. It’s just that the suffix -in was accepted as already a family suffix (compare Kostroma - Kostromin). But Volzhankin is a metronymic (female) surname, from his mother’s nickname - Volzhanka.
Volkov – The name Wolf actually existed in the pre-Christian era. In ancient times, it was believed that, having received a name consonant with the name of some animal or element, a person became related to it. Later, a surname with the suffix –ov was formed from the name Wolf. Worldly name Wolf was extremely popular in Rus', because it symbolized daring strength, courage, and cunning. By the way, the names Wolf among the Germans, Vuk among the Balkans, and Gurd among the Turks were equally used, and all of these are namesakes of the Wolf.
Voronin - From a worldly name Crow, very popular in the old days. By naming the child this way, they wanted to convey to him the prophetic power and longevity of this bird: a raven, according to legend, lives for three hundred years.
Vyatkin - The surname is associated with the name of the Vyatka River and belongs to the descendants of settlers from this river, from the Vyatka region. But in Veselovsky’s “Onomasticon” Vyatka, Vyatkins: Kuzma Yakovlevich Vyatka Sakharusov, metropolitan butler, 1491-1504; from him - the Vyatkins. Vyatka-1) gang, crowd (Smolensk), 2) wedge of earth (Ryazan) (Dal)
Gavrilyuk - On behalf of Gabriel (from ancient Hebrew “divine warrior”). Gavrik, Gavsha, Ganya, Gansha, Ganka are diminutive forms of this name. Ganichev (Belozero, Vozhegod, Kaduys, Ustyuzhen districts). The patronymic of the “second degree” is from the patronymic Ganich and from the diminutive form Ganya of the canonical male names Agafon, Gabriel, etc. The surname is common in Belozerye, like other surnames in -ichev. The name Gabriel (in the popular form of Gabriel) was very popular in Russia. From it came many diminutive forms - Gavrya, Gavrik, Gavryusha, Gavrilka, Gavsha, Ganya, etc. They gave rise to a wide variety of surnames. But other explanations are also possible. Gavrikov from gavrik - on the Don he is both a cunning man and a boy, but in the Oryol region he is a simpleton, a simpleton, a simpleton. Among the Kursk people, to garrul, to garrul is to do something somehow, but in the northern dialects to garrul is to get dirty. In the south of Russia, to ruin is to disgrace, to disgrace. Gavrilikhin. Gavrilikha is Garila's wife. Near Moscow, the village of Gavshino; in the XV-XVI centuries. very common in the Novgorod region and in Western Rus' in general Gavsha - Gabriel. Names in Gan- can also be formed from other names. In the Petrovsky dictionary, Gan is a derivative form of such names as Agap, Agafya, etc.
Gaev - 1. Gai, grove in Ukrainian. 2. Guy – Russian name (born of the earth).
Gilev - Gil in some dialects is a bullfinch bird. In ancient times, turmoil was the name given to unrest and rebellion. However, there are other explanations. For example, in the Kostroma region, gil is a crowd, as well as nonsense, nonsense. In the north of Rus', gil is a joker, a joker, while in the south, gilit is to serve, serve according to the conditions of the game, for example, ball or pile.
Glazunov - Glazun - big-eyed, with bulging eyes, and also one who likes to stare: a mouthful, an onlooker. Options for nicknames could be: Glazaty, Glazach, Glazey, etc. - hence other surnames starting with Glaz- (E). In Dahl's vocabulary you can find other meanings of words with the root eye, which could become nicknames and give the basis of a surname: eye - a leaf bud, a pebble, a pearl (about a ring), a network cell. Surnames and nicknames are repeatedly mentioned in Veselovsky’s “Onomasticon”: Glaz, Glazovs, Moscow Glazun - a mouthful, a slacker; fried egg - fried egg.
Glazov is the same as Glazunov.
Gniloukhov - Many nicknames were given to a person based on his appearance, physical disabilities.
Goncharov - The surname comes from the name of the father’s profession, potter - “a master who makes pottery.” Goncharuk, Goncharenko are Ukrainian, and surnames with -enko are typical for the eastern regions and are found in the south of Russia, -uk - for the western regions. Surnames without special names suffixes -Gonchar- are more common in Ukraine but also exist in Russia. Goncharik is Belarusian.
Grigoriev - From derivative forms of the name Gregory (from Greek - “awake”). Grinkov - Patronymic from the diminutive form Grinko from the canonical male personal name Grigory (via the intermediate form Grinya). The Gritsky surname is an interesting evidence of resettlement processes in Russia. The derivative form Gritsko is typical for Ukrainians, and surnames with the ending - they are considered northern, were brought to Siberia and became typical Siberian surnames. Perhaps the ancestor of the owner of such a surname was a migrant from Ukraine to Siberia.
Gryazev - The surname is formed from the nickname or non-church name Gryaz, Gryazny.
Golovin - Golovan, golovach - a big-headed man. The nickname Golovan is “big-headed”, recorded in Vologda dialects. Obviously, the main advantage of the founders of these surnames was their head - either in its size or in its unsurpassed mental acuity. In addition, in the old days the boss was called the head. There were Streltsy heads, convoy heads, customs heads, written heads, etc. Variants of surnames: Golovarev, most likely, is based on the word leader in the full-voiced Old Slavonic version - golovar. Golovnev, perhaps from the word smut - smoldering coal. Golovshchikov, from golovshchik - choirmaster - head - in the monastery. In Dahl's dictionary, a golovshchik is also a merchant in a knocked-down style, selling food; criminal, criminal, criminal. There you can also find quite a few words with the root head, which could become the basis for nicknames and surnames. For example, the surname Golovyashkin, the little head is the part of the bast shoe where the fingers are.
Golubev - Dove, dove, dove - the name of the same bird, and the surname is formed from a nickname or worldly name. The surname Golubev can also be associated with color. Dahl's Dovekeeper is a lover of keeping pigeons and at the same time a dovecote hawk. Golubinsky, Golubovsky, Golubitsky may have a geographical basis.
Golubchikov - Golubtsov - cabbage roll, a forgotten word of endearment, from the modern darling.
Gorbunov - The surname comes from the nickname hunchback, hunchback. Hunchback - endearment from Hunchback. The surname is clear - they are based on the word hump. This physical defect gave rise to other surnames with the same basis. The surname Gorbenko, Gorban, Gorbatko, Gorbach, Gorbachenko is of Ukrainian origin with the same meaning. Gorbanevsky and Gorbachevsky may be derived from geographical names, and are probably of Ukrainian or Polish origin. Each surname is individual and the final answer can only be given by studying its roots.
Gorshkov - The nickname Pot could have been given for various reasons. In the story “Alyosha the Pot,” L. N. Tolstoy cites one of them: “Alyosha was the younger brother. They called him the Pot because his mother sent him to carry a pot of milk to the deaconess; he tripped and broke it. His mother beat him, and the boys began teasing him with “Potty.” Alyoshka Potty - that’s how his nickname came.” Gorshkalev is a Belarusian surname.
Grankin-Gran is an old name. From the Latin word "granum" - grain. Granya is a diminutive form of the names Gran and Evgraf (from the Greek “written handsome man”). We also encounter a curious phenomenon in Russian phonetics: the appearance of an additional sound at the beginning of a word (prosthesis, that is, an extension). But for the convenience of pronunciation of the surname Granov, a was sometimes added: Agran. This is where the Agranovs came from. (F).
Gryazev - The surname is formed from a nickname or non-church name Gryaz, Gryazny
Gulyaev - Gulyai is an Old Russian name. The common meaning of the word "walk" is: boisterous, riotous. In the same row are Pogulyaev, Podgulyaev, Razgulev, Zagulyaev. Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk - a very eloquent nickname - a boisterous, riotous, cheerful person.
Gusev - A surname formed from a non-church name or nickname Goose, Gusak. "Bird" names were not uncommon in Russian villages. Dahl's goose farmer is a goose trader or goose shepherd.
Davydov - From the Orthodox baptismal name David - Davyd and comes from a male name from ancient Hebrew. "favorite" and its derivative forms.
Denisov - From the Greek name Denis (Dionysius - “god of the vital forces of nature, god of winemaking”). colloquial. Denisy, old. Dionysius. All surnames are from the baptismal name Denis and its derivative forms. The main surname Denisov ranks 97th in the list of the most common Russian surnames. Dionisov, a seminarian could also get such a surname. There was a tradition in seminaries to give students surnames after mythological characters. Denisenko, Denisyuk of the suffixes in Ukrainian onomastics, two are especially common: -enko in the east of Ukraine and -uk, -yuk in the west. Denisenko and Denisyuk originally meant “little Denis”, and then “son of Denis”, and finally they turned into hereditary surnames.. Denisevich Patronymic surnames in -ich and -ovich/-evich are typical for Ukrainian nomenclature (not found in Russian ) and can be formed from the full or diminutive form of the baptismal name. Surnames in -ich, however, are more likely to belong to the Belarusian than to the Ukrainian area. . Dzeniskevich. A surname with c or d should be read Belarusian if it comes from an Orthodox baptismal name, which is hardly used in the Polish environment associated with the Catholic tradition, for example: Dzeniskevich Dzyanis (Ukrainian Denis, Polish Dyonizy).
Deryabin - Deryabin in the Vladimir province was called a crybaby, a roar, in Ryazan - a brawler, a bully. In the Middle Urals, a restless child is still called a mess. The surname is originally a patronymic from the church male name (or nickname) Deryaba, which is based on the common noun Deryaba, widespread with different meanings over a vast territory: “crybaby”, “fighter”, “bully”, “arrogant”, “arrogant”, “ singing out of tune,” “drinking vodka” (cf. deryabnit - “drink vodka” (Sl. Russian gov.). With such diversity of meanings, it is impossible to establish which of them served in one case or another as the source of the surname. Deryaba (or Deryaga) in addition, it can have another meaning, a woodland thrush or a field thrush. - 1) field thrush, 2) screamer, roar, 3) fighter
Dmitriev - Last name Dmitriev formed from the full form of the male name Dmitry (church. Dimitri Greek demetrios - subject to Demeter, the goddess of fertility and agriculture), by adding the patronymic suffix -ev. But maybe the surname Dmitriev was formed from the surname Dimitriev, because... in Russian speech, an unstressed vowel in the middle of a word can be dropped. Similar surnames, going back to the full forms of male names, are the most common among Russian surnames. All these surnames could be formed from various derivative forms from the name Dmitry - Dima, Dmitro, Mitya, Mityai, Mityunya, etc. A small number of Russian surnames of Bulgarian origin are the surnames of Bulgarian emigrants who came to Russia mainly in the 19th century (for example, Dmitrov) . Some colonies of Bulgarian peasants in Bessarabia and Ukraine apparently did not have much influence on Russian onomastics. Most of them are now completely assimilated and are no longer considered surnames of Bulgarian origin. In the surname Dimitrov, this origin is indicated by the suffix -ov and the final accent (in Russian it will be Dimitriev). Dmitrienko, Dmiterko, Dmitro, Dmitruk - as a rule, Ukrainian surnames. Some of the surnames could come from forms of other church names, for example, Dimiy (Dim, Greek name Demios from dimios - national, chosen by the people), Mitrofan (Mitya, Greek mitir, meter + faino - mother + show, represent), Vladimir ( truncated Dima, from Old German Valdemar from valdan + mar - to own + glory; Old Russian Reinterpreted from the basic words to own + world). Dima- toponym (geographical name), Greek city. Dimitrovo, Dmitriev, Dmitrievka, Dmitrov, Dmitrovka, Dmitrovsk- toponyms (geographical names). Michura- old glory Name; in some dialects a gloomy, taciturn, grumpy person. Mitusit- look with one eye, squint with one eye; fuss.
Dmitrievsky - see - Dmitriev.
Dolganov - tall people were called dolgans and dolgush in Rus'.
Dunaev - Everyone will remember the Danube River, but the matter is not so simple. The Danube flowed far from the ancient Russian populated areas. The word "Danube" has long been held in high esteem by the Eastern Slavs, both as a personal name and as an element of song refrains. The mystery is still unresolved; it is believed that the pagan Eastern Slavs called any fast and deep river Danube, and the name Danube was given to children in honor of such a river, or rather, in honor of the spirit of such a river. In Russian epics there are heroes named Danube and Stream. But Dunaevsky, Dunaysky, Dunaevtsev most likely come from the name of the river, and indicate the homeland or place of service of the ancestor of the family.
Dyakov - Deacon - assistant priest (servant of the Orthodox Church).
Evdokimov - On behalf of Evdokim (from Greek - “glorious, surrounded by honor”). Evdosha, Evdak is a derivative form of this name. There is a whole galaxy of similar surnames, derived from various folk and diminutive forms of the baptismal name Evdokim - glorious (Greek): Avdonya, Avdosha, Evdonya, etc. - Avdonin, Avdonkin, Aldakov, Aldonin, Aldoshin, Evdakov, Evdonin, Evdoshin, Eldonin. To the ear it seems that the surname Evdokimov (Ovdokimov) is very far from them, but in fact, here it is capitalized.
Evseev - Evsey, Ovsey, Avsey - derivative forms of the name Eusebius, which translated from Greek means “pious”. Patronymic from the everyday form Evsey from the canonical male name Eusebius (ancient Greek eusebes - “pious”). From the same name - other derivative forms, of different degrees, also formed patronymics, which became surnames: Avseev, Avseenko, Avseykin, Avsyukov, Evseichev, Evseykin, Evsyutin, Evsyutkin, Evsyukhin, Evsyushin, Evsyushkin, Ovseev and others. Evseichev. Patronymic of the 2nd degree "son of Evseich", i.e. in turn, from the patronymic “son of Evsey”, thus Evseichev is “grandson of Evsey”.
Egorov -In the Russian language, the anonical name Georgiy (Georgiy - from the Greek "farmer") was fixed in three forms: church - Georgiy, Scandinavian, who came with the Varangians - Yuri, and Russian colloquial - Egor (Egoriy). Egoshin - Patronymic from the form Egosha , which could arise from the colloquial form Egor (the canonical male personal name Georgiy) or from the dialect verb egoshitsya - in the Ural dialects “to fidget, to sit restlessly.” Egorikhin from Egorikh - Egor’s wife.
Elantsev - Elan - a large clearing, an open place.
Elizarov - Patronymic on behalf of Elizar, Russian version of the baptismal name Eleazar (from ancient Hebrew - “God has had mercy”).
Epanchintsev - Wide, sleeveless cloak; Epanchinnik is a tailor who sews boots.
Eremin - The surname is derived from the folk form Erem or the calendar name Ermiy, Ermey.
Ermakov - On behalf of Ermalai, Ermey.
Ershov - Patronymic from the non-church name Ersh. “Fish” nicknames were common in the old days and became names in parallel with church ones. Ershikha is the wife of the one whose name is Ersh.
Zhidelev – This surname was given in a Tatar family and reflected the children’s account. Russian version - Semerikov.
