Top 150 Ukrainian Last Names or Surnames
Last names indicate the family’s history and connect people to their heritage. The Ukrainian diaspora is spread worldwide, and family names form a strong connection thread, especially with the growing population. If you would like to give your little one a Ukrainian surname to celebrate your heritage, here is a list of Ukrainian family names and their meanings and origin to help you get started.
150 Popular Ukrainian Surnames or Family Names With Meanings
Upper-class people and the wealthy traditionally used surnames in Ukraine. They only became familiar with the common masses when it was made necessary for taxation under the Austrian empire.
Listed below are common Ukrainian last names that are being used around the world. There are also some rare Ukrainian surnames on the list. Most Ukrainian surnames are patronymic, in that there are derived from a father or an ancestor’s name. The others are names that indicate the occupation of the person or their ancestors, while some others point out specific features or characteristics.
1. Adamovich
An ancestral surname that is derived from the name ‘Adam’.
2. Aksamit
The meaning of this surname is ‘velvet’, and it is of Polish origin.
3. Alekseev
This is a patronymic surname and means ‘the son of Aleksey’. It is derived from the same name.
4. Anastas
This surname means ‘resurrection’ and has a Greek origin.
5. Andrich
A patronymic surname, Andrich, is derived from the name ‘Andrij’, the Ukrainian form of ‘Andreas’.
6. Antonova
This masculine surname is derived from the male name ‘Anton’. It is of Russian origin.
7. Archaki
Meaning ‘lord or the ruler’, this surname originates in the Greek word ‘Archos’.
8. Azarov
Azarov or Azarova is a Russian surname derived from the word Azary.
9. Azarova
Azarova is a commonly used family name in Russia.
10. Bondar
Bondar is a popular surname of East Slavic origin, meaning ‘barrel maker’.
11. Boris/Barys/Borys
Boris is a boy’s name of Slavic origin meaning ‘wolf’.
12. Borisova
Borisova is a Bulgarian and Russian name that means ‘son of Boris’.
13. Borisow
Borisow is a Ukrainian surname that means ‘child of Boris’.
14. Braverman
Braverman is a Jewish name having Polish roots. It means ‘a courageous man’.
15. Babich
This matronymic surname means ‘grandmother’ or ‘old woman’. It has Russian, Polish, and Ukrainian origins.
16. Bagan
This name has several meanings, such as ‘marsh’ or ‘to destroy’. The origin of the name is uncertain.
17. Balaban
The name means ‘chatterer’ in Ukrainian and ‘hawk’ in Russian. Therefore, the name could be an occupational name for a falconer.
18. Barno
The name means ‘Son of Nabia’ and has an Italian origin.
19. Barsky
This is a rare Ukrainian surname. The surname is derived from the name of a bar in Ukraine.
20. Bartosh
This is a pet form of the name ‘Bartolomij’, the Ukrainian version of ‘Bartholomew’.
21. Bayuk
The surname means ‘to entertain’ or ‘amuse’ and is derived from the word ‘bayaty’, which means the same.
22. Belaya
Belaya means ‘white’, and the surname is of Russian origin.
23. Bereza
Bereza means ‘birch tree’ and is of Ukrainian origin.
24. Bilyk
The word means ‘white’ in Ukrainian, and the surname is of Ukrainian origin.
25. Boiko
This is an ethnic name for the residents of the Western Ukraine region and is derived from ‘boyko’.
26. Bondarenko
An occupational name for a cooper (a person trained to make wooden barrels, casks, etc.) The name is suffixed with ‘enko’, a patronymic suffix.
27. Bortnick
Meaning beekeeper this Ukrainian surname is ancient and popular.
28. Borys
This surname means ‘fight’ and has a Russian origin. However, it is also believed to have originated from the Bulgar language.
29. Buchko
Derived from the Ukrainian word ‘bucha’, which means ‘noise’ or ‘outcry’, the surname means ‘a noisy person’.
30. Bula
The name is derived from the Ukrainian word for potato, ‘bulya’.
31. Burick
The surname means ‘dark brown’ or ‘gray’ and is a derivative of the Ukrainian word ‘bur’.
32. Chornyi
Chornyi, a girl’s name, is more frequently found in Ukraine and means ‘black’.
33. Czermah
Czermah means ‘joyous melody’ and has Hebrew origins.
