Russian Surnames

Derived from Tatar kutuz (fierce, mad dog)

Variant of smith from Ural dialect

Son of a blacksmith

Derived from laguna (small barrel)

Derived from lapot (bast shoe)

Son of Lara/Larion

Son of Lavrentiy (laurel)

Derived from lavr (laurel)

Son of Lazar (Lazarus)

Swan

Son of Leon

Son of Leontiy (lion)

Of Scottish origin (Learmonth)

Derived from les (forest)

Derived from likhach (daredevil)

Derived from lipka (linden tree)

Derived from litvin (Lithuanian)

Derived from lobach (big-foreheaded)

Son of Loban (big forehead)

Big-foreheaded

Son of Login (Longinus)

Derived from lomonos (nose-breaker)

Son of Luka

Son of Lukyan

Derived from luna (moon)

Derived from lev (lion)

Derived from lyko (bast)

Ukrainian-influenced from lysyi (bald)

Son of Makar

Son of Maksim

Derived from malina (raspberry)

Little one

Derived from mamont (mammoth)

From Mansi people of western Siberia

Ukrainian-influenced patronymic from Marko

Son of Mark

Son of Martemyan (of Mars)

Derived from maslennik (butter maker)

Son of Matvei (Matthew)

Son of the mayor

Son of a bear

Derived from melnik (miller)

Derived from menshiy (smaller/younger)

Son of Merkul (Mercury)

Son of Merkushy

Derived from meshchera (Finno-Ugric tribe)

Son of Mikhail (Michael)

From mineral springs of Caucasus