Zhikharev - Zhikhar: 1) a wealthy old-timer; 2) daredevil, daredevil, dancer. It’s not for nothing that the saying goes: “The devil is such that he can out-dance everyone.” The Zhikharevs are a noble family. Their ancestor, Inozem Zhikharev, was a clerk in Pskov in 1577. Stepan Danilovich Zhikharev was the ruler of the Vyatka Viceroyalty in 1780. Sergei Stepanovich Zhikharev, who lived in the 19th century, was a senator.
Zhukov - Surnames derived from the names of insects are quite common. Insects have always been in the field of human vision, and the diversity of their species and characteristics has led to the choice of some for nicknames. Two surnames from the names of insects are included in the hundred most common Russian surnames: Zhukov (61st place) and Komarov (80th). Related surnames: Zhukovsky, Zhuchkov and Komarovsky are more rare.
Zavyalov - 1. Zavyal, wilted - lethargic, sleepy, so slow that in winter it can be covered with snow (withered) while walking. They joked about the late winter guests: “We thought they were withering, but with the cart in the yard.” 2. Zavyal - a non-church name common in the old days. In dictionaries there are two meanings of the words wilted: “blizzard, blizzard” (Kaluga, Onega) and “sluggish, slow” (Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod). The first could be given to a child born during a snowstorm, the second could also become a nickname. The suffix -ov indicates the existence of a nickname in the form Zavyal or Zavyalo. The surname is found in the Vladimir region, the Middle Volga region, Transbaikalia and with a record high frequency in the Tobol region.
Zamyatin- Hush- a blizzard, a blizzard, but also noise, screaming, indignation. In ancient times there was a "protective" name Jams: screamer, screamer. Already from the 15th century. it can be traced as a surname, taking the form Zamyatnin. Somewhat later, it became an independent surname Zamyatin.
Zakharov - The surname is derived from the baptismal name Zachary (ya) (from ancient Hebrew - “joy; memory of God”), in common parlance Zakhar. The name was used by both Ukrainians (surnames Zakharuk, Zakharchuk, Zakharenko) and Belarusians (surnames Zakharchenok, Zakharchenya).
Zuev - Zuy, plover - the regional name of some wading birds from the genus waders. Figuratively: a nickname for a living, active person. There is a saying: “Wiggle like a prick.” The surname is ubiquitous. Zuy is an old male name. Found in documents from the 15th to 17th centuries. In Veselovsky’s “Onomasticon” it is noted: “Zuy, Zuiko, Zuev is found everywhere.” Another meaning is given there: a boy-cook in an artel.
Zyryanov - The surname is based on the ethnonym Zyryan, which in the past was mistakenly called the Komi people. The nickname Zyryan, Zyryan, Zyryan could have been received not by a representative of this people, but by 1. or a person similar in features to a Zyryan, 2. or who lived for a long time among the Zyryans and then settled in a Russian village.
Ivanov - The most common surname in Rus' comes from the baptismal name John - the mercy of God (Hebrew) - in its worldly form Ivan. Over the course of many centuries, several dozen surnames arose from the colloquial forms of this name. Ivakin, Ivanaev, Ivanishin, Ivanishchev, Ivankin, Ivanusev, Ivanushkin, Ivanyev, Ivankov, Ivanshin, Ivakhnov, Ivachev, Ivashishin, Ivashkin, Ivashkov, Ivashnev, Ivashnikov, Ivashov and many others, right there Ioannov.
Ivkov - Iva, Ivka - can be a derivative form of the name Ivan, or an independent name or nickname. In Veselovsky’s “Onomasticon”: Iva Ivan Borisovich Galitsky, second half of the 15th century; from him - Ivina.
Ivlev - Ivliy is a variant of the ancient Russian name Ioliy (Joel), in Hebrew - Lord God. In Ertel's novel "Gardenins" a headman named Ivliy is introduced. The diminutive form Ivlya gave rise to the name Ivlichev. Surnames that include two patronymics: Ievl, Iovl, Ivl, i.e. svn Job (Ieva).
Izotov - the surname comes from the Russian name Izot.
Inyutin - on behalf of Innocent.
Isakov is a surname found among both Jews and Slavs; it is formed from the name Isaac.
Istomin - Patronymic from the non-church male personal name Istoma, common among Russians until the 17th century. Sl. contains more than a hundred examples. Tupikov, mainly from the northern half of European Russia; some researchers suggest the southern origin of this surname. The basis of the name is Istoma; perhaps the name is associated with difficult childbirth (like Tomilo).
Kazakov - A lively, daring man, as well as a farm laborer who was hired for a year.
Kazantsev - from the word kazanets - a resident of the city of Kazan. Similar surnames were common among merchants traveling to different places.
Kamyshev - The basis is the word Kamysh, and not a common noun, but a proper name. In the old days, there were popular names and nicknames from the names of plants or animals. Reed is one of these names.
Kapustin - Patronymic from the non-church male personal name Cabbage, not uncommon among Russians in the 15th-16th centuries.
Karataev - Karatai (low), Karatay - ethnic group (Tataria).
Karelin - Perhaps (Karenin) from the nickname korotay - short.
Karpov - Patronymic from the canonical male personal name Karp (Greek karpos - “fruit”), the carp fish has nothing to do with it. Many derivative forms of this name have developed in Russian usage; Their patronymics also became surnames. Ukrainian - Karpenko, Karpushenko, Karpovich, Karpun, etc. (N) The common surname Karpov can come from both the baptismal name Karp and the name of the fish carp. The relatively high frequency of this surname (73rd place in the frequency list) suggests that it most likely comes from a baptismal name. From some derivative forms of the name Karp, the following surnames were formed: Karputkin Karputka, Karpyshev Karpysh, Karpukhin Karpukha, Karptsev Karpets, Karpunichev Karpunya Karpushkin Karpushka Karpeev Karpy, the form is formed by adding -ey to the full name Karp. Karpovtsev. Surnames in -ovtsev go back to baptismal names not directly, but through the place names -ob, or -ovo, formed from them. Karpishin. Some Ukrainian surnames are formed from the mother’s name, which itself is an andronym, that is, derived from the husband’s name. If, for example, the husband's name was Karp, then his wife was called Karpikha, and then the andrometronymic surname will end in -ishin. Karpenya. Although the type of surnames is -en-, -yonya. and is found in Ukrainian, but it is more typical of Belarusian onomastics. Karpets. Surnames with the diminutive suffix -yots are rare in Belarusian onomastics. The surname Karpinsky comes from the name of the settlement Karpin, which in its
Kataev - Roll, live without looking back, spin, hence roll - a reckless, riotous person.
Kaurov-Kaury is a horse with light chestnut reddish hair, hence the nickname
a person with the same hair color.
Kirillov - Patronymic from various forms of the canonical male personal name Kirill (the name is believed to be from ancient Greek kyrios - “lord, ruler”); the suffixes -ov and -in are equivalent, forming possessive adjectives (whose son), but -in is added to the stems on a, therefore Kirilin is from the form Kiril, and Kirilov from Kiril and Kirilo. In both cases, the spelling fluctuated - with one l or with two. Modern Russian orthography, having eliminated the doubling of consonants in many common nouns, allows (but does not oblige, since first names, patronymics and surnames are written not according to rules, but according to documents) to simplify the writing of proper names. Other surnames arose from diminutive forms. In some dialects, the initial Kir- was replaced by Kur-, which in turn gave a whole series of surnames, Kirilov - Kurilov, Kirilin - Kurilin, etc. Kirilyuk, Kirilenko, Kirichenko are Ukrainian surnames of similar origin.
Knyazev - the surname is derived from the nickname Prince, very common among Novgorod peasants. A person who was in the service (military or civil) of a real prince could be called a prince. In an ancient wedding ceremony, the groom was called a prince on his wedding day. In different places in Russia, every Tatar was called a prince as a joke or as a sign of respect.
Kovalev - From the word “koval” - blacksmith. The most common surname among Poles is Kovalevsky, among the southern Slavs there are numerous bearers of surnames from the word “kovach” - blacksmith, the German surname Schmidt has the same meaning, among English-speaking peoples - Smith.
Kokorin - A stooped, bow-legged man.
Kolesnikov - Possibly a Russian surname Kolesnikov formed from the name or nickname Kolesnik, by adding the Russian patronymic suffix -ov. The complex suffix -nik is typical for surnames derived from the names of professions ending in -nik. In the nickname Kolesnik, the suffix -ik indicates the profession itself, and the suffix -n- acts as an adjective suffix. Those. A wheelwright is a wheelwright (compare Shaposhnikov, Reshetnikov, Myasnikov, etc.). Therefore, the nickname Kolesnik belonged more likely to a person who makes wheels than to a madman or a bespectacled man. The surname Kolesnikov may be of Ukrainian origin and sounded like Kolesnik (compare with the Ukrainian surnames Berdnik, Melnik, Miroshnik, etc.), and then was Russified. Kolesnik- a wheelwright who makes riding or carriage wheels; in some dialects, a humorous nickname for a person wearing glasses (especially pince-nez); naughty, crazy (talking nonsense).
Kolchin - Kolcha is someone who has one leg shorter than the other.
Komarov - Surnames derived from the names of insects, through corresponding nicknames, are not numerous compared to “bird” and “animal” surnames. Nevertheless, two of them were included in the first hundred of used Russian surnames - Komarov (80) and Zhukov (61). The nickname mosquito could have been given to a short or annoying person. In some dialects, instead of “mosquito” they say “kumar”. Komarovsky, Komarevsky are Ukrainian or Polish surnames from names like Komarovo, Komarya.
Konin - 1. Nickname Horse, 2. A person who cares for horses.
Konnov - Kononov - from Konon; it was a very common name in the old days, borrowed from the Greeks. Konnov - contracted form from Kononov; the remaining surnames are from various derivative forms of the name Konon.
Konovalov - Konoval is a man who treats horses.
Kopylov - Surname from a nickname for household items, “kopyl” is part of a spinning wheel.
Korobitsin - Shipbuilder, owner, boss. A shipbuilder is a servant on a ship.
Korotovskikh, Korotaev, Korotkov - Korotaev. 1) Karatai is a representative of an ethnic group living in several villages in Tataria. 2) Korotai is a short, that is, short person. In Cherepovets dialects, korotyai means “short.” The remaining surnames also come from nicknames characterizing a person’s height. Karataev may also be of Turkic origin.
Koryakin - From the colloquial form of Koryak. The snag is the one that squirms.2 Stubborn and intractable.
Krivonogov - Kokora - a tree uprooted, or its lower part. Nickname for a stooped, bow-legged person. They said about this: “Krivulin in his youth, kokor in old age.” Patronymic from the nickname Kokora, documented back in the 15th century. The surname Kokorin is widespread in the Southern Trans-Urals. The common noun kokora, common in the north of European Russia, the Urals and Siberia, had many meanings, of which the basis of the nickname could be “stump”, “crooked tree”; kokoristy - “stubborn, wayward, stingy” Kokora, kokor - a timber with a rhizome or with a knee for building ships
Krivykh - Krivets is a crooked, one-eyed man.
Kruglikov - A plump, round person was called a Kruglikov. But this could also be the name of a person who baked puff pastry rounds for sale.
Krylov - The surname was often assigned to students of theological seminaries. It seemed to symbolize taking off upward, to the heavens. It is no coincidence that angels have always been depicted with wings.
Kudin - Various forms of the church name Akindin (from Greek "safe") have given rise to many surnames. Kudimov, Udimov can also be a form of the name Nikodim (from Greek “victorious people”). Kadimov - possibly a variant of Kudimov; Kinyashev from Kinyash from Kin, a short form of this name. Kudinovs. From Kudinov Kadysh (Kadyr), who switched to Russian service, probably from Kazan and was a former serving Tatar, ambassador in 1554 - 1556. The surname is possibly from the distorted Kazan-Tatar Kudai - Khudai “god, Allah” (Gafurov 1987, p. 154).
Kuznetsov, Kovalenko - Patronymic from the father's name by occupation. Since the blacksmith was the most necessary and well-known person in the village, naming on this basis was universal. Therefore, the surname Kuznetsov is one of the most common in Russia; 78 thousand Kuznetsovs lived in Moscow (1964) (second in number only to the Ivanovs, of whom there were 90 thousand). In some localities, the surname Kuznetsov took first place in frequency (for example, in 17 volosts of the Kerensky and Chembarsky districts of the Penza province in 1917, out of 69 thousand Russians included in the calculations, 1031 people were Kuznetsovs). Throughout the country as a whole, the spread of the surname Kuznetsov is somewhat limited by the use of the Ukrainian, Belarusian and Russian dialect word koval with the same meaning of “blacksmith,” so surnames with this stem spread from the west and southwest. Other nations also have very common surnames with a stem meaning “blacksmith,” for example, the most common English surname is Smith, and the most common German surname is Schmidt. Kovalev is one of the most common Russians; surnames, although the word “koval” does not exist in the Russian literary language. In southern Russia and Ukraine, a blacksmith is called a farrier. “If you’re not a farrier, don’t dirty your hands” (that is, don’t get dirty) - popular wisdom advises; don't take on a job you don't know. Kovalenya. One of the suffixes forming Belarusian surnames is -enya. Kowalski is a Polish or Ukrainian surname. Kovalikhin and Kuznechikhin, metronymic surnames, are derived from the name of a woman, the wife of a blacksmith. Kovalkov, Kovankov - Russified Ukrainian or Belarusian surnames.
Kuzmin - the surname comes from the male name Kuzma.
Kulikov - Surnames with bird roots are widespread in the Russian environment. Veselovsky has Ivan Ivanovich Kulik Samarin; Kulikovs. landowners, late 15th century, Novgorod. Surnames in ----- are usually Ukrainian or Polish, while in -i they are typical for the North and Siberia.
Kutikov - From the nickname of the clergy: a hint of their attachment to funeral food.
Lebedev - The names of animals and birds were the sources of nicknames from which many “bird” surnames were subsequently formed. The Lebedevs are in 2nd place among them, and in the frequency list of all Russian surnames they are in 13th place. This surname is widespread among the Russian clergy and can be of artificial origin, just like surnames in -Sky. Another variant of origin has the same root surnames Lebedintsev, Lebezheninov, Lebedinsky and Lebedyansky from the names of the cities - Lebedin (Sumy region) and Lebedyan (Lipetsk region) (F). The Turkic Lebedin people are also known in the former Biysk and Kuznets districts, in Siberia. However, Lebedinsky may also have seminary warneys, in honor of the noble bird. And the winch (Lebedkin) in some dialects.
Ledenev - Ice - ice floe, piece of ice. Apparently a nickname for a cold, emotionless person.
Litvinov - Litvins: Russians and Belarusians who, before the reunification of Russia, lived as part of the Lithuanian and Polish-Lithuanian states.
Litovko - Not all Litvinovs are descendants of Lithuanians. The Russians also called the Belarusians Litvins, who, before reunification with Russia (the end of the 18th century), lived for a long time as part of the Lithuanian and then the Polish-Lithuanian state. In the Belarusian language, instead of the Russian soft d, dz is pronounced. There was a proverb about a Belarusian: “No matter how much a Litvin repents, he will not dzek” (when he starts speaking Russian). Litvinets is a form of nickname for a Lithuanian, like a Ukrainian. Litvinenko, Litvinonko are Ukrainian surnames of the same origin.