34. Cherkasskiy
The name is derived from the Ukrainian word ‘cherkas’, which refers to the ethnic group ‘Circassians’.
35. Chernenko
This surname is derived from the Ukrainian word ‘chorny’ and the Russian word ‘cherniy’, both of which means ‘black’.
36. Cap
The name means ‘billy goat’ in Ukrainian. It may also be an occupational surname for goat herds.
37. Chaplin
The surname is derived from the word ‘chaplya’ in Ukrainian, which means ‘a stork’ or ‘heron’. It refers to a man with long, thin legs and one who frightens easily.
38. Chaika
Meaning seagull, this surname comes from the Slavic term for the bird.
39. Chura
This is the Ukrainian word for ‘cossak servant’. ‘Chura’ or ‘Dzhura’ is an occupational name.
40. Chumak
This word is derived from the traditional Ukrainian wagon-based trading occupation, which included the delivery of salt, fish, etc.
41. Choma
The surname is derived from the male name ‘Choma’, a Slavic version of ‘Thomas’.
42. Chornovil
This surname comes from the Ukrainian word for ‘black ox’.
43. Dacko
Dacko is the pet form of the Ukrainian name ‘Danylo’.
44. Datsyuk
Datsyuk is the Ukrainian term for a service provider.
45. Davidovich
This is a patronymic surname derived from the name ‘David’.
46. Demchak
This surname is a pet form of the Ukrainian name ‘Demjan’.
47. Diduch
This Ukrainian surname means ‘the spirit of the ancestors’.
48. Domitrovich
This is a patronymic surname derived from the Ukrainian name ‘Domitry’. However, it is mainly of Greek origin and comes from ‘Demetrios’.
49. Dobroshtan
The surname comes from the Ukrainian word for ‘good pants’.
50. Dobryivechir
This Ukrainian surname comes from the Ukrainian word for ‘good evening’.
51. Dovzhenko
The meaning of this Ukrainian surname is derived from the Ukrainian word for ‘long’.
52. Evanko
Derived from the personal Ukrainian name ‘Ivan’, it originates in the Hebrew name ‘Yehochanan’, which means ‘graced by Yahweh’ or ‘God is gracious’.
53. Fedora
This surname is derived from the female Ukrainian name ‘Fedora’, the Ukrainian version of ‘Theodora’.
54. Franko
Primarily of Latin origin, this name comes from the personal name ‘Franko’ or ‘Franciscus’ in Latin.
55. Galey
This nickname for ‘hurry’ or ‘hasten’ originates from the Proto-Slavic term for ‘to shout’.
56. Gogol
Gogol means ‘a Common Goldeneye’, which is a type of duck in Ukrainian.
57. Golodryga
Golodryga is a surname from the word golod, meaning ‘hunger’ in Russian.
58. Gleba
Derived from the eastern Slavic personal name, it refers to the son of Prince Vladimir of Kiev, named ‘Gleb’. Gleba also means ‘soil’ in Ukrainian and Polish.
59. Honchar
This is the Ukrainian name for ‘potter’ or ‘ceramist’ and is occupation-based.
60. Hopko
A term of endearment, this Ukrainian nickname means ‘child’.
61. Horbanenko
This surname means ‘hunchback’. It is similar to the Russian surname ‘Gorbachev’.
62. Hresko
This is derived from the Ukrainian version of the Latin name ‘Gregorius’, ‘Hrehor’.
63. Hudzik
Meaning ‘button’ or ‘a small man’, this surname could be an occupational name for button makers.
64. Ivanko
Ivanko, a popular Slavic name and a diminutive of the name Ivan, is a Slavic variant of the name ‘John’.
65. Iwanicki
This is a name for a person from ‘Iwaniec’, ‘Iwanki’, ‘and Iwanovice’.
66. Jangula
This surname is derived from the Ukrainian nickname for angel, ‘Yangyola’.
67. Kachur
This is derived from the Ukrainian nickname ‘kachur’, meaning ‘drake’. It also refers to ‘a fowler’.
68. Kalashnik
The meaning of this surname is ‘Kalaches maker’, a traditional form of bread.
69. Kalzuny
The surname means ‘muddy’ and indicates a person who lives in a muddy spot.
70. Kandyba
This Ukrainian surname means ‘horse’.
71. Kapinos
This directly translates to the phrase ‘run, nose’ in Ukrainian.
