- Alexeev — defender
- Andreyev — property of Andrew
- Baranov — ram
- Bobrov — beaver
- Bogomolov — pious one
- Bykov — bull
- Chernov — black
- Chugunkin — cast iron
- Drozdov — thrush
- Egorov — farmer
- Fedorov — gift of God
- Golubev — pigeon
- Gorky — extremely bitter
- Gusev — goose
- Ibragimov — son of Abraham
- Ivanov — God’s grace
- Kalashnik — bread maker
- Kamenev — stone
- Kotov — cat
- Kozlov — goat
- Krovopuskov — to let blood
- Kuznetsov — blacksmith
- Krupin — grain
- Lagunov — water barrel
- Lebedev — swan
- Medvedev — bear
- Meknikov — miller
- Mikhailov — son of Mikhail
- Molchalin — silent
- Molotov — hammer
- Morozov — bitter cold
- Nikolaev — flower people
- Orlov — eagle
- Pasternak — parsnip
- Pavlov — small
- Petrov — stone
- Petukhov — cockerel
- Plotnikov — carpenter
- Popov — priest
- Portnov — tailor
- Prostakov — simpleton
- Putin — one who travels along the road
- Rabinovich — rabbi’s son
- Rasputin — crossroads
- Rozhdestvensky — Christmas
- Rybakov — fisherman
- Semenov — God that hears
- Smirnov — meek
- Sobakin — dog
- Sobol — fur trader
- Sobolev — sable
- Sokolov — bird of prey
- Sorokin — magpie
- Stalin — made of steel
- Stepanov — crown
- Vasiliev — royal
- Volkov — wolf
- Vorobyev — sparrow
- Voznesensky — ascension
- Utkin — duck
- Vinogradov — vineyard
- Voronin — crow
- Yakovlev — son of Yakov
- Zhuravlev — crane
- Zima — winter
- Zolotov — gold
Source : https://thoughtcatalog.com/jeremy-london/2018/06/russian-last-names/