Lobanov - 1. All surnames come from words denoting a big-browed, large-browed person.
2. In some places, a large, strong person is called a loban. Loban, forehead - this is how in Rus' they called a person who was savvy, quick-witted, and sometimes distrustful, secretive, and it’s not without reason that they say: “squinting from under his brows.” Related surnames: Lobarev, Lobastov, Lobachev, Lobashkov, Lobashov, Lobashev. S.N. Lobanov (Donetsk) recalls the common family surname of the Lobanov-Rostov princes, whose ancestor, the foreigner Vauban, passed on at the end of the 15th century. into the service of the Moscow Tsar and became the ancestor of the Lobanovs. This is recorded in the genealogies. But it should be taken into account that many genealogies of noble families are falsified (in order to hide the common origin, they invented, for example, a foreign ancestor). In addition, many branches of the Lobanovs are older than the named one, for example, the branch coming from the Ryapolovsky prince Andrei Loban, the beginning of the 15th century. Finally, the very transformation of Vauban into Loban is due precisely to the rethinking of the familiar Russian name Loban. But the main thing is that there are many Lobanovs; the author of the letter himself indicates that his ancestors were serfs. The surname is undoubtedly based on the patronymic from the Russian non-ecclesiastical name Loban from the common noun loban - “foreheaded (with a large forehead)”, in some dialects - “tall”.
Lukinykh - This surname is derived from the names Luka (from Lat. - “luminous”) and Lukyan (from Lat. - “son of Luka, bright”). Lukonia, Lukuta, Lutonya, Lutokha are diminutive forms of the names Luka, Lukyan. Luksha from the canonical male name Lukian (everyday - Lukyan) with the suffix -sh-(a), like Vansha, Niksha and other colloquial formations. Sochetanik-kshin is typical for the north-western regions. (see Akinshin) Last name Lunchenkov from visitors' requests. Her true name is Luncha Lunya Lukain. The suffix -enkov is typical either for Russified Ukrainian surnames (Lunchenko), or for Russians, common in the south of Russia, in areas bordering Ukraine. The surname Lukmanov may have other origins.
Lytkin - The surname is associated with the old Russian word lytka, which denoted the leg and its parts, the verb lytat - “to run away, wander, shirk from business.” The nickname Lytka was recorded in Novgorod in 1478, repeatedly in the scribe book of Yaroslavl in 1671; Probably, the Novgorodians brought it to the Perm lands, where by the end of the 19th century. The surname Lytkin is not uncommon. The All-Russian census of 1897 documented this surname in the Trans-Urals in the forms Lydkin and Lytkin (Yurginskaya vol. of Yalutorovsky district, Garinskaya vol. of Turinsky district // Tobolsk archive, f. 417, sv. 214, 189) - this is not a mistake of the scribes : in Northern Russian dialects the word lydy is “legs” or “long legs” (according to Dahl - Eastern Russian and Vologda).
Lyapunov - Blooper, blunder - the one who does everything somehow, clumsily, hastily and poorly; speaks rudely and inappropriately, “blurs out.” Despite such negative meanings, Lyapa and Lyapun as personal names (non-church names) were very common in the old days. Perhaps they have become so accustomed to them that they have ceased to be associated with the original common meaning of both words. Lyapa - this is how a blow with the palm of the hand was called in the old days, a slap, a slap in the face and an appropriate nickname was given to those prone to assault. Lyapun is a lousy craftsman or painter. The residents of Arkhangelsk have a blunder - a mallet for killing fish. In addition, this word, as well as the lyapunok, has the meaning - moth. Surnames could come from these nicknames.
Lyakhov - Originally a patronymic from the name of the father Lyakh, as the Poles were called for a long time, from the name of the Slavic tribe Lyakh (lekh). In the Moscow state, this was the name given not only to the Poles themselves, but also to other subjects of the Polish state; The nickname Poles was also given to those who visited Poland or adopted any Polish trait, for example, in clothing - during close communication with Poland in the 16th-17th centuries. this was not uncommon.
Makarov - Patronymic name from the name Makar (from the Greek "makarios" - happy). Makasha - diminutive forms. Makarenko is Ukrainian, Makarevich is Belarusian forms of this surname. Makarikha is the wife of Makar. Makarychev is the grandson of Makar. Makarovsky - either from a geographical name or from a name. Makarenkov - either Russified Ukrainian, or South Russian, from the regions bordering Ukraine.
Maksimovsky - All surnames are formed from the name Maxim (from Greek - “greatest, huge”) and derivative colloquial forms of this name - Maksak, Maksyuta, Makshey.
The surname Maksakov may also be of Mordovian origin: Erzyan. maksak - “mole”. (N) Less often from other canonical names: Maximian (from Latin - belonging to Maxim), Maxian, Maxmilian (from the combination of the names Maxim + Emilian). The Ukrainian surname Maksimonko is an affectionate form of the name; the Ukrainian surname Maksimyat actually means “one of the Masimyat family,” originally “son of Maksim.”
Malyshev - the surname comes from ancient Russian, non-church names and affectionate nicknames that were given to children.
Markov – Mark are derivative forms of the name Mark.
Maslennikov - Maslennik is an oil merchant. But Maslov (from visitors’ requests) from a non-baptismal name or nickname Maslo. Such names, from the names of products, were known in Rus'. Maslovsky, possibly a Ukrainian surname, from the geographical name Moaslovo, Masvloka, etc. In Dahl's dictionary, there are many derivative words from the word butter, oily with different meanings. Maslyak is a goat mushroom, Maslyak is also a mushroom, Masleik is a favorite, a darling.
Makhnev – Makhno is a derivative form of the name Matvey and Epimakh. "Epimah" - provides medical assistance.
Medvedev - in Rus', the leaders of a tamed bear were called bear bears.
Medvedkov - see Medvedev.
Mezentsev - Mezen - a resident of the banks of the Mezen River, which flows into the White Sea.
Meluzov - from the nickname of a small, frail person.
Moiseev - From the baptismal name Moses - saved from the water (other Hebrew) and its forms: Monya - Monin, colloquial Mosey - Moseyev, etc.
Mokrousov - From nicknames going back to the word wet - raw. Mokrousov is someone who drinks a lot, not necessarily alcohol. Mokrusha can be someone who often walked wet as a child, or lived in a wet place, near a swamp. Mokrotovarov is a merchant of damaged goods, and maybe one day he drowned the goods, but the nickname was preserved and became a part of the children’s surnames. The replacement of Makrosov could have occurred either because of a clerk's mistake or because of a bad speech.
Mokritsky is a Ukrainian surname from a geographical name with the same root. Mokryakov may also come from the nickname crybaby.
Mochalov – From the worldly name Mochalo (using a “fake” name in order to protect yourself from “evil forces”).
Mylnikov - Mylnik is a person engaged in the production and sale of soap.
Nazarov - From the baptismal name Nazar - dedicated to God (Hebrew) - other surnames originated. Nazartsev, Nazarev, Nazarev...
Nemchinov - Nemchin, a German is not necessarily a resident of Germany, as we call them now. In the old days, for a Russian person, a German was any foreigner, a stranger, because he did not speak Russian, he was, as it were, dumb. A German is a mute. Options: Nemtsov, Nemchinin, Nemushkin.
Nesterov - Patronymic from the canonical male personal names Nester, Nestor and Nestorius. Nesterenkov is a Russified form of a Ukrainian surname with the same base. Nesterenko, Nesteruk - Ukrainian.
Novikov - One of the most common surnames could be formed in several ways: Novik - 1) princely servant, page; 2) rookie, novice; newly entered into office, into the service, accepted into a share, artel, society, brotherhood. Novik is a new month. Due to family traditions, the nobles have traditionally placed the emphasis in this (and some other surnames) on the last syllable - Novikov. Consonant - Novichikhin, Novichkov, related - Novozhilov, Novoseltsev
Nosov - The surname is so familiar that it is difficult to even imagine that it was not formed at all from the word sock - short stocking. It appears in documents in the 15th-16th centuries. - Well, what kind of socks are there? There was a nickname or worldly name Nosko, but in general a sock is just a nose. Freckled, short, long, snub-nosed, aquiline, hooked, beautiful - in a word, some special sock became the basis for a nickname and surname. Related: Nosov, Nosakin, Nosachev, Nosenkov, Nosyrev. Well, in a way, since the nose is given to us for smelling: Nyukhalov and Nyukhachev.
Nurpiisov - Surname of Turkic origin. Formed on behalf of Nurbek (Nurbek). This name is a compound of nur - light and bek - master, master. There are several surnames of a mixed type in which the Hyp element - Arabic - comes first. Nur "light", Nuraliev, Nurgaliev "light Ali" Nurmukhamedov - Muhammad is the name of the prophet Nurpeisov Kazakh, pejis/bejis Persian. behist/bihiSt "paradise" Nurberdyev Berdy Turkic. berdi "he gave", perfect form of the verb bermek "to give". Nurumkhanov Khan "overlord".
Butt - The butt is the part of the ax opposite the blade. And in a figurative meaning - deaf, unheard.
Ovsyannikov - Ovsyannik - seller of oats, bread made from oat flour. The proverb “Don’t break the oatmeal, don’t be a roll.”
Opletaev - Patronymic from the nickname Opletay from the dialect verb to entangle - “to deceive”.
Osipov - The surname of our great poet refers to the whole<гнезду>surnames derived from the baptismal name Esip (Joseph) - God's reward (Hebrew). These are: Yesenev, Yesinin, Yesinov, Esipov, Esichev, Eskin, Eskov. The surnames Osipov and Osichev are derived from the form Osip. However, there are two more possibilities to explain the surname Yesenin. Firstly, in the Ryazan region, the homeland of Sergei Yesenin, yesenya means autumn, and it was in autumn that the poet was born. Secondly, in Rus' there was a nickname Yesenya, first documented in 1590. The Esipovs were noble families. The founder of the oldest of them, Esip Vasilyevich, was a Novgorod mayor in 1435, his sons: Vasily - thousand, Bogdan and Dimitry - mayors.
Osokin - There are several explanations for the surname, noted back in the 16th century. Kalgan is a capricious, restive, capricious person. The same word means in Tver, Ryazan and Tambov dialects a simple wooden cup, roughly hewn with an ax: a ladle, a bucket, a veal feeder. There is also a plant called galangal: its spicy root is used as food; it is not without reason that they say: galangal vodka, galangal gingerbread. Among the related surnames that arose from the names of plants are: Badyanov, Buryanov, Veresov, Diaghilev, Kamyshev, Konoplin and Konoplev, Krapivin, Kronov (a type of flax), Lozin, Mokhov, Osokin, Plushov, Polynov, Pshenitsyn, Travin (Travkin), Khvoshchev, Khmelev, Shalfeev, Yachmenev.
Okhapkin - the surname comes from the word “armful”.
Pavlenko - From the name Pavel (from Latin - “small”) and its diminutive forms - Pavsha, Pashka, Pashunya, Pashanya, etc. The ancestor of the Pavshins is a warrior who did not fall in battle, and Pavel, nicknamed the diminutive Pavsha. Diminutive forms of names with -sha were finally characteristic of the north-west of Russia, Pskov and Novgorod dialects. There was also a female baptismal name Pavel (derived from the male one) which could also become the basis of some surnames. Pavlikhin - from Pavlikh - Pavel's wife. Pavlenko, Pavlyuchenko, Pavlutsky, Pavlyuk, - Ukrainian surnames, and on -enko are typical for the eastern regions of Ukraine, and on -uk for the western regions.. Pava (Pavin) is a short form of several names in Pav-Paul, Peacock, Pavsikakiy (from Greek, remove evil), Pavsilip (Greek - quenching suffering).
Pavlov - One of the most common surnames comes from the baptismal name Pavel - small (Greek). From this name, like from a seed, a powerful “family tree” grew. Pavelev, Pavkin, Pavlenkov, Pavlenov, Pavlikov, Pavlinin, Pavlinov, Pavlikhin, Pavlishentsev, Pavlishchev, Pavlovtsev. Pavlukhin, Pavlukhov, Pavlushin, Pavlushkin, Pavlushkov, Pavlychev, Pavlychin, Pavlyukov, Pavlyuchikov, Pavshin, Pavshukov, Pashaev, Pagianin, Pashenkov, Pashetkin, Pashin, Pashinin, Pashinkin, Pashinov, Pashintsev, Pashikhin, Pashkeyev, Pashkin, Pashkov, Pashnev, Pashunin, Pashutin. Surnames formed from diminutive forms of the name Pavel could also be formed from the names Pankraty and Panteleimon: Panaev, Panin, Panichkin, Pankeev, Pankin, Pankov, Panchishin, Panchurin, Panshin, Pankov.
Palmov - A surname based on the name of an exotic tree that did not grow in Russia, it was sometimes given to seminary students. But there was also a female baptismal Orthodox name Palmyra, and its derivative form Palma is known.
Panov - Tenant - a position at the court in Ancient Rus' for protection and execution of urgent orders. Later, already in the 19th century, farm laborers who lived in the master's house were called tenants. Other similar surnames are known, denoting social status: Barchukov, Bogachev, Boyarinov, Gospodinov, Counts, Dvoryaninov and Dvoryankin, Factories, Korolev, Peasants, Meshchaninov, Millionshchikov, Panov, Princes, Raskolnikov, Starostin, Fabrikantov, Owners, Kholopov, Tsarev.
Pankov – formed on behalf of Pankratiy, Panteleimon.
Pakhomov - One of three: either this surname is based on the verb churning - to whip milk, sour cream; or distorted halibut, palatukhi - fish; or a colloquial form that has taken on such a bizarre form from the name Pakhom, Pachomius - broad-shouldered (Greek). This name and its folk forms also gave rise to surnames: Pafomov, Pakhomychev, Pakhomyev, Pakhmutov. However, perhaps the latter is based on a distorted surname Bakhmutov from bakhmat - a short horse (Turkic).
Pechenkin - From the name of the organ of the human body, the liver. More correctly from the nickname Liver, perhaps a person similar to the liver of an animal. Probably someone who was burned, charred, and whose skin was caked. The connection with the verb oven is clear. In Dahl's dictionary, pecheya is a cook, a cook, pecheya is a kitchen. But also liver - bruise, bruise, liver - mushroom, liver (tver.) - dear, dear. And there are also the words pecha (from it sadness) - care, zeal, from which nicknames for pecha- could have been formed.
Piskunov - The archaic Russian word bibik meant either bad food or a person with some kind of disadvantage. By the way, there are many surnames that characterize the founder of the surname by his moral or physical shortcomings: Govorunov, Gorlachev and Gorlokhvatov (the one who achieves everything by shouting), Zhmurov (unfriendly), Zashein, Kuksin (sulking - sulking, whining), Merzlyakov, Mokryakov (either a crybaby or..), Molchanov, Morgalev and Morgunov, Piskunov, Plaksin, Puzanovp Pugachev, Revin, Slepakov, Tikhokhodov, Khrapachev, Khripunov and others. The Bibikovs are one of the most famous noble families in Rus', dating back to a native of the Blue Horde Zhidimir.
