The most widespread on the territory of the Russian Federation are the so-called all-Russian names, which number about 15 thousand. Each of them has a special origin and a long history.
The list is updated annually, but the leaders remain unchanged. By the way, in the US the most popular are the names Smith, Johnson and Williams, and in China - Lee, Wang and Zhang. In the current ten, we have included the most common Russian surnames . Contents: Contents: 10. Petrov
10. Petrov
The surname has been createdin the name of Peter. One of the factors that had a special impact on the number of Petrovs, the researchers consider the reign of Tsar Peter I. Until then, Peter's name was already widespread, but in the period from 1700 to 1725 the number of Petrov in Russia at least doubled. Naturally, later this affected the number of bearers of the surname formed from this name.
9. Morozov
The name was formed on behalf of Frost. Already in the documents of the 14th century there are references to the voevoda Leo Morozov. Widely known was the boyar family of the Morozovs, many bearers of the surname also met among merchants.
8. Novikov
Researchers attribute the origin of this name to the word "Novik", which in Rus means "rookie", "a new prince's servant".In the previous version of the surname, the stress fell on the last syllable.
7. Kozlov
The surname comes from the ancient not christening male name Kozel. Kozlov - an ancient boyar family, whose history begins in the XIV century. A separate branch of the Kozlovs is of peasant origin.
6. Lebedev
The second most popular "bird's" surname comes from the non-ecclesiastical male name Lebed. Some researchers connect the history of the family name with the town of Lebedin in the Sumy region. The third hypothesis is based on the origin of the surname from the word "swan", the so-called serfs, imposed by the obligation to deliver swans to the prince's table.
5. Popov
This name comes from the word "pop" and is common among Russians and Bulgarians. In Russia most often the name of Popov was worn by peasants. The most famous bearer of the name is the inventor of the radio - physicist A. S. Popov.
4. Sokolov
Historically, the names of animals and birds were the sources for the formation of nicknames, which were gradually transformed into surnames. The most common among the "bird" was the surname Sokolov.
3. Kuznetsov
Obviously, the name originates from the word "smith".By the way, common surnames in English-speaking and German-speaking countries have the same origin. In Germany, the name Schmidt comes from the word " schmidt " - "smith", like the most popular American surname Smith.
2. Ivanov
There are two variants of this popular name - with an accent on the letter O and on the letter A. There is a surname from the most widespread name in Russia named Ivan. By the way, the representatives of the small nations that were part of the Russian Empire, accepting Orthodoxy, often simultaneously took the Russian name Ivanov.
1. Smirnov
In Moscow alone Smirnovy more than 70 thousand. The origin of the name is associated with the name Smirnoy, which was given to quiet, uncritical children. The name is most common in the Northern Volga, Kostroma, Yaroslavl and Ivanovo regions.
