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
Aleksandr Petrovich Smirnov (1877-1938), Russian old Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet statesman
Alexandra Smirnoff (1838–1913), Finnish pomologist
Alexei Smirnov (b. 1951), 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 (b. 1988), Ukrainian tennis player
Artyom Aleksandrovich Smirnov (b. 1989), Russian footballer
Boris Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
Danila Olegovich Smirnov (born 2001), Russian football player
Daniil Smirnov, Russian Paralympic swimmer
Denys Smirnov (born 1975), Ukrainian footballer
Dmitry Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
Ilya Kornilovich Smirnov (1887–1964), Soviet army general
Evgeny Smirnov (b. 1987), Ukrainian DJ and producer known by his stage name Omnia
Gennady Mikhailovich Smirnov (1955–2000), Soviet footballer
Grigory Sergeyevich Smirnov (born 1997), Russian competitive ice dancer
Igor Smirnov (b. 1941), the President of the internationally unrecognized Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic
Igor Smirnov (1951-2004), scientist, father of the field psychoecology.
Ivan Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
Yanaki Smirnov (born 1992), Bulgarian footballer
Yevhen Smirnov (born 1993), Ukrainian football midfielder
Yuri Andreyevich Smirnov (1923–1984), Russian linguist
Yuri Mikhailovich Smirnov (1921–2007), Russian mathematician
Yuriy Smirnov (minister) (born 1948), Ukrainian politician
Karin Smirnov (1880-1973), Finno-Swedish author and daughter of August Strindberg
Konstantin Nikolaevich Smirnov (1854–1930), general of the Imperial Russian Army
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
(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 chess Grandmaster
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
Roman Smirnov (sprinter) (born 1984), Russian sprinter
Sergey Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
Stanislav Smirnov (b. 1970), mathematician
Valentin Smirnov (b. 1986), Russian middle distance runner
Valentin Panteleimonovich Smirnov (b. 1937), nuclear fusion physicist
Valery Abramovich Smirnov (born 1951), Russian theologian, journalist, former monk, and priest of the Russian Orthodox Church
Vasily Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
Vitali Georgyevich Smirnov (born 1935), Russian member of the International Olympic Committee
Vladimir Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
Yakov Smirnoff (b. 1951), Soviet-born American comedian
(1904–1989), Russian military physician
Yuri Vasilyevich Smirnov (1937-2020), Russian Orthodox prelate
Vasily Dmitriyevich Smirnov (1846-1922), Russian orientalist, specializing in the history and literature of Turkey
Vasily Sergeyevich Smirnov (metallurgist) (1914-1973), Russian Soviet metallurgist and a corresponding member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences

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
(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
(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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[pop-1] Fedulova, A. (15 January 2016) САМЫЕ РАСПРОСТРАНЕННЫЕ ФАМИЛИИ В РОССИИ. moiarussia.ru

[ga-2] Ganzhina, I. M. (2001) Словарь современных русских фамилий. Moscow: Astrel. ISBN 5-271-00127-X.

[Balanovsk-3] 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.

[smirnov2014-4] Smirnov surname distribution. forebears.co.uk

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