66 Russian Last Names (And What They Mean)

  1. Alexeev — defender
  2. Andreyev — property of Andrew
  3. Baranov — ram
  4. Bobrov — beaver
  5. Bogomolov — pious one
  6. Bykov — bull
  7. Chernov — black
  8. Chugunkin — cast iron
  9. Drozdov — thrush
  10. Egorov — farmer
  11. Fedorov — gift of God
  12. Golubev — pigeon
  13. Gorky — extremely bitter
  14. Gusev — goose
  15. Ibragimov — son of Abraham
  16. Ivanov — God’s grace
  17. Kalashnik — bread maker
  18. Kamenev — stone
  19. Kotov — cat
  20. Kozlov — goat
  21. Krovopuskov — to let blood
  22. Kuznetsov — blacksmith
  23. Krupin — grain
  24. Lagunov — water barrel
  25. Lebedev — swan
  26. Medvedev — bear
  27. Meknikov — miller
  28. Mikhailov — son of Mikhail
  29. Molchalin — silent
  30. Molotov — hammer
  31. Morozov — bitter cold
  32. Nikolaev — flower people
  33. Orlov — eagle
  34. Pasternak — parsnip
  35. Pavlov — small
  36. Petrov — stone
  37. Petukhov — cockerel
  38. Plotnikov — carpenter
  39. Popov — priest
  40. Portnov — tailor
  41. Prostakov — simpleton
  42. Putin — one who travels along the road
  43. Rabinovich — rabbi’s son
  44. Rasputin — crossroads
  45. Rozhdestvensky — Christmas
  46. Rybakov — fisherman
  47. Semenov — God that hears
  48. Smirnov — meek
  49. Sobakin — dog
  50. Sobol — fur trader
  51. Sobolev — sable
  52. Sokolov — bird of prey
  53. Sorokin — magpie
  54. Stalin — made of steel
  55. Stepanov — crown
  56. Vasiliev — royal
  57. Volkov — wolf
  58. Vorobyev — sparrow
  59. Voznesensky — ascension
  60. Utkin — duck
  61. Vinogradov — vineyard
  62. Voronin — crow
  63. Yakovlev — son of Yakov
  64. Zhuravlev — crane
  65. Zima — winter
  66. Zolotov — gold TC mark

Source : https://thoughtcatalog.com/jeremy-london/2018/06/russian-last-names/