Smirnov (surname)
Smirnov (masculine, Russian: Смирнов) or Smirnova (feminine, Russian: Смирнова) is one of the two most common surnames in Russia.[1] Variants of transliteration: Smirnoff, Smirnow or Smyrnov. Smirnov (Russian: Смирнов) is derived from an adjectival nickname smirnyj (Russian: смирный; in archaic form smirnoy, Russian: смирной), that means "quiet, still, peaceful, gentle".[2]
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 86.5% of all known bearers of the surname Smirnov were residents of Russia (frequency 1:585), 3.9% of Ukraine (1:2,708), 2.5% of Uzbekistan (1:2,829), 2.3% of Belarus (1:939) and 2.2% of Kazakhstan (1:1,811).
In Russia, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:385) in the following subjects of the Russian Federation:[3][4]
- 1. Kostroma Oblast (1:29)
- 2. Ivanovo Oblast (1:77)
- 3. Yaroslavl Oblast (1:83)
- 4. Vologda Oblast (1:91)
- 5. Tver Oblast (1:101)
- 6. Mari El (1:167)
- 7. Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (1:178)
- 8. Pskov Oblast (1:185)
- 9. Jewish Autonomous Oblast (1:195)
- 10. Leningrad Oblast (1:211)
- 11. Novgorod Oblast (1:218)
- 12. Nenets Autonomous Okrug (1:219)
- 13. Saint Petersburg (1:221)
- 14. Murmansk Oblast (1:245)
- 15. Kamchatka Krai (1:250)
- 16. Vladimir Oblast (1:281)
- 17. Chuvashia (1:284)
- 18. Ryazan Oblast (1:303)
- 19. Moscow Oblast (1:312)
- 20. Smolensk Oblast (1:316)
- 21. Republic of Karelia (1:334)
- 22. Moscow (1:342)
- 23. Kaliningrad Oblast (1:346)
- 24. Kirov Oblast (1:375)
- 25. Tomsk Oblast (1:380)
- 26. Arkhangelsk Oblast (1:384)
Smirnov
- Aleksandr Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Alexandra Smirnoff (1838–1913), Finnish pomologist
- Alexei Smirnov, Russian particle physicist
- Alexey Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Anatoly Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Andrei Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Anton Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Artem Smirnov, Ukrainian tennis player
- Boris Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Dmitry Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Evgeny Smirnov, Ukrainian DJ and producer known by his stage name Omnia
- Igor Smirnov (b. 1941), the President of the internationally unrecognized Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic
- Igor Smirnov, scientist, father of the field psychoecology.
- Ivan Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Karin Smirnov, author and daughter of August Strindberg
- Leonid Smirnov (footballer) (1889–1980), Russian football player
- Leonid Smirnov (politician) (1916–2001), Soviet politician and engineer
- Lev Smirnov (1911–1986), Soviet statesman and jurist
- Maksim Smirnov (b. 1979), Estonian football midfielder
- Mikhail Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Nestor Smirnov (1878–1942), Russian zoologist
- Nikolai Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Oleg Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Pavel Smirnov (1882–1947), Russian historian
- Pyotr Arsenievich Smirnov (1831–1898), Russian businessman, founder of the Smirnoff vodka brand
- Pyotr Smirnov (1897–1939), Soviet Commissar, Deputy Minister of Defence and Commander of the Soviet Navy
- Sergey Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Stanislav Smirnov, mathematician
- Valentin Smirnov (b. 1986), Russian middle distance runner
- Valentin Panteleimonovich Smirnov, nuclear fusion physicist
- Vasily Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Vladimir Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Yakov Smirnoff (b. 1951), Soviet-born American comedian
- Yefim Smirnov (1904–1989), Russian military physician
Smirnova
- Lyudmila Smirnova (b. 1949), Russian figure skater
- Mariya Smirnova (b. 1920), Russian military pilot
- Sophia Smirnova (1852–1921), Russian writer
- Svetlana Smirnova née Veresova (b. 1962), Russian sport shooter
- Svetlana Smirnova (b. 1958), Russian Prima Ballerina
- Svetlana Smirnova (b. 1956), Russian actor
- Tamara Mikhaylovna Smirnova, astronomer
- Yekaterina Smirnova (b. 1956), Soviet heptathlete
Other variations
- Māris Smirnovs (b. 1976), Latvian soccer defender
- Nikolay Smirnov-Sokolsky (1898–1962), Soviet actor
- Karina Smirnoff (b. 1978), professional ballroom dancer
References
- Fedulova, A. (15 January 2016) САМЫЕ РАСПРОСТРАНЕННЫЕ ФАМИЛИИ В РОССИИ. moiarussia.ru
- Ganzhina, I. M. (2001) Словарь современных русских фамилий. Moscow: Astrel. ISBN 5-271-00127-X.
- Балановская Е. В., Балановский О. П. (2007). Русский генофонд на Русской равнине (in Russian). Moscow. pp. 165–216. ISBN 978-5-87140-267-2. See also the web version Archived 2013-05-09 at the Wayback Machine of the list.
- Smirnov surname distribution. forebears.co.uk
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