72. Karmazin
The surname means ‘dark red cloth’ and is possibly derived from the Arabic word for ‘crimson’.
73. Kazan
Meaning ‘kettle’, ‘furnace’, or ‘boiler’, this surname is derived from the Turkish word ‘kazan’.
74. Kishka
Kishka means ‘cat’ in the Ukrainian language.
75. Kitko
This surname is derived from the Ukrainian word ‘kit’, meaning ‘tomcat’.
76. Kolesnik
This surname comes from the Ukrainian word for ‘wheelwright’.
77. Koroliuk
The word means ‘king’ and is derived from the Ukrainian word for king, ‘korol’.
78. Kosmen
This is an occupational name for glassmakers and is of Jewish origin.
79. Koval
This is an occupational name for a blacksmith.
80. Kozak
This popular Ukrainian surname means ‘free man’ and is derived from the Turkish word ‘kazak’.
81. Kozar
The meaning of this Ukrainian surname is ‘goat herd’.
82. Krasinski
A name for people from Ukraine and Belarus, such as Krasnaya, Krasna, or Krasnoe.
83. Krivoshapka
This surname comes from the Ukrainian word for crooked headwear.
84. Kryvonis
Kryvonis means ‘curved nose’ in Ukrainian.
85. Kushnir
This is an occupation-based Ukrainian surname and refers to a furrier.
86. Lipka
Named after someone who lived next to a lime tree. This surname comes from the word ‘lipa’, meaning ‘lime tree’.
87. Lisko
This comes from the nickname ‘lysyj’, which means ‘a bald man’ or from ‘lis’, meaning ‘a fox’ or ‘cunning person’.
88. Litvinchuk
Of Russian origin, this surname comes from the word ‘litvin’, used to refer to people of Belarusian or Lithuanian descent.
89. Lomachenko
This surname comes from ‘lom’, which means ‘scrap’ in Ukrainian.
90. Lubarsky
Refers to people from the Lyubar region in Volhynia, Ukraine or Lubarka in Lithuania.
91. Lyashenko
This surname is derived from the Ukrainian word ‘lyakh’, meaning ‘pole’. This is actually used as a disrespectful word.
92. Malinski
Refers to a person from Malin, a place in Ukraine.
93. Markovich
A patronymic name for the male name ‘Mark’ or ‘Marko’.
94. Molchan
A soft-spoken person. The surname is derived from the Russian word for ‘silent’.
95. Mucha
Used as a nickname for important people, this surname means ‘fly’.
96. Malasenco
Malasenco is a derivative of the male name Malachi, which means ‘messenger of God’.
97. Nemirov
Nemirov is a patronymic form of the surname Nemir, meaning ‘restless’ in Russian.
98. Netudyhata
This Ukrainian is a common Russian family surname and means ‘wrong way house’.
99. Nimchuk
Nimchuk is an ethnic German surname that means ‘wall’.
100. Navarykasha
This surname refers to the phrase ‘boil the porridge’.
101. Novosel
Newcomer to a place. This is a Ukrainian nickname.
102. Olensky
This surname indicates people from the region of Olewsk in Ukraine.
103. Oliynyk
This occupational surname refers to vegetable oil manufacturers.
104. Obbizhysvit
This Ukrainian surname is derived from an East Slavic word and means ‘run around the world’.
105. Otchenash
This is a historically significant Ukrainian surname. It means ‘our father’.
106. Panchenko
Panchenko means ‘fisher’. It is a popular Ukrainian and East Slavic name.
107. Perebiynis
Perebiynis is a Ukrainian family name that means ‘break the nose’.
108. Pereverny
This name is a historical family surname having Russian roots. It means ‘turn over the cliff’.
109. Pidiprygora
Pidiprygora is a popular Ukrainian surname that means ‘bolster the mountain’.
110. Podlipa
Podlipa is a sweet and unique Ukrainian surname. It means ‘under a lime tree’.
111. Polishchuk
Polishchuk is a toponymic surname associated with Polissya. It means people who live along the Ukraine-Belarus border.
112. Polyakov
Polyakov is rooted in the ethnic name ‘Polak’, which means pole.
113. Poroshenko
Poroshenko is derived from the native Ukrainian word ‘porokh’, which means gunpowder or dust.
114. Portnoy
Portnoy is rooted in the Russian word ‘portnoj’, a common occupational name of the tailoring community.
