TOP 20 most common Russian family names and their meaning ...
https://todiscoverrussia.com/top-20-most-common-russian-family-names...24.11.2014 · There are many Russian family names that come from the name Nikolay: Nikolaichev, Nikolin, Nikolyukin, Nikulaenkov, Nikulin, Nikulichev, Nikulkin, Nikulov, Mikolaev, Mikulin, etc. 20. Orlov The last name Orlovis derived from the male first name or nickname Orel. Orel means eagle in Russian.
List of surnames in Russia - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_surnames_in_RussiaIn Russia, most surnames change depending on the gender of the person. The last names in the list below are all in the male form. The feminine form is the same plus an "a" at the end for most surnames ending in "v" and "n". Surnames ending in "y" change to the feminine form by replacing the ending with "-aya". A large number of Russian surnames also end in "evich," "ovich," or just "ich" . Kuzmich and Verenich are common Russian surnames. Surnames ending in "evich" are commo…