Plekhanov - Patronymic from the Old Russian non-church male name Plekhan from the common noun Plekhan - “bald”. In Suzdal Rus', Plekhan is a pagan deity; remnants of his cult survived for several centuries, and yet not until the time of the appearance of surnames.
Plotnikov - Carpenter is one of the most ancient occupations in Rus'. At first it was associated with the word raft - dam, fence.
Polev - A few surnames are derived from the word field: Polev, Polevoy, Zapolsky, Polevykh. The latter is one of the ancient polysyllabic surnames in the s: Arzhany and Rye, Berezhny, Blue, Ninth, Wooden, Yellow (covered with abscesses), Golden, Burry, Kovrizhny, Unknown, Nepochaty, Otradny, Memorable, Cook, Jealous, Angry, Knotty , Usatikh, Cheremnykh.
Poluyanov - Surname from the form Poluyan, which was prevalent in Russia, from the canonical male name Polien with a partial reinterpretation of an incomprehensible name, as in the surnames Poluektov, Polukarpov.
Ponomarev - Last name from the father's title: sexton - the lowest rank of the Orthodox Church.
Popov - Popov, Protopopov - senior priest.
Pospelov - To keep up, to keep up means and<созреть>, And<угодить>. One of the most capacious and mysterious proverbs of the Russian people is associated with the word ripe.<Умирает не старый, а поспелый (т. е. готовый для загробной жизни)>. In former times there was a secular name Pospel, which meant a young man who had grown up to military service or marriage (Pospel - a girl of marriageable age). And in seminaries, a student of great age could be called Pospel.
Potekhin - Surname from the non-church male name Potekha, not uncommon in Russia in the 15th-17th centuries. The surname from its diminutive form Poteshka became the surname Poteshkin. According to the 1897 census several families with this surname are recorded in the village of Chindyanovo (now Dubensky district of Mordovia).
Prahov - The surname, most likely, does not come from the usual meanings of the word “dust”. In dialects, the dust is a trader, a dealer, as well as a spendthrift, a reveler.
Pronin – From the folk version Pronya – Prokhor.
Prokhorov - From the baptismal name Prokhor - singer, leader (Greek) - other surnames also originated. Surnames starting with Prosh- can also be derived from derivatives of the name Prokofy.
Ptitsin - Many "bird" signs are formed from nicknames that go back not to the name of a specific bird, but to the general name Bird, Ptakha (Ptukha), Pichuga. Such nicknames could be given to agile, nimble, short people. And their descendants became Pichugins, Birds, Ptahinmi, etc.
Wheatgrass - Wheatgrass is a common herbaceous plant. At the end of the 15th century, Pyrey Osokin’s son Travin lived (an interesting example of homogeneous, in this case “plant” names in one family). The Pyryevs came from him.
Raspopov - Neither the monk nor the abbot - the abbot of the monastery - could marry. So the surnames Monakhov and Igumnov could have been born from nicknames (possibly ironic) or from benefactors who sent someone else’s capable child, for example, to study in the city. Option - Monk. Other Orthodox clergy married, and then surnames arose naturally: Popov, Protopopov (senior priest), Dyakonov (assistant priest), Protodyakonov, Ponomarev (clerk, lighting candles and ringing bells), Raspopov (disposed priest), Razdyakonov.
Rudakov, Rudnov - Rudak, ruden - ore (Rudov), that is, red. Rudakov - patronymic from a nickname or non-church male name Rudak. The Common Slavic and Old Russian word ore is “blood”, from which rudak is “red, red”. In the North, the surname Rudakov was very common, here ore - “dirt, stain” and rudak - “dirty, stained”.
Rumyantsev - RUMYANTSEV Rumyantsev was the name given not only to the complexion itself, but also to a ruddy person..
Russians - The first one to be called Russian may have lived in a village where the majority of the inhabitants were not Russians (for example, Komi-Zyryans or Permyaks). Then he could move, but the nickname (or already the surname) remained. And the endings - they are typical for the surnames of just those regions - the north, north-east of Russia.. Such surnames were formed from the address “whose will you be?” - Russians. This appeal can still be heard in villages. It recalls the tradition of large families, when 5-7 generations lived in one yard.
Rybin, Rybnikov - The family of “fish” surnames in Rus' is quite extensive. These surnames could be formed from nicknames or non-baptismal names such as Ryba, Rybka, Rybushka.
Rykunov - Roar - growl. This could be the nickname for a loud child or an adult with a loud voice. Roarer, Roarer - the one who roars. All these words are common Old Russian names. Rychko is a diminutive form of the name Ryk.
Ryumin - Representatives of this family can be proud of their ancestors, information about which is contained in various documents confirming the mark they left in the history of Russia. The surname Ryumin originated from the northeastern regions of the ancient Russian state and has been known since the 17th century. Of course, over time, representatives of this family may live in other historical areas.
The surname Ryumin belongs to a rare and unusual group of Russian surnames formed from intra-family names. The child received an intra-family name only from his parents, and this is the only sign by which intra-family names differ from the nicknames that were usually assigned by neighbors. Of course, not all children had a family name in addition to the official one.
Savintsev - Surname from various forms of diminutive forms of the name Savva (translated from Aramaic - “elder”, “grandfather”), as well as other Christian names beginning with the syllable sa: Savvaty (ancient Hebrew - Saturday), Savely (ancient. -Heb. - asked from God), Saveriy, Savin (Latin - Sabine). Saushkin - the same as Savushkin, only it fell between the vowels; a frequent phenomenon in Russian phonetics (deushka from girl, Leushka from Levushka). Originally, the Savinykh surname is the genitive case of plural adjectives: whose child? - Savinykh. The form of surnames with -i (s) is characteristic of the Russian North and the central black earth regions; from these territories it came to Siberia. Savanin may be from Savanya, a derived form of one of these names. Surnames starting with -enko, -yuk, -uk are Ukrainian, -enok are Belarusian. Savvinsky is a seminary surname, on behalf of a saint or a church named after him.
Savrasov - Savrasy - light red with a black tail and mane, horse color. Probably, the hair color of the ancestors of the family somewhat reminded those around them of the color of a horse. The patronymic from the nickname from the common noun savrasy or savras - “grayish, grayish” (in a figurative meaning it became the nickname of a horse based on color, and then received an evaluative meaning with a touch of condemnation - “rushes like a savras without a bridle”).
Salamatov, Salamatin - Salamata, or salomata, is a folk food: jelly or liquid porridge made from flour with lard or butter. This could be the nickname for a lover of this dish. It is based on the common noun salamata - “liquid food made from cereals or flour with fat and salt” (it is assumed that the word is borrowed from Turkic languages, but this raises objections: there it is borrowed from Russian). It is possible that the surname owes its origin not to this meaning, but to a secondary, derivative one: in some Russian dialects salamata - “chatterbox, chatterbox”, the patronymic from this nickname could become a surname. The surname is often found in the form Solomatin. Straw is the same as straw. Strawman - a merchant or manufacturer of straw. In Dahl's dictionary, salamakha is a sweet and drunken drink, as well as a sluggish, sluggish woman.
Samsonov - From the Orthodox baptismal name Samson (from ancient Hebrew - solar).
Shoemaker - Shoemaker - the one who makes boots, shoes, shoemakers - the son of a shoemaker. But Sapozhkov from the non-baptismal name Sapozhok. Such names from the name of clothing were common in Rus' in the old days.
Sergeev - The surname is formed from the patronymic of the name Sergei (from Latin - “highly revered, high”) and from derivatives of this name. Sergiev, Sergievsky is a surname not formed in Russian traditions; this form, close to the canonical one, was characteristic of the clergy. Sergevnin is a metronymic surname formed from the mother’s name after her father’s name Sergevna - the daughter of Sergei. The actual Sergevnin is Sergei’s grandson on his mother’s side.
Sidorov - From the name Sidor, common in the old days (Isidore, from Greek - “servant of the goddess Isis”). Sidorenko, Sidochuk is a surname of Ukrainian origin, Sidorenkov is a Russified form of this surname. Sidorovnin has a slightly different origin, but with the same root. From the female Sidorovna - the daughter or wife of Sidor.
Simakov - From various diminutive forms of the names Simeon/Semyon, Sim, Seraphim.
Skvortsov - Possibly a Russian surname Skvortsov formed from the name or nickname Starling, by adding the Russian patronymic suffix -ov. Parents could call a child a starling (in the past, generic names or nicknames from the names of food, household items, and animals were popular), or they could call an adult this way for the ability to whistle beautifully or sing like a starling. In any case, the first bearer of the nickname Starling probably evoked associations with this particular bird among those around him. The prevalence of this surname probably indicates its appearance in the second half of the 19th century. - during the period of “familization” of the Russian population. At the same time, along with the surname Skvortsov, other “bird” surnames Sorokin, Voronin, Grachev, Vorobyov, etc. appeared. Other surnames could be formed from other forms of the nicknames Skvarko, Skvorets, Skvorko and its various forms.
Smetanin - The surname comes from the nickname or non-church name of a person: Smetana - Smetanin. Using the name of a food product as a name was not uncommon in Russian villages. This surname is found everywhere. Sour cream - Ukrainian version. But the sour cream man, sour cream maker, is a trader or manufacturer of sour cream.
Smirnov - Smirnov is one of the most common Russian surnames. In Moscow alone there are seventy thousand Smirnovs. Why? In a large peasant family, quiet, non-shouting children were a great relief for parents. This quality, rare for small children, was imprinted in the worldly name Smirna; it often became the main name of a person for the rest of his life (the church name was forgotten by those around him). From the Smirnykhs came the Smirnovs.
Solovyov - Surnames of this type did not come from the name of the bird, but from the nickname (or non-church name) of a person: Solovey - Solovyov.
Solomin - The surname is derived from the non-baptismal name or nickname Soloma. Such “plants” were widespread in Rus'. In the Dal dictionary, a straw is also a pipe, a strawman is a shed for storing straw, a strawman, a strawman is a straw merchant. . Or from the baptismal name Solomon through the form Soloma or Solome.
Corned beef - Salt has nothing to do with it, but we’ll have to remember the biblical sage King Solomon! Solya, Solonya are diminutive forms of the Christian name Solomon (from ancient Hebrew - “healthy, prosperous”). And in Pskov dialects, a solonya is a slob.
Spirin, Sviridov, Spiridonov - From the name Spiridon (presumably from the Greek “gift of the soul” or from the Latin personal name, meaning: born out of wedlock; food basket). Spirya, Svirya is a diminutive form of this name. Svirid is a variant of the name Spiridon.
Stepanov - Patronymics from the diminutive forms Stepunya, Stepukha, Stepusha - derived from the canonical male name Stefan (ancient Greek stefane - “wreath”). Since the sound [f] was not characteristic of the Old Russian language, this name was pronounced in everyday speech as Stepan. These surnames have nothing to do with the word steppe. Stepurin is a patronymic from the affectionate or ironic Stepura form of this name. Stenin - of course, not from "sten", but from the name Sten - a diminutive form of the name Stepan. The remaining surnames are from derivative forms of the same name. Moreover, surnames starting with -enko (Stepanenko, Stepchenko), -uk/-yuk (Stepanyuk, Stepuk) are most likely Ukrainian, because the suffix -enko is common in eastern Ukraine, and -uk/-yuu in western Ukraine.
Strelkov - In the Old Russian language, strelnik meant the same thing as shooter. Strelchenko is a Ukrainian surname.
Strunin - The surname Strunshev could have arisen as a patronymic Strunyashev (i.e. “son of Strunyash”) from the nickname Strunyash, which is based on the verb string with the meaning “to strum, to jingle on a stringed instrument” or “to bind, to tie” (cf. to restrain) . However, Strunyash is not recorded anywhere, so the proposed interpretation of the nickname Strunyash remains only a guess. Strunin, Strunnikov obviously have the same explanation.
Stupin - Patronymic from the nickname Stupa from the dialect stupa - “fat, clumsy.” Stupisha is a derived form from Stupa.
Suzdalov - From the name of the father at the place of previous residence, Suzdal - from the ancient Russian city of Suzdal. One of the options for explaining the name of the city refers to the ancient male name Suzdal. Hence the surname Suzdalov. Suzdal can go back to the ancient verb sezdati (modern create) which originally had the meaning “to make from clay” (from Old Russian зъд - clay). Perhaps it was the name of a potter or brickmaker.
Surovtsev - Surovtsev is a stern man. A noun formed from an adjective, just like “lucky” “arrogant”...
Suslov - Wort is fresh, unfermented beer. There is a proverb: “Where the wort is good, the beer will be good.” Or a sweetish drink made from malt and flour, popular in old Rus'. An ancient non-ecclesiastical name. Suslopar is the one who steams (cooks) the wort.
Sutormin - from the word sutora - vanity, disorder.
Sukhanov - Surnames from nicknames or names, going back to the adjective dry - meaning thin or callous, insensitive. Sukhan is skinny and dry. Sukhomlya is a dry, thin person. Dryness - sick or excessively thin. And there are also Sukhorebrov, Sukhorebry, Sukhobokov, Sukhoparov. Redkorebrov is also here.
Sukhonosov - The size and shape of the nose are reflected in many surnames: Gorbonosov, Dolgonosov, Kolbonosov, Karnonosov (i.e. snub-nosed), Grosbeak (with a large nose), Krivonos, Perebeinos (with a broken nose), Shilonosov, Sukhonosik (with a small pointed nose) , Kurnosov, Mokronosov, Kapinosov. Grosbeak is a bird distinguished by a massive beak, hence the man with a large nose. Shilonosov - patronymic from shilonos, i.e. "sharp-nosed".
Sukhorukov - the surname reflected the size and shape of his hands, a man with small, thin hands.
Takmakov - Tokmak, tokmach - wooden hammer, mallet. Perhaps this nickname was given to stubborn, persistent people who “kept at the same thing” until they got their way. The surname Takmakov obviously has the same meaning, only the “acoustic” version.
Talan - Talan" should not be confused with "talent". A person may have talent, but talent - good luck, luck - may not be enough. In order for happiness and good luck to accompany their son all his life, loving parents gave him the name Talan. "Whoever has talent, he will be an ataman." Sayings about a loser: "Our Ivan has no talent for anything," "My talent was eaten by a ram." There is also a seminary surname Talantov, from the word "talent", which could be received by students who were successful in their studies, and Talanin, Talankin could be colloquial forms of this surname..
Cockroaches - It happened in ancient times, although not often, that a person received a nickname from the name of an insect. This is how the surnames that exist in our time appeared: Blokhin, Botkin, Zhukov, Klopov, Komarov, Kuznechikov, Motylev, Moshkin, Mukhin, Muravyov and Muravlev, Murashkin, Murashkov, Murashov, Paukov, Pautov (pautov - gadfly), Pchelin and Pchelkin , Saranchin and Saranchev, Sverchkov, Slepnev (horsefly - gadfly), Cockroaches, Trutnev (drone - male bee), Khrushchev (Khrushchev - bumblebee), Shershnev, Shmelev. Of these, the most common are Zhukov and Komarov.
