eastern european surnames
( origin, meaning )

abakumov ( russian, son of abakum )
abrams ( hebrew, high father )
ackerman ( hebrew, ploughman )
adamos ( greek, son of adam )
aetós ( greek, eagle )
agafonov ( russian, goodness )
agathangelou ( greek, mythology name )
albescu ( romanian, white )
altman ( hebrew, old man )
andonov ( bulgarian, son of andon )
andrysiak ( polish, son of andrzej )
antonov ( russian, son of anton )
arany ( hungarian, gold )
ardelean ( romanian, forest )
arenberg ( hebrew, mountain )
argyos ( greek, silvery )
ariti ( greek, generous )
asenov ( bulgarian, son of asen )

babich ( ukrainian, old woman )
bakalov ( bulgarian, grocer )
bakirtzis ( greek, coppersmith )
balakirev ( russian, ceramic workers )
balaskas ( greek )
barinov ( russian, son of the boyar )
bartosz ( polish, son of talmai )
becker ( hebrew, baker )
belov ( russian, white )
benes ( czech, blessed )
benowitz ( hebrew, son of the south )
bensaïd ( hebrew, descendant of said )
beran ( czech, ram )
beránek ( czech, little ram )
bereza ( ukrainian, white )
bernstein ( hebrew, amber )
bichler ( hebrew, seller of books )
blau ( hebrew, blue )
bonavich ( russian, son of bona )
bortnik ( ukrainian, beekeeper )
botezatu ( romanian, baptized )
broder ( hebrew, from brody )
brzezinski ( polish, birch forest )

cantor ( hebrew, synagogue singer )
castellanos ( greek, castle )
cel tradat ( romanian, the betrayed )
cermak ( czech, bird )
černy ( czech, black )
chernenko ( ukrainian, black )
chilikov ( bulgarian, steel )
chlebek ( polish, bread )
chloros ( greek, green )
chornovil ( ukrainian, black ox )
christoforou ( greek, one who is bearing Christ )
cooperman ( hebrew, coppersmith )
czajkowski ( polish, of czajkow )

dabrowski ( polish, oak grove )
danchev ( bulgarian, son of dancho )
danielpoulos ( greek, son of daniel )
datsyuk ( ukrainian, service provider )
demchak ( ukrainian )
diakos ( greek, deacon )
diamandis ( greek, diamonds )
dmitriev ( russian, from dmitriyev )
doubek ( czech, small oak )
dovzhenko ( ukrainian, long )
draganov ( bulgarian, son of dragan )
dragavei ( romanian, curly dock plant )
drozdov ( russian, blackbird )
dvorák ( czech, manor )
dziedzic ( polish, landowner )

egorov ( russian, farmer )
ehrlich ( hebrew, honest )
eisen ( hebrew, iron )
eliopoulos ( greek, son of elias )
erner ( romanian, serbian )
eszes ( hungarian, clever )

farkas ( hungarian, wolf )
fedorov ( russian, God's gift )
fingerhut ( hebrew, thimble )
floarea ( romanian, flower )
florakis ( greek, flower )
fodor ( hungarian, curly )
frangopoulos ( greek, son of frank )
friedman ( hebrew, follower of peace )

galanis ( greek, pale blue eyes )
geller ( hebrew, yellow )
genesis ( greek, beginning )
goldberg ( hebrew, golden town )
goldmann ( hebrew, gold )
gorecki ( polish, mountain )
grigg ( greek, watchful )
grigorov ( bulgarian, son of grigor )

hájek ( czech, thicket )
halkias ( greek, coppersmith )
hlaváček ( czech, head )
hofer ( romanian, steward )
hoffman ( hebrew, steward )
horowitz ( hebrew, from horovice )
hresko ( ukrainian, gregarious )
hristov ( bulgarian, son of hristo )

ibragimov ( russian, father of many )
iliev ( bulgarian, son of iliya )
iordanescu ( romanian, son of jordan )
ioveanu ( romanian, son of ivan )
iraklidis ( greek, pride of hera )
ivanov ( russian, God's grace )

jabłoński ( polish, apple tree )
jaworski ( polish, maple )
jelen ( czech, stag )

