Kryukov

Kryukov (Russian: Крю́ков) and Kryukova (Russian: Крю́кова; feminine) is a common Russian surname[1] derived from the word "крюк" (kryuk). While the literal meaning of the word is "hook", the surname stems from the figurative meaning of "finicky person", a "quibbler", but also a "stoop-shouldered person".[2]

People with this surname include:

See also

  • 32734 Kryukov
  • Kryuchkov
  • Kryukov, name of several rural localities in Russia

References

  1. Unbegaun, B. O. (1972). Russian Surnames. Oxford University Press.
  2. Федосюк Ю. А. "Русские фамилии. Популярный этимологический словарь". Крюков. 6-е изд., испр. Москва, Флинта: Наука, 2006. 240 с.
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