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Russian Last Name Generator

Generate random Russian surnames with their meanings. Use the filters to match a first letter, length or rarity, then copy or save the ones you like.

Results (10)

  • Tikhomirov

    Тихомиров

    Quiet peace

  • Sorokin

    Сорокин

    Magpie

  • Panov

    Панов

    Son of Pan; lord

  • Galkin

    Галкин

    Jackdaw

  • Gordeev

    Гордеев

    Son of Gordey (Gordius)

  • Burov

    Буров

    Grey-brown; dun colored

  • Brezhnev

    Брежнев

    Of uncertain origin; the Soviet leader

  • Vorontsov

    Воронцов

    Raven; noble family

  • Novikov

    Новиков

    Newcomer; new man

  • Vavilov

    Вавилов

    Son of Vavila (Babylas)

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    Russian

    Russian surnames are overwhelmingly patronymic in shape: -ov, -ev, -in and -yn endings mean "belonging to" (Ivanov, Kuznetsov, Smirnov). Names ending in -sky or -skoy usually come from place names; they are common among the nobility and clergy, and many are of Polish or Ukrainian origin. Surnames are gendered: Ivanov becomes Ivanova for a woman, and formal full names include a patronymic middle name (Ivan Petrovich Ivanov).

    Add the feminine -a for female characters. Transliteration varies (Chekhov, Tchekhov); pick one system and stay consistent. The Cyrillic form is shown so you can use either.

    Popular Russian last names and meanings

    Surname Meaning
    AbramovАбрамов Son of Abram (Abraham)
    AfanasievАфанасьев Son of Afanasy (Athanasius)
    AleksandrovАлександров Son of Aleksandr (Alexander)
    AlekseevАлексеев Son of Aleksey (Alexis)
    AndreevАндреев Son of Andrey (Andrew)
    AnisimovАнисимов Son of Anisim (Onesimus)
    AntonovАнтонов Son of Anton (Anthony)
    ArtemievАртемьев Son of Artemy (Artemius)
    BelkinБелкин Squirrel
    BelousovБелоусов White-moustached
    BelovБелов White; fair-haired
    BlinovБлинов Pancake; pancake maker
    BobrovБобров Beaver
    BolshakovБольшаков Big one; eldest son
    BorisovБорисов Son of Boris
    DavydovДавыдов Son of Davyd (David)
    DmitrievДмитриев Son of Dmitry (Demetrius)
    DrozdovДроздов Thrush bird
    EfimovЕфимов Son of Efim (Euthymius)
    EgorovЕгоров Son of Egor (George)
    EmelyanovЕмельянов Son of Emelyan (Aemilianus)
    ErmakovЕрмаков Son of Ermak (Hermes)
    FedorovФёдоров Son of Fyodor (Theodore)
    FedotovФедотов Son of Fedot (Theodotus)
    FilatovФилатов Son of Filat (Theophylact)
    FrolovФролов Son of Frol (Florus)
    GalkinГалкин Jackdaw
    GavrilovГаврилов Son of Gavrila (Gabriel)
    GrigorievГригорьев Son of Grigory (Gregory)
    GusevГусев Goose
    IgnatievИгнатьев Son of Ignaty (Ignatius)
    IlyinИльин Son of Ilya (Elijah)
    IsaevИсаев Son of Isay (Isaiah)
    IvanovИванов Son of Ivan (John)
    KapustinКапустин Cabbage
    KazakovКазаков Cossack
    KharitonovХаритонов Son of Khariton (grace)
    KiselevКиселёв Kissel; a sour fruit jelly
    KlimovКлимов Son of Klim (Clement)
    KolesnikovКолесников Wheelwright
    KondratievКондратьев Son of Kondrat (Conrad)
    KonstantinovКонстантинов Son of Konstantin
    KorolevКоролёв King
    KovalevКовалёв Blacksmith (from Ukrainian koval)
    KozlovКозлов Goat
    KrasnovКраснов Red; beautiful
    KudryavtsevКудрявцев Curly-haired one
    KuzminКузьмин Son of Kuzma (Cosmas)
    KuznetsovКузнецов Son of the blacksmith
    LebedevЛебедев Swan
    MakarovМакаров Son of Makar (blessed)
    MaksimovМаксимов Son of Maksim (Maximus)
    MalyshevМалышев Little one; small child
    MatveevМатвеев Son of Matvey (Matthew)
    MedvedevМедведев Bear
    MikhailovМихайлов Son of Mikhail (Michael)
    MironovМиронов Son of Miron (myrrh)
    MorozovМорозов Frost
    NaumovНаумов Son of Naum (Nahum)
    NikiforovНикифоров Son of Nikifor (victory-bearer)

    Frequently asked questions

    What is a Russian last name generator?

    A Russian last name generator suggests random Russian surnames so you can name a character, test a full name or explore a family heritage. This one holds 354 real names, each with its meaning, and lets you filter by first letter, last letter, length and popularity.

    How many Russian last names are in this generator?

    This origin currently has 354 curated surnames, each with a short meaning. New names are added over time.

    Can I get a Russian last name starting with a certain letter?

    Yes. Type a letter into the "Starts with" filter above. You can combine it with length and popularity filters.

    Are these real Russian surnames?

    Yes. Every name in this list is a real surname in use today, with its meaning taken from etymological records.

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