Tarasov - From various forms of the baptismal name Taras (troublemaker, rebel - Greek). Tarasov / Taranov Taras / Taran, i.e. Taran form of the name Taras. Taran, Tarasyuk, Tarasenko are Ukrainian surnames, Tarasenkov is already Russified Ukrainian from Tarasenko. Tarasenya, Tarasik, Tarasenok, Tarasevich - Belarusian.
Tebenkov - The surname is from the naming of the father from the Turkic word tebenek - “short”. The surname was recorded in Perm - 1972.
Temnyakov - In ancient times, a temnik was a military leader over a large army: darkness is a thousand (old). However, there was another meaning - foundling, foundling; In addition, dark in the old way is blind. Related surnames: Temny, Temnyaev.
Titov - Surname from the canonical male name Titus (presumably from Latin titulus - “honor, inscription”).
Tokarev - 1. This is a professional surname, but not from the modern concept of the term turner. In the old days, in villages there were sharpeners, turners who either sharpened knives, scythes and other tools, or turned wooden utensils. In Dahl's dictionary there is a phrase "The entire Semenovsky district turns and sharpens wooden utensils." 2. These are “Bird” surnames: turner, tokui - the popular name for black grouse.
Trefilov - From the baptismal name Trefilius - clover (Greek) - also arose: Trefilov, Trefilyev, Trifilov, Trifin, Filyushin.
Trinity - In the XVII-XIX centuries. Orthodox clergy were named primarily by the name of the church. In official documents, Trinity priest Ivan, etc. are common. This tradition also prevailed when distributing surnames to students of church educational institutions.
Trunov - Patronymic from the canonical male personal name Tryphon (ancient Greek tryphon - “gentle”). Trishechkin - originally - a patronymic from the affectionate (probably with a touch of irony) form Trishechka from the canonical male name Trifon (Trifon Trisha Trishka Trishechka). Surnames in this form (in -echkin, -ichkin, -ochkin with an emphasis on the base and not on the suffix) are most common in Upper Poochye, especially in the Khvastovichsky district of the Kaluga region, Belevsky and Bolkhovsky districts of the Oryol region and adjacent areas. Trishkin is a patronymic from the derogatory form Trishka from the canonical male personal name Trifon through the intermediate diminutive form Trisha. Trunov possibly comes from a nickname from the dialect (Vologda) word trun - “rags, rags.” The surname is recorded in Kursk, Orel, Tula. Trufanov. The surname is not uncommon in the North (Shenkur, Pinezh. districts of the Arkhangelsk region), in the Trans-Urals, in the central black earth regions (Gorshechensk district of the Kursk region, there are in Kursk, Lipetsk, Orel, Tambov). In the study by V.A. Nikon's surname is associated with the northern word trufni (a type of shoe). In Moscow they pronounce the surname - Trufanov. But nevertheless, a trip to the North in 1980 convinced Nikonov that only Trufanov from the male name Trufan is correct. This etymology was also indicated by G.Ya. Simina. The author claims in vain that this name is a trace of Novgorod colonization; in Kursk and adjacent regions, as reported by I.G. Dobrodomov, the Trufan uniform is common, but the Novgorodians have never been there. The change and - y (Tryphon - Trufan) came along with the name from Byzantium: graphically, the Greek letter epsilon could also be transmitted by the letter y. (N) Trunya, Trun - diminutive forms of the names Trufan (Tryphon) or Fortun. Trukhan is a variant of the name Trifon. (F) The dialect word trun is also known - rags, rags and trunity - to make fun of, from both meanings nicknames and then surnames could be formed.
Trusov - the surname comes from the word “coward”.
Trufanov - The surname is not uncommon in the North, in the Trans-Urals, in the central black earth regions. In the study by V.A. Nikonov "Northern surnames" surname is associated with the northern word trufni (a type of shoe). In Moscow they pronounce the surname - Trufanov. But still a trip to the North in 1980. convinced Nikonov that only Trufanov from the male name Trufan is correct. This etymology was also indicated by G.Ya. Simina. The author claims in vain that this name is a trace of Novgorod colonization; in Kursk and adjacent regions, the Trufan form is common, but the Novgorodians have not been there. The change and - y (Tryphon - Trufan) came along with the name from Byzantium: graphically, the Greek letter epsilon could also be transmitted by the letter y.
Uvarov - 1. “The cabbage soup was boiled down well,” says the hostess, but the surname has a completely different root - from the name Uar, in common parlance Uvar, Uva. The name is of Greek origin, its meaning is unclear. 2. From the Latin word "uva" - grape brush; in the latter case - the seminary surname.
Ufimtsev – Initially, a patronymic from the nickname Ufimets, that is, “who came from Ufa,” the capital of Bashkiria. The surname Ufimtsev, among many other “geographical” surnames of the clergy, is considered one of the most common.
Fatkin - Fatey - from Photiy (first Fotey, then, in Akka dialects, it began to be pronounced and written Fatey). The name Photius has the same root as “photo”, “photon” (from the Greek “phos”, gender “photos”, - light). Fatya, Fat, Fatyan are diminutive forms of the names Photius, Fotin, Josaphat, Bonifatius. Fatyan could also be formed from the name Favstian. Fatyanov Patronymic from the Russian everyday form Fatyan from the church male name Photius (ancient Greek fos - “light”) The surname Fatkin probably has the same basis, from the short form Fatya - Fatka.
Fedorov - Patronymic from the male church name Theodore (ancient Greek Theodoros - “gift of the gods”), in the 16th-17th centuries. one of the most common names among Russians, which was second in frequency of use only to Ivan and Vasily. In everyday pronunciation, the combination of vowels [e o], which is not typical for the Russian language, has disappeared. The surname Fedorov is most often found in the Novgorod and Pskov regions, where it ranks fourth among others, and, for example, in the Middle Volga region - much less often. Other forms of surnames arose from derived dialectal forms of the name. In other forms this name came into the Russian language from other languages, for example: Polish Theodor, Bulgarian Todor. The sound [f], alien to the Old Russian language, was conveyed as [x] or [xv] - Khodor, Khvedor, from which dozens of surnames arose: Fedin, Fedonin, Fedoreev, Fedykin, Fedkin, Fedkunov, Fedyunin, Fedyaev, Fedyakin, Fedyanin, Fedyahin, Fedyashin , Fedyashkin, Khodorov, Todorov and many others. Feodrov. Surnames from the full forms of the name can also have seminary origin. Fedorov, Fedorovsky. You can read about surnames with -their/s here. In Siberia, Fedorovsky could become a flock of Fedorovskys. Fedorovsky, Fedoriv, Fedchenko, Fedorenko, Fedchun, Fedorosyuk, Fedorozyuk, Fedko, Fedoruk are Ukrainian surnames from the same name. The most common suffix in Ukrainian surnames is enko, the suffix -iv, -ovich are very common, the suffix -uk/yuk are typical for the western regions of Ukraine. Fedorovich, Fedorkevich, Fedchenok, Fedrinchik are Belarusian. (U). Fedorovskikh, Federyakin Fedeshov, Fedoriv, Fedorosyuk, Fedorozyuk, Fedoryaka, Fedko, Fedyunov, Fedyainov, Fedyna - from the requests of visitors. Surnames starting with -enko, -iv, -uk, -yna are Ukrainian.
Filimonov - Patronymic from the church male name Philemon (ancient Greek phileo - “to love”). Philimoniha - wife or widow of Philemon .
Firsenko - Firsak on behalf of Firs.
Frolov - Folk version of Flor (many names).
Kharin - Surname from various forms of the church male name Khariton (ancient Greek hariton - “generous”) The surname Kharin is unlikely to have anything to do with the rough word “muzzle”, that is, muzzle, mug. Kharya is a diminutive of the name Khariton (Greek for “generous”). Let me remind you that the city of Kharkov, it is believed, owes its name to the first settler - the Cossack Khariton, nicknamed Kharko. Patronymic from the short form Kharya from the church male name Khariton (ancient Greek hariton - “generous”). Kharchenko is a Ukrainian surname. Kharko, Kharchko, Kharyuk are derivative forms of the name Khariton.
Kharlov - From the baptismal name Khariton - generous (Greek) - other surnames came from: Kharin, Kharinov, Kharitoshin, Kharichkov, Kharlov, Kharchikov. And Kharkov, Kharisov, Kharyukov could also have been formed from the baptismal Kharisim. - pleasant (Greek).
Khokhlov - Khokhlach is the one who has a forelock, a crest on his head. From the non-church name or nickname Khokhol, Khokholok, about a person wearing a forelock, Khokhol. In Dahl's dictionary, khokhol, hahal - lover, friend, hahal (Vologda).
Khudyakov - Patronymic from the non-church personal name Khudyak. A skinny person is not necessarily a skinny person, but above all a poor person. A thin man, a thin man, is a poor man; Posad people were divided into the best, average and worst.
Chashkin - One of the surnames formed from the names of kitchen utensils. Chashkov, maybe from Chashko Chashka, Chalice.
Chebykin - In the Urals, Chevyks are people who pronounce “ch” instead of “ts”: chicken, chvetok, chel.
Cherdyntsev - From the city of Cherdyn, Perm region. Cherdyn - a city in the north. parts of the Perm region. It was first mentioned in 1472. The basis could be the word cherda, now preserved by the Mari language in the meaning of “forest,” but it was not found either in the Permian or Ugric languages.
Cheremisin - The surnames are based on Cheremis, Cheremis - this is how the Mari were called in the old days. Cheremiskin is the son of Cheremiska.
Cherepanov - Cherepan in the old days was a potter, potter. Residents of the city of Cherepovets were also called cherepans.
Chernavin - Surnames in -Sky 1. or from rivers and settlements named Chernyava, Chernyavka - there are such in the Minsk, Mogilev, Vinnitsa and Zhytomyr regions; 2. or from dark-skinned - a dark-skinned, black-haired person. "The dark-haired maiden" is mentioned in epics. Chernavka is a servant, a servant for the dirtiest, most menial jobs; in the old days there was such a worldly name. Hence the black surnames Chernavin, Chernavkin, Chernavsky.
Chernotinsky - From the family name Chernysh, reflecting the external characteristics of the named (dark color of hair, skin or eyes.
Chesnokov - The surname refers to a nest of “vegetable gardeners”, such as Onions, Cucumbers. However, there is another meaning of the word garlic - palisade, palisade. The main name of the surname is the worldly name Garlic, known in ancient times - 1) garden plant, 2) palisade, palisade
Chingin – The surname is nothing more than an ancient pre-Muslim name associated with the memory of the famous conqueror (Tatar prince Chingin).
Chudinov - Chukhnoy, in the old days representatives of the Baltic Finnish peoples were called Chukhonians: Finns, Ingrians, Estonians, etc. From the ancient name of the Chud (Chukhna) people. There is also the surname Chukhnov and Chudinov.
Chudov - Chudikha is the wife of the one whose nickname is Miracle, Miracle. If a woman raised a child alone, then he became Chugdikhin. This kind of surnames were not uncommon in the old days, Chugun - Chugunkha - Chugunikhin.. A connection with the ethnonym Chud is possible.
Churikov - Chura in ancient times was the name of a slave, in later times - a servant-squire. The Eastern Slavs named their children Chur and Chura, probably in honor of Chur, the Slavic pagan deity of the hearth. Chursa - from the root chur and the ancient suffix sa. Churik is a diminutive of Chur. The surnames are associated with the Old Russian name Chur, or Chura, which the Eastern Slavs used to name their children, probably in honor of Chur, the Slavic pagan deity of the hearth. The form of the name Chursa was formed from the root chur- and the ancient suffix -s(a). Surnames are widespread in different areas.
Chusovitin - The surname is based on the Chusovaya River in the Urals. It can be added that such surnames have two forms: na-Yaninov and -Yanov. The first is formed from the singular nomenclature: Chusovlyanin - Chusovlyaninov. The second - from the plural name: Chusovlyans (a family or group of people who came from the Chusovaya River) - Chusovlyanov. Plural naming is typical for the Russian North and Siberia. Another suffix that forms vamilias from geographical names is itin: Chusovitin, Chasovitin is simply a variant of the same surname. Chusovaya - r. in the Urals, left tributary of the river. Kama. Etymology unknown. It is assumed that from the Komi language - Chuosi "patron, sacred", but this requires serious evidence. An opinion has been expressed about the word “river” chu-su-va repeated three times in different languages (the first two are Turkic, the third is Permian), but this is very artificial and strained, for this territory it is unusual for chu, unjustifiably so, instead of su. Chusovaya, lion. tributary of the Kama (Sverdlovsk and Perm regions, sources - in Chelyabinsk). There have been many attempts to explain the name Chusovaya. The opinion that Chusovaya was formerly called Chasovaya is due to the Russian folk rethinking: supposedly its level is rapidly changing, and it turns from poor water into a raging stream. This interpretation is also shared by the 18th century traveler. I. I. Lepekhin: “It may turn out that the name of the sowing river is somewhat spoiled, and it should be called the Hour River, and not Chusovaya: for it must wait for a certain time or hour at which the ships can be released.” This view is contradicted by the modern form of the name Chusovaya, as well as the existence of the Severny and Poludenny Chus rivers in the Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug, Lake Chusovskoye near Sverdlovsk and Lake Chusovskoye in the Kolva basin in the north of the Perm region. It is absurd to think that the toponym Chusovaya consists of four words with the meaning “river”: chu (Tibetan), su (Turkic), va (Komi-Permyak), ya (Mansi), that is, “River-river-river-river”. The point of view that the Komi hydronym is based on the word chuosi or chauso, supposedly meaning “patroness”, “sacred river”, is also unfounded. It is possible that this name was adopted by the Russians from some Perm language, where it sounded like Chusva. True, there is no such word in the modern Komi-Permyak language, but the Udmurt chus means “glib”, “agile”. Chusova’s “fighting” river is difficult to find in the Middle Urals, so the meaning of the word chus is very suitable. It can be assumed that the word chus was forgotten in the Komi-Permyak language, but was preserved in its related Udmurt language. Therefore, chus - “brisk”, va - “water”? But there are also objections to this version: in particular, the name of Lake Chusovskoye in the Perm region. Nevertheless, already in the 19th century the view was widespread that Chusovaya means “Fast water”. It still prevails today. Secondary are the names of Lake Chusovskoye southwest of Sverdlovsk, which is located on the right side of Chusovoy, the city of Chusovoy in the Perm region, founded as a settlement at the Chusovsky metallurgical plant in 1879 and received the rank of a city in 1933, the workers' village of Verkhne-Chusovskie Gorodki in Perm region, which arose as a settlement of salt workers back in 1616, as well as the village of Chusovoe in the Shalinsky district of the Sverdlovsk region. (the former Staroshaitansky plant, built in 1727 by Nikita Demidov at the mouth of the Shaitanka River, the left tributary of the Chusovaya). Matveev Geographical names of the Urals.
