Smirnov
Smirnow ( Russian Смирнов , wiss. Transliteration Smirnov , female form Smirnowa , English transcription Smirnov , alternatively Smirnoff ) is a Russian family name .
Origin and meaning
The name is a nickname from the Russian word smirno ( "quiet, quiet, quiet" смирно,) derived. It ranks first on the list of Russian surnames by frequency . In the list of the most common family names in the world, Smirnov ranks ninth with around 2.5 million namesake, between Smith (4 million, 8th place) and Müller (1 million, 10th place).
Well-known namesake
Smirnov
A.
- Alexander Borissowitsch Smirnow (* 1974), Russian sprinter
- Alexander Evgenjewitsch Smirnow (* 1964), Russian ice hockey player
- Alexander Wiktorowitsch Smirnow (* 1984), Russian figure skater
- Alexei Grigoryevich Smirnow (* 1977), Russian table tennis player
- Alexei Jurjewitsch Smirnow (* 1951), Russian physicist
- Alexei Makarowitsch Smirnow (1920–1979), Soviet actor
- Alexei Sergejewitsch Smirnow (* 1982), Russian ice hockey player
- Alexei Valeryevich Smirnov (PhD in 1997), Russian biologist
- Andrei Andrejewitsch Smirnow (1905–1982), Soviet politician and diplomat
- Andrei Iwanowitsch Smirnow (* 1956), Russian composer, multimedia artist and music teacher
- Andrei Konstantinowitsch Smirnow (1967–2001), Russian ice hockey player
- Andrei Sergejewitsch Smirnow (* 1941), Soviet actor and film director
- Andrei Wladislawowitsch Smirnow (1957-2019), Soviet swimmer
- Andrzej Smirnow (* 1938), Polish politician
D.
- Dmitri Alexandrowitsch Smirnow (* 1980), Russian football player
- Dmitri Alexejewitsch Smirnow (1881–1944), Russian tenor
- Dmitri Nikolajewitsch Smirnow (1948-2020), Russian composer
I.
- Igor Nikolajewitsch Smirnow (* 1941), Transnistrian politician, President 1992 to 2011
- Igor Pavlovich Smirnow (* 1941), Russian literary scholar and Slavist
- Iwan Iwanowitsch Smirnow (1898–1967), Soviet resistance fighter
- Ivan Nikititsch Smirnow (1881–1936), Russian revolutionary
- Ivan Wassiljewitsch Smirnow (1895–1956), Russian fighter pilot
J
- Jakow Iwanowitsch Smirnow (1869–1918), also Jakob Smirnow, Russian art historian, student of Kondakov
- Yefim Ivanovich Smirnov (1904–1989), Soviet general, member of the Burdenko Commission
- Juri Michailowitsch Smirnow (1921–2007), Russian mathematician
M.
- Michail Smirnov (* 2003), Russian child singer and actor
- Mikhail Smirnov (* 1967), Belarusian football player
N
- Nikolai Smirnov (boxer) , Soviet boxer
- Nikolai Andrejewitsch Smirnow (* 1924), Soviet actor
- Nikolai Dmitrijewitsch Smirnow (* 1949), Russian ambassador
- Nikolai Ivanovich Smirnov (1917–1992), Soviet naval admiral
- Nikolai Wassiljewitsch Smirnow (1900–1966), Russian-Soviet mathematician
O
- Oleg Smirnov (* 1985), Estonian ice hockey player
- Oleg Smirnov (soccer player) , Russian 7-a-side soccer player
- Oleg Evgenjewitsch Smirnow (* 1980), Russian ice hockey player
- Oleg Valeryevich Smirnov (* 1990), Russian football player
- Oleg Vyacheslavovich Smirnov (* 1980), Russian ice hockey player
P
- Pawel Alexandrowitsch Smirnow (1896–1980), Russian-Soviet botanist
- Pyotr Alexandrovich Smirnov (1897–1939), commander in chief of the Soviet naval fleet
- Pyotr Arsenjewitsch Smirnow (1831–1898), Russian businessman and founder of the Smirnoff brand
S.
- Sergei Smirnow (cyclist) (* 1985), Russian cyclist
- Sergei Sergejewitsch Smirnow (geologist) (1895-1947), Russian geologist
- Sergei Sergejewitsch Smirnow (writer) (1915–1976), Soviet writer and historian
- Sergei Sergejewitsch Smirnow (skeleton pilot) (* 1985), Russian skeleton pilot
- Sergei Walentinowitsch Smirnow (1960–2003), Russian shot putter
- Stanislaw Smirnow (* 1970), Russian mathematician
W.
- Valentin Panteleimonowitsch Smirnow (* 1937), Russian physicist
- Valentin Sergejewitsch Smirnow (* 1986), Russian middle-distance runner
- Viktor Wiktorowitsch Smirnow-Golowanow (1934–2013), Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer
- Vitaly Georgievich Smirnov (* 1935), Russian sports official
- Vladimir Smirnov (cyclist) (* 1978), Lithuanian cyclist
- Vladimir Smirnov (ski jumper) (* 1947), Soviet ski jumper
- Vladimir Alexandrowitsch Smirnow (* 1936), Ukrainian-Russian astronomer, historian and writer
- Vladimir Alexejewitsch Smirnow (* 1957), Russian businessman
- Vladimir Fyodorowitsch Smirnow (* 1937), Russian-Soviet actor
- Vladimir Ivanovich Smirnov (1887–1974), Russian-Soviet mathematician
- Vladimir Ivanovich Smirnov (geologist) (1910–1988), Russian-Soviet geologist
- Vladimir Mikhailovich Smirnov (politician) (1887–1937), Russian-Soviet politician
- Vladimir Smirnov (cross-country skier) (* 1964), Kazakh-Soviet cross-country skier
- Vladimir Vasilyevich Smirnov (1849–1918), Russian general
- Vladimir Viktorovich Smirnov (1954–1982), Soviet fencer
Smirnova
- Alexandra Ossipovna Smirnowa , née Rosset (1809–1882), Russian lady-in-waiting, friends with Pushkin, Gogol and Lermontow
- Anastassija Andrejewna Smirnowa (* 2002), Russian freestyle skier
- Anna Olegowna Smirnowa (* 1982), Russian mezzo-soprano
- Yekaterina Alexejewna Smirnowa (* 1996), Russian cross-country skier
- Yekaterina Sergejewna Smirnowa (* 1990), Russian cross-country summer biathlete
- Kristina Sergejewna Smirnowa (* 1991), Russian biathlete
- Lidija Nikolajewna Smirnowa (1915-2007), Soviet-Russian actress
- Lyudmila Stanislawowna Smirnowa (* 1949), Russian figure skater
- Natalia Vladimirovna Smirnova (* 1979), Russian wrestler
- Olga Smirnowa (* 1979), Russian and Kazakh wrestler
- Sofja Alexandrovna Smirnowa (* 1988), Russian freestyle skier
- Tamara Michailowna Smirnowa (1935–2001), Russian astronomer
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pons online dictionary , consulted on November 2, 2019.
- ↑ Los 10 apellidos más populares del mundo… ¿Está el tuyo? In: NNC.mx , March 1, 2012, accessed November 2, 2019 (Spanish).