kachur ( ukrainian, fowler )
kaczmarek ( polish, innkeeper )
kaminski ( polish, stone )
kardos ( hungarian, sword )
katopodis ( greek, guy who ran away )
kladivo ( czech, hammer )
klein ( hebrew, small )
kolár ( czech, wheelwright )
kolesnik ( ukrainian, wheelwright )
konstantinov ( russian/bulgarian, son of konstantin )
koppelman ( hebrew, jacob )
kowalski ( polish, blacksmith )
kovács ( hungarian, smith )
kozlov ( russian, goat )
kravtsov ( russian, tailor )
krivoshapka ( ukrainian, crooked headwear )

lakatos ( hungarian, locksmith )
lambros ( greek, radiant )
láska ( czech/slovak, love )
laskaris ( greek, kind soldier )
laurentiu ( romanian, from laurentum )
lazarov ( bulgarian, son of lazar )
leiberman ( hebrew, beloved )
lenkov ( russian, defender of men )
lewandowksi ( polish, lavender )
lichtenberg ( hebrew, lighthill )
litvinchuk ( ukrainian, litvin )
lubarsky ( ukrainian, from lyubar )

magyar ( hungarian, hungarian )
mahbed ( romanian, honesty )
maier ( romanian, farmer )
majewski ( polish, from majewo )
malinowski ( polish, of malinow )
mallas ( greek, trowel )
mandrapilias ( greek, made of stone )
markopoulos ( greek, son of mark )
markovich ( ukrainian, marko )
meknikov ( russian, miller )
molnár ( hungarian, miller )
morozov ( russian, bitter cold )

nectaria ( romanian, nectar )
nikolov ( bulgarian, son of nikolay )
nomikos ( greek, relating to the law )
nosek ( polish, small nose )
novosad ( czech, new orchard )
novosel ( ukrainian, newcomer )
nowak ( polish, new )

oláh ( hungarian, romanian )
olszewski ( polish, from olszewo )
onasis ( greek, lover )
oncea ( romanian, pioneer )
orlov ( russian, eagle )
othonos ( greek, fortune )

pachenko ( ukrainian, fisher )
pagonis ( greek, peacock )
papatonis ( greek, badass man )
pasternak ( polish/hebrew/russian, parsnip )
pavlov ( russian/bulgarian, son of pavel )
pawlak ( polish, little )
pereira ( hebrew, pear tree )
petrov ( russian, stone )
polák ( czech, from poland )
pražak ( czech, from prague )

raatz ( polish, wise )
rabarchak ( polish, son of the rabbi )
rabinovich ( russian, mentor )
rachman ( polish, merciful )
rácz ( hungarian, rascian )
răzvan ( romanian, bringer of good news )
rezník ( czech/slovak, butcher )
rousopoulos ( greek, of russian descent )
ruschak ( ukrainian, ruthenian )

schechter ( hebrew, ritual butcher )
selinofoto ( greek, moonlight )
shevchenko ( ukrainian, shoemaker )
slavík ( czech, nightingale )
smirnov ( russian, tranquil )
sniegow ( polish, from place with snow )
sokol ( czech/jewish, falcon )
sokolov ( russian, falcon )
stepanov ( russian, son of stepan )
stolyarchuk ( ukrainian, son of a carpenter )
szabó ( hungarian, tailor )
szymanski ( polish, from szymany )

takács ( hungarian, weaver )
tavoularis ( greek, literary )
török ( hungarian, turkish )
tóth ( hungarian, slovak )

vanchev ( bulgarian, son of vancho )
vasilakis ( greek, basil )
vlasák ( czech, hair )
vlček ( czech, wolf )
vouvali ( greek, buffalo )
vulpe ( romanian, fox )

weinberg ( hebrew, vineyard )
witkowski ( polish, from witkowo )
wojcieh ( polish, warrior )
wozniak ( polish, caretaker )

xenakis ( greek, stranger )

zabek ( polish, tooth )
zafeiriou ( greek, sapphire )
zamfir ( romanian, sapphire )
zelinski ( ukrainian, green )
zeman ( czech, landowner )
zielínski ( polish, green )
žitnik ( czech/slovak, rye )
zsoldos ( hungarian, mercenary )

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