Shabalin - Shabala - trash, rags, talker. Originally - a patronymic from a nickname from the common noun Shabala, in which two different words are probably mixed: in the southern Russian dialects Shabala is “chatterbox” (and in a number of Siberian ones), and in the northern and Volga dialects it is “rags, rags”. (N) If the surname came from the southern Russian regions, then here the nickname Shabala, Shabalda was given to a chatterbox, a chatterbox, or a loiterer. It’s not for nothing that there was an expression: “Beat Shabalu” - loiter around idle, sharpen your lasses. In the Ryazan, Tambov and Nizhny Novgorod regions, shabala - cast-offs, worn-out clothes. And among Kostroma and Perm residents the same word means an aspen block from which dishes are made. This word could also mean scraps. Such a nickname could be given to a small person - either by appearance or by morals. Namesakes: Shabaldin, Shebolaev, Shebalin.
Shadrin - The surname originated in the Russian North: here Shadra is the nickname of the pockmarked one, covered with natural pockmarks. Namesakes: Shadrunov, Shchedrin, Shchedrinin.
Shalamov - Shalim - Turkic name; from "shalym" a handful. It was given to babies to emphasize their diminutiveness: they say, so small that you can fit it in a handful. Even in ancient times this name was used by Russians as an addition to the church name, a secular one. The Shalimov surname is dated in the Armorial Book of 1741. It comes from the Turkic proper name SalimSah "alim" "king, ruler and "scientist, enlightened" + suffix -ov>Shalimov. No less probable is the origin of the Shalimov surname from the Turkic (Kazakh, Karakalpak.) salym “handful”, salymly kisi “hard-working, strong, strong person.” (B) The distorted Shalam, from Shalim, could also give the surname Shalamov..
Shamonin - Shama, Shamonya, Shamsha - the one who mutters, speaks in a lisp. The surname Shamin is dated by the Armorial Book of 1741. The origin of this surname seems controversial. It is possible that its basis is the Russian nickname Shama~Shamonya “the one who speaks with a mumble, mumbles” (Dal). Its structure, therefore, can be very simple: Shama + surname formation suffix -in> Shamin. It is less legitimate to elevate this surname to the basis of sham “litter, rubbish” (Vasmer). However, it is possible that the surname Shamin is of Eastern origin and goes back to the meaning "originating from Damascus" or, less likely, to Tur. Sama “lamp, lamp” and, finally, to cama~saina “to be able, the strength that is necessary to perform something; assessment by eye”> “one who evaluates by eye” (Radlov) - with the same structure - with adding the suffix -in>Shamin. Shamin can also mean “shuffling, dragging feet.” Shamov. From the Prince of Kazan Shamov Shabas, the butler of Shah Ali, in 1550 - 1552. accompanying his overlord to Kazan, Moscow, and, obviously, accepting Russian citizenship with him.
1) large bran, 2) talkative, liar (Dal) Mum-speak indistinctly, mumble-chew (modern)
Shamaev - see Shamonin. Shama is the one who speaks with a mumble, mumbles.
Sharkunov - A person whose external gloss and sophistication of manners covers up the inner emptiness (literally, the one who shuffles his feet, shuffle).
Shakhov - From the Persian shah (sovereign), which penetrated into the Russian language not only as a common noun, but also as a personal name. The first of the Shakhovsky princes bore the loud nickname Shah. The surname Shakhovskaya is based on the word of Iranian origin, Shah Persian, borrowed through the Turkic language. ““Shah, Tsar, Monarch” “This word, added to common nouns,” as L. Budagov notes, “determines the superiority of the objects they mean compared to others.” Derived from the nickname Shah and the possessive form of Shah from the word Shah, Shakhovo, which could serve as the name of a property that belonged to a person who had the nickname Shah, the Shakhovskaya surname was formed using the suffix -skoy. The origin of this surname from the nickname is confirmed by the absence of heraldic features usually found in the coats of arms of clans genetically associated with the East. Unbegun classifies the Shakhov surname as a group of educated from terms related to fishing: shah - a stake for drying a net, also formed from the nickname Shah.
Shepelev - The word “little lisp” has been lost in the language; it probably meant "lisp." In dialects, “lisp” has been preserved in this meaning. Shepel, chepel - an iron spatula for cleaning hemp from the fire (Dal).
Shirobokov - Patronymic from the nickname Shirobokiy, the meaning of which may not be related to appearance (“fat”), it could indicate the character and lifestyle of a person. The surname was common in Siberia, its other centers were the village of Dolzhanka, Cheremisinovsky district, Kursk region, the village of Semenovskoye, Ankovsky district, Ivanovo region.
Shulgin - Shulga is left-handed. Shulgin. A common surname of early origin, found almost everywhere. It arose as a patronymic (“son of Shulga”) from shulga, an ancient Russian word that is still preserved in some dialects with the meaning “left hand” and “left-handed.” Shulgins. A surname of secondary origin - from the same surname; meant belonging to the Shulgin family, recorded early - in 1669, in documents on Verkhoturye in the Urals the peasant I. Shulgin (V.I. Shunkov) was mentioned. Like other surnames with -i, -s, Shulgins are found in the Kursk region, in the North, the Urals, and in Siberia. Shulzhenkov. The surname is also associated with the word shulga - “left-handed”, but further formation took place not with the help of the Russian suffix -enok, but with the Belarusian or Ukrainian -enko: Shulzhenko, which also means “son of Shulga”; the phonetic change g-->zh is natural (cf.: snow - snowy, new fish - newborn, etc.). The surname is recorded in the Elninsky district of the Smolensk region, in the south of the Pskov, in the Bryansk, Smolensk regions. Related surname - Shuleikin.
Shumilov - Shumilo is a screamer, one who constantly makes noise, screams. The surnames are common throughout as one of the very early ones. These are former patronymics from the most common Russian non-church male names of the 16th-17th centuries, i.e. the period of formation of Russian surnames, on the eve of their widespread distribution. It is based on the verb to make noise: Shumilo is the name given to a noisy, loud child. The suffix -il(o) formed the “name of the figure” (cf.: crammer, thug, chisel, sharpener, etc.), respectively, personal names - Tomilo, Yarilo. Patronymic names from them arose in the form of possessive adjectives formed by the suffix -ov or, if the stem ended in -a (Shumila, Tomila), by the suffix -in. From the derogatory form Shumilka - the Shumilkina surname.
Shupletsov - V.I. Dahl gives the Pskov (and Novgorod) word shopel - “healer, sorcerer”, the Smolensk verb shopit - “to know, to know”, but all meanings are given with a question mark. Shupletsov. The patronymic from the nickname shuplets, the basis of which could be associated with the archaic dialect word shupel - “rubbish, rubbish of no value,” the suffix -ets indicated the person who dealt with this rubbish.
Shchipachev - 1. Shchipach is the one who plucks tow, bast, fluff, etc. or pinches. 2. The poet Stepan Shchipachev received his surname from his native Siberian village of Shchipachi. Shchipunov. The nickname shchipun stuck not only to the one who is a nipper, but also to the lover of bribes and extortions.
Content
Every year, historians expand the list of personal nicknames of Slavic origin. Many people would be interested to know their origins. But sometimes it is impossible to determine this by the sound itself, since various suffixes, prefixes and prefixes have been added to the derived word over the years, distorting its original meaning.
Russian names and surnames
To determine the origin of a person’s family, his passport data is used. The key points are the root of the word, which forms Russian names and surnames. They differ in prevalence. By the sound, you can determine the eminence of the family or the belonging of ancestors to different social groups and castes of society: peasants, boyars, clergy. The etymology of some includes archaisms and strange stems; you can use a reference book to determine these yourself.
Origin
Derivatives and roots can originate from the nicknames of ancestors, funny nicknames, names, areas of activity. The origin of Russian surnames, in most cases, is unraveled in its etymology. You should take an interest in this clue, because through it you can find out about an outstanding ancestor or the eminence of the family. For those who want to determine the origins of their family nickname, there are alphabetical collections that are replenished and updated annually; on their pages, almost everyone can find out the history of their name.
The most popular derivatives:
- On behalf of the ancestor (whose? Whose will you be?) - Ivanov, Sidorov, Kuzmin, Petrov.
- From the geographical names - Vyazemsky, Stroganov, Smolensky.
- From the nicknames of the clergy - Rozhdestvensky, Preobrazhensky, Uspensky.
- From the names of plants and animals - Sokolova, Orlova, Hare, Lebedeva, Golubeva.
- From count and boyar titles - Minin, Tikhomirov, Tikhonravov, Godunov.
Meaning
Etymology and the formation of a proper genus name are of interest to an increasing number of people. The meaning of Russian surnames is determined by determining the root part of the word; it indicates the meaning. The meaning of family names like Bondarev, Kovalev, Shevtsov - indicate the craft that someone from the family was engaged in. Muzzle, Stoyan, Brave - on the external or internal characteristics of an individual person. All members of the family were called by the nickname of the head of the family, and this was passed down from generation to generation.
When did surnames appear in Russia?
The assignment of a generic nickname to identify each genus began to take shape in the 15th century. When surnames appeared in Russia, they initially referred to representatives of the upper strata of society: boyars and aristocrats, and later, in the 18th century, to church ministers. Until the 19th century, peasants and artisans received their nicknames. Their genus names were derived from the nicknames of one of the members of the family or occupation. In historical scrolls and records, listings were found that explain this phenomenon: “Vasily, son of the Kuznetsov... Ivan, son of the Khlebnikov”
How many surnames are there in Russia
The study of these data is still in question. There is no absolutely correct numerical value that could accurately answer the question of how many surnames exist in Russia today. Researchers have taken on such a complex task only a few times; officially, about 250 thousand meanings have been included in the collection, and these lists are constantly replenished with new forms of nicknames that were once given.
Declension of surnames in Russian
The rules of the Russian language strictly determine the writing and pronunciation of passport data. Declension of surnames in Russian occurs according to the following basic rules: standard ones are declined as adjectives, and those of foreign origin are declined as nouns. They do not decline with a zero ending, or ending in a consonant (Bondar, Nitsevich, Ponomar), ending in -o (Petrenko, Shevchenko, Kovalenko), foreign ones ending in -a, -ya (Varnava, Okidzhava, Zola).
The most common surname in Russia
Boris Ubengaun was the first to begin compiling a directory that lists the names of Russia. It contains various variations due to the process of transformation of folk nicknames. Each position has an explanation (highlighted parts of word formation that explain the essence of a particular word). There are positions that can be found more often, and there are those that are very rare. The data was taken based on the population census of the city of St. Petersburg.
Common surnames in Russia:
- Vladimirov;
- Sergeev;
- Petrov;
- Ivanov.
Beautiful Russian surnames
There are people whose generic nicknames captivate with their sound. These include those derived from geographical names or long nicknames given to church ministers. This etymology is rare and sounds aristocratically melodic. Many people change their birth details in their passports in order to get a name that is beautiful and stands out from the crowd. People to whom it was inherited are considered lucky.
The most beautiful surnames in Russia:
- Preobrazhensky;
- Caesar;
- Christmas;
- Vyazemsky;
- Uspensky.
Slavic
There are genus names that originate from the ancient Slavs. These nicknames are very rare and therefore valuable to historians. Their small number is due to the fact that derivatives originate from the names of pagan gods or Old Slavonic names. With the advent of Christianity, such nicknames were categorically prohibited, people were baptized and renamed en masse, therefore those who have preserved them to this day are a godsend, a shining example of pagan culture.
Old Slavic surnames, examples:
- Yarilo;
- Dovbush;
- Putyata;
- Lada;
- Saint;
- Dobrynin;
- Peaceful.
Popular
According to the population census conducted in the 80s of the last century, under the former USSR, about 50% of the rural and 35% of the urban population bear generic nicknames, formed on the principle of patronymics with the addition of suffixes. This study is recognized as the highest quality and most detailed up to our times. Popular Russian surnames: Sidorov, Smirnov, Kuzmin, Vasiliev. The second place in frequency is occupied by nicknames that indicate the type of activity: Kuznetsov, Bondarev, Reznikov, Khlebnikov, etc.
Rare Russian surnames
It is difficult to create a reliable list that includes all items. But the main ones have been selected. It is not often that you meet people who have a family nickname that completely coincides with a geographical name or is formed from a combination of two words. There are few who are lucky enough to become the namesake of famous historical figures and heroes of literary novels.
Rare surnames in Russia:
- Astrakhan;
- Kamchatka;
- Goddess;
- Krutiperets;
- Crusoe;
- Karenin.
funny
Sometimes among acquaintances there are family nicknames that involuntarily make you smile with their comical nature. They surprise fellow citizens, and especially foreigners, with their pronunciation, they consist of adding the stems of some nouns or verbs, they can denote a funny or strange action, name objects whose names sound strange in a human name. A person who has to wear them can hardly be called lucky.
Funny Russian surnames:
- Kostogryzov;
- Mozgoedov;
- Popkin;
- Rzhach;
- Login;
- Khachapuri;
- Shit grandfathers;
- Snot.
Russian noble families
Their owners can have no doubt about the high title of someone from their family; they were assigned exclusively to nobles, boyars, and high-ranking officials. People close to high positions and ruling power. They can also be merchants. The presence of such titular nicknames among the peasantry, ordinary workers or artisans is excluded; their mere presence indicated the high social status of their owner.
Russian noble families:
- Stroganov;
- Godunov;
- Tikhomirov;
- Minin;
- Novgorodtsev;
- Tikhonravov;
- Ventsenostsev.
Old Russian
This term denotes not only Old Slavonic nicknames from the times of paganism, but also those that, by their etymology, designate outdated concepts and words of ancient use, eradicated from modern speech. Interesting to consider are generic nicknames that name old monetary units, household items, and crafts that are not found in the modern world. All these signs indicate a long history of the family and roots that go far.
Old Russian surnames:
- Kunin;
- Altynov;
- Kalita;
- Zlatnikov;
- Pryalkin;
- Kozhemyaka;
- Bandurov.
Rating of surnames in Russia
The top 100 items that can often be found in the passports of fellow citizens have been compiled. All of them were selected based on the directory and ordered during the census during the year. This information will be especially interesting for girls, because everyone dreams of meeting her man and getting married. Statistics say that in 89% of cases, women switch to a male generic nickname upon marriage. Such a top will clearly show the most likely options that everyone may encounter. The section includes the first 10 positions.
- Ivanov;
- Smirnov;
- Kuznetsov;
- Popov;
- Sokolov;
- Vasiliev;
- Fedorov;
- Novikov;
- Egorov;
- Kozlov.
Famous Russian surnames
Their list is compiled based on the frequency of use among the population. The most popular surname in Russia is Ivanov. Even foreigners know about this, associating with her all the names of Russian compatriots. It went down in history and became a classic. For example, in the German language this nickname became Muller, in America and Britain - Smith, in Poland - Novak or Kowalski, in Georgia - Mamedov.
Famous Russian surnames:
- Sidorov;
- Ivanov;
- Petrov;
- Kozlov;
- Smirnov;
- Popov;
- Sokolov.