115. Pachenko
This is a Ukrainian surname for a ‘fisher’.
116. Panko
Derived from the word ‘pan’, meaning ‘lord’ or ‘landlord’. It is also a pet name for people with names starting with ‘pa’.
117. Pribula
It comes from the word ‘prybylyj’ and is a nickname for a newcomer.
118. Rachman
Of Hebrew origin, this name means ‘merciful’.
119. Reznikov
A profession-based name for ritual slaughterers.
120. Ruschak
This is an ethnic name for a Ruthenian person.
121. Rybalka
Rybalka is a diminutive of the Russian word ‘ryba,’ meaning fish. This is a popular surname of the Ukrainian fishermen community.
122. Salogub
Salogub is another popular Ukrainian family surname that means ‘salo lips’.
123. Sklorenko
Sklorenko is a community name common in Ukraine. It is rooted in the tribal history of Ukraine. It means ‘glassmaker’s son’.
124. Smarch
Smarch is the anglicized form of various Russian and Ukrainian surnames, such as Smarchevsky, Smarchevskaya or Smarchkov.
125. Soroka
Soroka is a derivative of the nickname ‘soroka’ which means magpie.
126. Stepanovich
Stepanovich is rooted in the ancestral Ukrainian family name ‘Stepan’.
127. Stolyarchuk
This surname means the ‘son of a carpenter’.
128. Shevchenko
The name originates from the Ukrainian word for ‘cobbler’ or ‘shoemaker’.
129. Truchan
This surname comes from the Ukrainian name for turkey.
130. Tarasenkoq
Tarasenkoq is derived from the ancestral Ukrainian name ‘Taras’.
131. Tataryn
Tartar is an ethnic Ukrainian surname which means ‘from Tartar’.
132. Tsybulenko
Tsybulenko is a derivative of the Ukrainian word ‘tsybulya’. It means onion.
133. Urban
Urban is derived from the popular Latin word ‘Urbanus’, meaning city dweller.
134. Urbana
Urbana is derived from the word Urban. It is the female form of the same Ukrainian name.
135. Vengerov
Vengerov is a derivative of the word vorobey which means ‘Hungarian’.
136. Vernydub
Vernydub is a significant Ukrainian surname that means ‘twist the oak’.
137. Volesky
Volesky is a popular surname in Ukraine and Belarusian origin. It means ‘a group of hunters.
138. Voloshyn
Voloshyn is an interesting ethnic surname from Volokh, an ancient tribe from Moldova and Romania.
139. Vorobey
Vorobey is a sweet Ukrainian name derived from the word Slavic, ‘ vorobey’, which means sparrow.
140. Voshkolup
Voshkolup, yet another popular Ukrainian surname, means ‘Louse scratcher’.
141. Vovk
Vovk is rooted in the Ukrainian word ‘vovk’, which means wolf.
142. Vyrvykhvist
Vyrvykhvist means ‘rip a tail’ and is a common Ukrainian surname.
143. Valentyn
This word is of Latin origin and means ‘strong and healthy’.
144. Warhola
This rare Ukrainian surname means ‘quarrel’.
145. Yampilskiy
Yampilskiy is taken from the Romanian word ‘Yampil,’ who were people from medieval Ukrainian settlements.
146. Zalusky
Zalusky is derived from the Gaelic word ‘zalew’, which means a flooded area or bay. This name was common amongst the communities living near water bodies.
147. Zarzecki
The name means ‘on the other side of the river”. It is a good name for baby.
148. Zbirak
Zbirak comes from the Polish word ‘zbierac’, meaning ‘to collect or gather’.
149. Zolochivskiy
Zolochivskiy is derived from the famous Ukrainian city ‘Zolochiv”. Therefore, it means ‘belonging to Zolochiv’.
150. Zelinski
A person from Zelenki in Ukraine. The surname has its origin in the Slavic word for green.
Most Ukrainian surnames have the suffix -ko. This indicates that the names reference the ancestors, such as father or grandfather and are patronymic. This carries the ancestral name forward and directly connects to the family’s history. Suffixes such as -chuk, -vich, -yuk, -yak, -enko, -yshyn are also considered surnames.
Like most other surnames, Ukrainian surnames show a rich history and indicate the person’s ancestry, allowing every individual to connect well with their legacy.