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Found an error in the text? Select it, press Ctrl + Enter and we will fix everything!A couple of centuries ago, a surname among ordinary people was rare. Residents of Veliky Novgorod were the first to bear surnames on Russian soil. Princes and boyars received family names at the turn of the 16th-17th centuries, a little later they appeared among merchants and military men, and by the middle of the 18th century. The clergy also acquired surnames.
Peasants en masse received an “eternal” addition to their name only after the abolition of serfdom. Their surnames came from nicknames or occupations.
The most common surnames in Russia
There have been many attempts to study “all-Russian” family names, and they all show approximately the same results. We will take as a basis the results of a study by geneticist Elena Balanovskaya, who in 2005 published the scientific work “Family Portraits of Five Russian Regions” - a list of 257 original Russian surnames, ordered according to frequency. You might be interested in reading this article about the most common surnames in the world.Petrov
The Petrovs close the top ten most popular Russian surnames. The frequency of the surname is on average 6-7 people per thousand inhabitants. It is based on the Greek name Peter. The offspring of the bearers of this name were called “Petrov’s son”, “Petrov’s daughter”, which eventually transformed simply into “Petrov”.About the most popular Russian surnames
Only representatives of the upper strata of society became Petrovs, who were respectfully called by the full form of their name. The peasants had to be content with derivatives: Petrushin, Petkin, Petyunin, Petrishchev, Petrukhin, Petrin.
Among popular people in Russia there are many bearers of this historical surname: tennis player Nadezhda Petrova, actor Alexander Petrov, actress Galina Petrova.
Morozov
This surname is also formed from a name, although it is unusual for the ears of a modern person. In Rus', the world called “Frost” a child born on a particularly cold day. Bearers of the name were found among common people, merchants, and nobility.
Sometimes people began to be called “Frost” already in adulthood - for composure or cruel prudence. Thus, the founder of the famous noble family of the Morozovs was Ivan Semenovich, nicknamed Moroz. His five sons, Fyodor, Mikhail, Dmitry, Levkei and Firs, have already received the Morozov surname.
This surname is proudly worn by champion hockey player Alexey Morozov and his namesake, actor Alexey Morozov, star of the TV series “Mysterious Passion” and the film “28 Panfilov’s Men.”
Novikov
The chronicles say that the nickname “novik” was given either to army recruits or to young people who began to build an administrative career in the royal service.
According to another version, foreigners were called “noviki”. The nickname was firmly attached to the name and did not disappear even after the person’s assimilation in a new place. This is supported by data from old census books, where opposite each person with the nickname Novik is marked “hallway”.
The famous namesakes of the Novikovs are the bard Alexander Novikov and the comedian Klara Novikova.
Kozlov
Don’t be surprised by the fact that the predecessor of the Kozlov surname was the name Kozel. After the baptism of Rus', people began to give newborns a church, “baptismal” name, but the “secular” name did not go away. And names given in honor of animals or plants were not uncommon in those days.
By naming the child Goat, Squirrel or Wolf, parents turned to the forces of nature with a request to endow him with the appropriate qualities - perseverance, dexterity, strength.
Famous Kozlovs are former Ranetka Lera Kozlova and football player Alexey Kozlov.
Lebedev
Another “natural” name – Swan – was more common among girls. By naming their daughter this way, the parents wanted to reward her with the beauty and tenderness of a swan.
Slavic linguist Boris Unbegaun has a different point of view. In his book "Russian Surnames" he mentions the high frequency of Lebedevs among the Russian clergy. The scientist concluded that the priests artificially took this surname for themselves, since the swan has long been a symbol of Christian humility.
But the fairly common Russian surname Lebedinsky originates from toponyms with the same root as the swan. “I am Lebedinsky,” answered people from the village of Lebedino or Lebedinoye, who moved to a new place, and this nickname was assigned to them for a long time.
A popular namesake is designer Artemy Lebedev.
Popov
The expression “priest’s son” (“son of a priest,” “son of a priest”) over time turned into Popov. But not all Popovs or Popkovs are descendants of priests. Sometimes the surname Popov was given to farm laborers who worked for the priest. Among the peasants the worldly name Pop or Popko was common.
The surname is especially popular in the north of Russia. In the Arkhangelsk region, for every thousand people there are about twenty Popovs.
This surname was borne by the “sunny clown” Oleg Popov, who departed into another world at the end of 2016.
Sokolov
The Russian male name Sokol has turned into the most common “bird” surname in Russia - Sokolov. The bird of prey, the hunter's companion, was a symbol of military valor and a noble soul. And surnames with the same stem, but with the ending “–skiy” are of Polish-Ukrainian origin.
It is known about the untitled noble family of the Sokolovs, which appeared at the end of the 17th century. His descendant, Count Apollinarius Sokolov, who lived at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, was nicknamed the “genius of Russian detective work.” Historians believe that it was from him that Vladimir Ulyanov-Lenin was hiding abroad at one time.
Bearers of this noble family include actor and director Andrei Sokolov, as well as participant in the show “The Voice” Lyudmila Sokolova.
Kuznetsov
The surname Kuznetsov comes from his occupation. The blacksmith was an irreplaceable person in any village, so the geography of the family covers the whole of Russia. Most often the surname was found in the Saratov province, where there was an entire Kuznechny district.In the south of Russia, a blacksmith was called a “farmer” - this is where the surname Kovalev came from. Kovankov and Kovalkov are Russified Belarusian and Ukrainian surnames. But Kuznechikhin and Kovalikhin are derived from the nicknames of the blacksmith’s wife.
It is worth noting that the importance of blacksmithing still makes itself felt in the languages of other peoples. In English-speaking countries, the surname Smith is common, in Germany - Schmidt.
Among the famous Kuznetsovs are children's ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova and actor Yuri Kuznetsov.
Ivanov
Ivanov is one of the most common surnames in Russia. Ivan, a derivative name, was in use for several centuries, primarily among the peasantry and clergy.
There are more than a hundred forms of surnames similar to “Ivanov”. For example, the surname Ivin. Almost all Ivins received their surname not from the willow tree, but from the diminutive form of Ivan - Iva. Another form of the name is Ivsha. Also diminutive forms of Ivan are Ishko and Itsko. The latter is characteristic of Smolensk dialects or the Belarusian language. Ishko is a South Russian dialect or Ukrainian language. Other ancient forms of the name Ivan are Ishunya and Ishuta. Previously, the surname Ivanov was pronounced with an emphasis on the letter “a”. Nowadays the stress is often placed on the last syllable.
There are many Ivanovs among the actors (
Previously, in a large family, peasant parents sighed with relief if quiet, non-shouting children were born. This is a rather rare quality and is captured in the name Smirna (with an emphasis on the “o”). The Smirnys were also found among the merchants and nobility. The surname Smirnov has less common derivatives: Smirenkin, Smirnitsky, Sminin, Smirensky.
Of the owners of this surname, we can separately highlight the outstanding comedian Alexei Smirnov and the star of Soviet cinema Lydia Smirnova.
Other popular Russian surnames that were not included in the top 10: Volkov, Solovyov, Vasiliev, Zaitsev, Pavlov, Semenov, Golubev, Vinogradov, Bogdanov, Vorobyov, Fedorov, Mikhailov, Tarasov, Belov. Also on the site there is a separate article about the most popular names in Russia.
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The famous Russian linguist A.F. Zhuravlev, Doctor of Philology, Head of the Department of Etymology and Onomastics at the Institute of Russian Language, also made his contribution to the study of statistics of Russian surnames. V. V. Vinogradov RAS (Moscow).
A.F. Zhuravlev used telephone directories of several cities in Russia and other former Soviet territories, library catalogues, personal lists of institutions, lists of applicants for some Moscow universities, diverse arrays of onomastic (family) material on the Internet, etc. the territory is not clearly delineated by him, the list of cities whose telephone directories were used is not given in full (among those named by A.F. Zhuravlev are Moscow, Ryazan, Vladimir, Krasnoyarsk, in Ukraine - Greater Yalta). The principles for selecting cities are not sufficiently substantiated. The very nature of obtaining material is debatable. A.F. Zhuravlev himself admits that he cannot “estimate with any accuracy the total volume of onomastic units that came into view, and, consequently, the share in it of those surnames that were included in the final list.
From the flow of surnames flowing into our hands, only those were selected that were included in the preliminary 800-unit list (further shortened to 500 surnames with the most reliable statistics).” The list itself of 800 units (i.e., surnames) was compiled intuitively. All this reduces the significance of the results obtained, but nevertheless the list of the 500 most common Russian surnames is interesting. The number of all carriers of the first 500 most common Russian surnames, recorded according to various sources, is several hundred thousand. Obviously, this list will still be refined, since according to A.F. Zhuravlev himself, the statistics given “can be considered to be only of a very preliminary nature, but in any case better than Unbegaun’s table” (meaning the appendix to the book “Russian surnames” with a list of the most common surnames in St. Petersburg in 1910).
I decided to list these 500 names so that site visitors can familiarize themselves with them. Two columns with data for comparison of statistics of the same surnames in St. Petersburg in 1910 were excluded from the material of A.F. Zhuravlev (they were taken from the work of B.O. Unbegaun). In the final table, to the right of the surname there is a number showing the relative occurrence of the surname. It was obtained by relating the total absolute frequency of a given surname to the total absolute frequency of the most common Russian surname Ivanov.
So, the list compiled by A.F. Zhuravlev. During preparation for posting on the site, it was discovered that there were three more surnames on it (they are given without a serial number). To find the desired surname, use the search function of your browser.
Rank Surname Frequency 1 Ivanov 1,0000 2 Smirnov 0,7412 3 Kuznetsov 0,7011 4 Popov 0,5334 5 Vasiliev 0,4948 6 Petrov 0,4885 7 Sokolov 0,4666 8 Mikhailov 0,3955 9 Novikov 0,3743 10 Fedorov 0,3662 11 Morozov 0,3639 12 Volkov 0,3636 13 Alekseev 0,3460 14 Lebedev 0,3431 15 Semenov 0,3345 16 Egorov 0,3229 17 Pavlov 0,3226 18 Kozlov 0,3139 19 Stepanov 0,3016 20 Nikolaev 0,3005 21 Orlov 0,2976 22 Andreev 0,2972 23 Makarov 0,2924 24 Nikitin 0,2812 25 Zakharov 0,2755 26 Zaitsev 0,2728 27 Soloviev 0,2712 28 Borisov 0,2710 29 Yakovlev 0,2674 30 Grigoriev 0,2541 31 Romanov 0,2442 32 Vorobiev 0,2371 33 Sergeev 0,2365 34 Kuzmin 0,2255 35 Frolov 0,2235 36 Alexandrov 0,2234 37 Dmitriev 0,2171 38 Korolev 0,2083 39 Gusev 0,2075 40 Kiselev 0,2070 41 Ilyin 0,2063 42 Maksimov 0,2059 43 Polyakov 0,2035 44 Sorokin 0,1998 45 Vinogradov 0,1996 46 Kovalev 0,1978 47 Belov 0,1964 48 Medvedev 0,1953 49 Antonov 0,1928 50 Tarasov 0,1896 51 Zhukov 0,1894 52 Baranov 0,1883 53 Filippov 0,1827 54 Komarov 0,1799 55 Davydov 0,1767 56 Belyaev 0,1750 57 Gerasimov 0,1742 58 Bogdanov 0,1706 59 Osipov 0,1702 60 Sidorov 0,1695 61 Matveev 0,1693 62 Titov 0,1646 63 Markov 0,1628 64 Mironov 0,1625 65 Krylov 0,1605 66 Kulikov 0,1605 67 Karpov 0,1584 68 Vlasov 0,1579 69 Melnikov 0,1567 70 Denisov 0,1544 71 Gavrilov 0,1540 72 Tikhonov 0,1537 73 Kazakov 0,1528 74 Afanasiev 0,1516 75 Danilov 0,1505 76 Savelyev 0,1405 77 Timofeev 0,1403 78 Fomin 0,1401 79 Chernov 0,1396 80 Abramov 0,1390 81 Martynov 0,1383 82 Efimov 0,1377 83 Fedotov 0,1377 84 Shcherbakov 0,1375 85 Nazarov 0,1366 86 Kalinin 0,1327 87 Isaev 0,1317 88 Chernyshev 0,1267 89 Bykov 0,1255 90 Maslov 0,1249 91 Rodionov 0,1248 92 Konovalov 0,1245 93 Lazarev 0,1236 94 Voronin 0,1222 95 Klimov 0,1213 96 Filatov 0,1208 97 Ponomarev 0,1203 98 Golubev 0,1200 99 Kudryavtsev 0,1186 100 Prokhorov 0,1182 101 Naumov 0,1172 102 Potapov 0,1165 103 Zhuravlev 0,1160 104 Ovchinnikov 0,1148 105 Trofimov 0,1148 106 Leonov 0,1142 107 Sobolev 0,1135 108 Ermakov 0,1120 109 Kolesnikov 0,1120 110 Goncharov 0,1115 111 Emelyanov 0,1081 112 Nikiforov 0,1055 113 Grachev 0,1049 114 Kotov 0,1037 115 Grishin 0,1017 116 Efremov 0,0995 117 Arkhipov 0,0993 118 Gromov 0,0986 119 Kirillov 0,0982 120 Malyshev 0,0978 121 Panov 0,0978 122 Moiseev 0,0975 123 Rumyantsev 0,0975 124 Akimov 0,0963 125 Kondratiev 0,0954 126 Biryukov 0,0950 127 Gorbunov 0,0940 128 Anisimov 0,0925 129 Eremin 0,0916 130 Tikhomirov 0,0907 131 Galkin 0,0884 132 Lukyanov 0,0876 133 Mikheev 0,0872 134 Skvortsov 0,0862 135 Yudin 0,0859 136 Belousov 0,0856 137 Nesterov 0,0842 138 Simonov 0,0834 139 Prokofiev 0,0826 140 Kharitonov 0,0819 141 Knyazev 0,0809 142 Tsvetkov 0,0807 143 Levin 0,0806 144 Mitrofanov 0,0796 145 Voronov 0,0792 146 Aksenov 0,0781 147 Sofronov 0,0781 148 Maltsev 0,0777 149 Loginov 0,0774 150 Gorshkov 0,0771 151 Savin 0,0771 152 Krasnov 0,0761 153 Mayorov 0,0761 154 Demidov 0,0756 155 Eliseev 0,0754 156 Rybakov 0,0754 157 Safonov 0,0753 158 Plotnikov 0,0749 159 Demin 0,0745 160 Khokhlov 0,0745 161 Fadeev 0,0740 162 Molchanov 0,0739 163 Ignatov 0,0738 164 Litvinov 0,0738 165 Ershov 0,0736 166 Ushakov 0,0736 167 Dementyev 0,0722 168 Ryabov 0,0722 169 Mukhin 0,0719 170 Kalashnikov 0,0715 171 Leontyev 0,0714 172 Lobanov 0,0714 173 Kuzin 0,0712 174 Korneev 0,0710 175 Evdokimov 0,0700 176 Borodin 0,0699 177 Platonov 0,0699 178 Nekrasov 0,0697 179 Balashov 0,0694 180 Bobrov 0,0692 181 Zhdanov 0,0692 182 Blinov 0,0687 183 Ignatiev 0,0683 184 Korotkov 0,0678 185 Muravyov 0,0675 186 Kryukov 0,0672 187 Belyakov 0,0671 188 Bogomolov 0,0671 189 Drozdov 0,0669 190 Lavrov 0,0666 191 Zuev 0,0664 192 Petukhov 0,0661 193 Larin 0,0659 194 Nikulin 0,0657 195 Serov 0,0657 196 Terentyev 0,0652 197 Zotov 0,0651 198 Ustinov 0,0650 199 Fokin 0,0648 200 Samoilov 0,0647 201 Konstantinov 0,0645 202 Sakharov 0,0641 203 Shishkin 0,0640 204 Samsonov 0,0638 205 Cherkasov 0,0637 206 Chistyakov 0,0637 207 Nosov 0,0630 208 Spiridonov 0,0627 209 Karasev 0,0618 210 Avdeev 0,0613 211 Vorontsov 0,0612 212 Zverev 0,0606 213 Vladimirov 0,0605 214 Seleznev 0,0598 215 Nechaev 0,0590 216 Kudryashov 0,0587 217 Sedov 0,0580 218 Firsov 0,0578 219 Andrianov 0,0577 220 Panin 0,0577 221 Golovin 0,0571 222 Terekhov 0,0569 223 Ulyanov 0,0567 224 Shestakov 0,0566 225 Ageev 0,0564 226 Nikonov 0,0564 227 Selivanov 0,0564 228 Bazhenov 0,0562 229 Gordeev 0,0562 230 Kozhevnikov 0,0562 231 Pakhomov 0,0560 232 Zimin 0,0557 233 Kostin 0,0556 234 Shirokov 0,0553 235 Filimonov 0,0550 236 Larionov 0,0549 237 Ovsyannikov 0,0546 238 Sazonov 0,0545 239 Suvorov 0,0545 240 Nefedov 0,0543 241 Kornilov 0,0541 242 Lyubimov 0,0541 243 Lviv 0,0536 244 Gorbachev 0,0535 245 Kopylov 0,0534 246 Lukin 0,0531 247 Tokarev 0,0527 248 Kuleshov 0,0525 249 Shilov 0,0522 250 Bolshakov 0,0518 251 Pankratov 0,0518 252 Rodin 0,0514 253 Shapovalov 0,0514 254 Pokrovsky 0,0513 255 Bocharov 0,0507 256 Nikolsky 0,0507 257 Markin 0,0506 258 Gorelov 0,0500 259 Agafonov 0,0499 260 Berezin 0,0499 261 Ermolaev 0,0495 262 Zubkov 0,0495 263 Kupriyanov 0,0495 264 Trifonov 0,0495 265 Maslennikov 0,0488 266 Kruglov 0,0486 267 Tretyakov 0,0486 268 Kolosov 0,0485 269 Rozhkov 0,0485 270 Artamonov 0,0482 271 Shmelev 0,0481 272 Laptev 0,0478 273 Lapshin 0,0468 274 Fedoseev 0,0467 275 Zinoviev 0,0465 276 Zorin 0,0465 277 Utkin 0,0464 278 Stolyarov 0,0461 279 Zubov 0,0458 280 Tkachev 0,0454 281 Dorofeev 0,0450 282 Antipov 0,0447 283 Zavyalov 0,0447 284 Sviridov 0,0447 285 Zolotarev 0,0446 286 Kulakov 0,0446 287 Meshcheryakov 0,0444 288 Makeev 0,0436 289 Dyakonov 0,0434 290 Gulyaev 0,0433 291 Petrovsky 0,0432 292 Bondarev 0,0430 293 Pozdnyakov 0,0430 294 Panfilov 0,0427 295 Kochetkov 0,0426 296 Sukhanov 0,0425 297 Ryzhov 0,0422 298 Starostin 0,0421 299 Kalmykov 0,0418 300 Kolesov 0,0416 301 Zolotov 0,0415 302 Kravtsov 0,0414 303 Subbotin 0,0414 304 Shubin 0,0414 305 Shchukin 0,0412 306 Losev 0,0411 307 Vinokurov 0,0409 308 Lapin 0,0409 309 Parfenov 0,0409 310 Isakov 0,0407 311 Golovanov 0,0402 312 Korovin 0,0402 313 Rozanov 0,0401 314 Artemov 0,0400 315 Kozyrev 0,0400 316 Rusakov 0,0398 317 Aleshin 0,0397 318 Kryuchkov 0,0397 319 Bulgakov 0,0395 320 Koshelev 0,0391 321 Sychev 0,0391 322 Sinitsyn 0,0390 323 Black 0,0383 324 Rogov 0,0381 325 Kononov 0,0379 326 Lavrentiev 0,0377 327 Evseev 0,0376 328 Pimenov 0,0376 329 Panteleev 0,0374 330 Goryachev 0,0373 331 Anikin 0,0372 332 Lopatin 0,0372 333 Rudakov 0,0372 334 Odintsov 0,0370 335 Serebryakov 0,0370 336 Pankov 0,0369 337 Degtyarev 0,0367 338 Orekhov 0,0367 339 Tsarev 0,0363 340 Shuvalov 0,0356 341 Kondrashov 0,0355 342 Goryunov 0,0353 343 Dubrovin 0,0353 344 Golikov 0,0349 345 Kurochkin 0,0348 346 Latyshev 0,0348 347 Sevastyanov 0,0348 348 Vavilov 0,0346 349 Erofeev 0,0345 350 Salnikov 0,0345 351 Klyuev 0,0344 352 Noskov 0,0339 353 Ozerov 0,0339 354 Koltsov 0,0338 355 Commissioners 0,0337 356 Merkulov 0,0337 357 Kireev 0,0335 358 Khomyakov 0,0335 359 Bulatov 0,0331 360 Ananyev 0,0329 361 Burov 0,0327 362 Shaposhnikov 0,0327 363 Druzhinin 0,0324 364 Ostrovsky 0,0324 365 Shevelev 0,0320 366 Dolgov 0,0319 367 Suslov 0,0319 368 Shevtsov 0,0317 369 Pastukhov 0,0316 370 Rubtsov 0,0313 371 Bychkov 0,0312 372 Glebov 0,0312 373 Ilyinsky 0,0312 374 Uspensky 0,0312 375 Dyakov 0,0310 376 Kochetov 0,0310 377 Vishnevsky 0,0307 378 Vysotsky 0,0305 379 Glukhov 0,0305 380 Dubov 0,0305 381 Bessonov 0,0302 382 Sitnikov 0,0302 383 Astafiev 0,0300 384 Meshkov 0,0300 385 Sharov 0,0300 386 Yashin 0,0299 387 Kozlovsky 0,0298 388 Tumanov 0,0298 389 Basov 0,0296 390 Korchagin 0,0295 391 Boldyrev 0,0293 392 Oleynikov 0,0293 393 Chumakov 0,0293 394 Fomichev 0,0291 395 Gubanov 0,0289 396 Dubinin 0,0289 397 Shulgin 0,0289 398 Kasatkin 0,0285 399 Pirogov 0,0285 400 Semin 0,0285 401 Troshin 0,0284 402 Gorokhov 0,0282 403 Old people 0,0282 404 Shcheglov 0,0281 405 Fetisov 0,0279 406 Kolpakov 0,0278 407 Chesnokov 0,0278 408 Zykov 0,0277 409 Vereshchagin 0,0274 410 Minaev 0,0272 411 Rudnev 0,0272 412 Trinity 0,0272 413 Okulov 0,0271 414 Shiryaev 0,0271 415 Malinin 0,0270 416 Cherepanov 0,0270 417 Izmailov 0,0268 418 Alekhine 0,0265 419 Zelenin 0,0265 420 Kasyanov 0,0265 421 Pugachev 0,0265 422 Pavlovsky 0,0264 423 Chizhov 0,0264 424 Kondratov 0,0263 425 Voronkov 0,0261 426 Kapustin 0,0261 427 Sotnikov 0,0261 428 Demyanov 0,0260 429 Kosarev 0,0257 430 Belikov 0,0254 431 Sukharev 0,0254 432 Belkin 0,0253 433 Bespalov 0,0253 434 Kulagin 0,0253 435 Savitsky 0,0253 436 Zharov 0,0253 437 Khromov 0,0251 438 Eremeev 0,0250 439 Kartashov 0,0250 440 Astakhov 0,0246 441 Rusanov 0,0246 442 Sukhov 0,0246 443 Veshnyakov 0,0244 444 Voloshin 0,0244 445 Kozin 0,0244 446 Khudyakov 0,0244 447 Zhilin 0,0242 448 Malakhov 0,0239 449 Sizov 0,0237 450 Yezhov 0,0235 451 Tolkachev 0,0235 452 Anokhin 0,0232 453 Vdovin 0,0232 454 Babushkin 0,0231 455 Usov 0,0231 456 Lykov 0,0229 457 Gorlov 0,0228 458 Korshunov 0,0228 459 Markelov 0,0226 460 Postnikov 0,0225 461 Black 0,0225 462 Dorokhov 0,0224 463 Sveshnikov 0,0224 464 Gushchin 0,0222 465 Kalugin 0,0222 466 Blokhin 0,0221 467 Surkov 0,0221 468 Kochergin 0,0219 469 Grekov 0,0217 470 Kazantsev 0,0217 471 Shvetsov 0,0217 472 Ermilov 0,0215 473 Paramonov 0,0215 474 Agapov 0,0214 475 Minin 0,0214 476 Kornev 0,0212 477 Chernyaev 0,0212 478 Gurov 0,0210 479 Ermolov 0,0210 480 Somov 0,0210 481 Dobrynin 0,0208 482 Barsukov 0,0205 483 Glushkov 0,0203 484 Chebotarev 0,0203 485 Moskvin 0,0201 486 Uvarov 0,0201 487 Bezrukov 0,0200 488 Muratov 0,0200 489 Rakov 0,0198 490 Snegirev 0,0198 491 Gladkov 0,0197 492 Zlobin 0,0197 493 Morgunov 0,0197 494 Polikarpov 0,0197 495 Ryabinin 0,0197 496 Sudakov 0,0196 497 Kukushkin 0,0193 498 Kalachev 0,0191 499 Gribov 0,0190 500 Elizarov 0,0190 Zvyagintsev 0,0190 Korolkov 0,0190 Fedosov 0,0190
10 most common surnames on Earth October 2nd, 2012
1. Lee - more than 100 million people worldwide
It is the most common surname in the world, with about 7.9 percent of Chinese residents being the lucky owners. There are different varieties of this surname - Li, Lee and even Ly, it all depends on the region of residence of the person.
In the photo is Bruce Lee, the legendary film actor, master of martial arts.
2. Zhang - more than 100 million people
Zhang is another one of the most common Chinese surnames. In 1990, it was recognized as the most widespread in the world and was included in the Guinness Book of Records. This surname has been used in China for many thousands of years. In the photo, Zhang Yingying is playing table tennis.
3. Wang - more than 93 million people
China's population exceeds 1 billion people, so it is not surprising that Chinese surnames are the most common in the world. Wang is one of the most used surnames in China, with 93 million people. Translated, it literally means “monarch”, “king”. This surname is also often used in Korea, Vietnam and even Japan. The photo shows Wang Chen Min, a baseball player.
4. Nguyen - more than 36 million people
Nguyen is the most common Vietnamese surname. About 40% of Vietnamese residents are its carriers. This surname is also common outside of Vietnam in countries where Vietnamese people emigrate. For example, this surname is in 54th place in France. In the USA it is in 57th place. Pictured is Quynh Nguyen, pianist.
5. Garcia - more than 10 million people
The surname Garcia is common throughout the world - in North and South America, the Philippines, Spain. The surname is most likely of Basque origin, meaning “young”, “junior”. About 3.3% of Spaniards are Garcias, the second most common surname in Cuba, and in Mexico 4.1 million people are Garcias. Pictured is Pablo Marcano Garcia, an artist from Puerto Rico.
6. Gonzalez - more than 10 million people
Gonzalez is a surname of Spanish origin. This is the second surname in Spain after Garcia. It is also popular in Latin America - in countries such as Argentina, Chile, Venezuela and Paraguay. In the photo is Sheila Gonzalez, a saxophonist from the USA.
7. Hernandez - more than 8 million people
The surname Hernandez has both Spanish and Portuguese roots. It is used in Mexico, USA, Chile, Spain, Cuba and a number of other countries. Translated, it means "son of Hernan." Pictured is Peter Hernandez, singer.
8. Smith - more than 4 million people
Smith is an English surname most common in Great Britain, Australia and the United States, Canada and Ireland. The origin of the surname is associated with blacksmithing; in the old days, blacksmiths were called Smith. Pictured is Adrian Smith, an American architect who has designed many skyscrapers, including the famous Burj Khalifa and Trump Tower.
9. Smirnov - more than 2.5 million people
Contrary to general misconception, the most common Russian surname is not Ivanov, and certainly not Kuznetsov. More than 2.5 million people around the world bear the surname Smirnov. The origin of the surname is probably related to the word “Smirny”. In the photo is Stanislav Smirnov, mathematician.
10. Mueller - more than a million people
The German surname Müller is the most common in Germany and Switzerland, as well as in Austria and a number of other neighboring countries. Translated from German it means “miller”. In the photo is Patrick Muller, a football player from Switzerland.
What are the most common surnames in Russia and the USA? Do you think these are Ivanov and Johnson (John is the English version of the name Ivan) respectively? This is not entirely true, although they occupy prizes in a kind of ranking.
Top 20 most common surnames in Russia
1. Smirnov
2. Ivanov
3. Kuznetsov
4. Sokolov
5. Popov
6. Lebedev
7. Kozlov
8. Novikov
9. Morozov
10. Petrov
11. Volkov
12. Solovyov
13. Vasiliev
14. Zaitsev
15. Pavlov
16. Semenov
17. Golubev
18. Vinogradov
19. Bogdanov
20. Vorobyov
As you can see, the first name on the list is the surname Smirnov, the surname Ivanov occupies the second line of the list, and the third place belongs to the surname Kuznetsov.
Let's now look at the list of the most common surnames in America. Our ranking there is as follows:
Top 20 most common surnames in the USA
1. Smith
2. Johnson (Johnson)
3. Williams
4. Jones
5. Brown
6. Davis
7. Miller
8. Wilson
9. Moore
10. Taylor
11. Anderson (Anderson)
12. Thomas (Thomas)
13. Jackson (Jackson)
14. White
15. Harris (Harris)
16. Martin (Martin)
17. Thompson
18. Garcia (Garcia)
19. Martinez (Martinez)
20. Robinson (Robinson)
As you can see, both of these lists have similar champions. American Smith (1) has a Russian counterpart Kuznetsov (3), and the Johnson-Ivanov pair is both in second place. It is interesting that purely Latin American realities have already crept into the American top - Garcia and Martinez. Surnames like Petrosyan or Mamedov have not yet made it into our top list :)