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Ivanov, Ivanoff or Ivanow (masculine; Bulgarian: Иванов, Russian: Иванов^[1]), or Ivanova (feminine; Bulgarian: Иванова, Russian: Иванова), is one of the most common surnames in Russia and Bulgaria. The surname is derived from the male given name Ivan (related to John) and literally means "Ivan's".^[2]^[3]

In Bulgarian, "Ivanov/Ivanova" may also a patronymic part of the full name, literally meaning "Ivan's". Some persons are commonly known by their given name plus patronymic, and the latter may be mistaken for the surname.

People with the surname

Albertina Ivanova (born 1954), Mari poet
Alena Ivanova, Kazakhstani volleyball player
Alexander Ivanov (art collector) (born 1962), Russian art collector, art dealer and businessman

Alexander Ivanov (singer), Belarusian-Russian singer

Alexander Ivanov-Kramskoi (1912–1973), Russian classical guitarist

Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov (1806–1858), Russian painter

Alexander Gavrilovich Ivanov (1898-1984), Russian film director, director of the 1953 film The Star
Aleksei Ivanov (footballer, born 1981), Russian footballer with FC Saturn Moscow Oblast

Alexei Ivanov (ice hockey, born 1985), Russian ice hockey player drafted by the NHL Chicago Blackhawks

Alexei Ivanov (ice hockey, born 1988), Kazakh ice hockey goaltender

Alexey Ivanov (athlete), Russian Paralympic track and field athlete

Aliaksei Ivanou (born 1980), Belarusian skier
Alina Ivanova (born 1969), Russian race walker and long-distance runner
Alisa Ivanova (born 1954), Russian theatre director and acting teacher
Allen Ivanov, American mass shooter, responsible for the 2016 Mukilteo shooting
Almaz Ivanov (died 1669), Russian statesman
Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov (1806–1858), Russian painter
Anatoli Ivanov (musician) (1934–2012), Russian solo-timpanist and percussionist with the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrey Ivanovich Ivanov (1775–1848), Russian painter (father of Alexander Andreyevich)
Anton Ivanov-Goluboy (1818–1863), Russian painter
Artem Ivanov (draughts player) (born 1988), Ukrainian draughts player

Artem Ivanov (weightlifter) (born 1987), Ukrainian weightlifter
Clement Ivanov, Estonian e-sport player known as Puppey
Daniel Ivanov (long jumper) (born 1965), Bulgarian long jumper

Aoiyama Kōsuke, or Daniel Ivanov (born 1986), Bulgarian sumo wrestler
Dimitrana Ivanova (1881–1960), Bulgarian reform pedagogue, suffragist and women's rights activist
Dmytro Ivanov (born 1989), Ukrainian footballer
Dmitry Ivanov (born 1999), Russian activist and political prisoner
Elena Ivanova (figure skater) (born 1979), Russian figure skater

Elena Ivanova (sprinter), Paralympic sprinter

Elena Ivanova (long jumper) (born 1961), Russian long jumper

Yelena Ivanova (swimmer) (born 1963), Soviet swimmer

Yelena Ivanova (diver) (born 1973), Kazakhstani diver

Elena P. Ivanova, Russian biophysicist
Georges Ivanov (1902–1979), Russian-born French singer

Georgi Ivanov (cosmonaut) (born 1940), Bulgarian cosmonaut

Georgi Ivanov (mayor) (born 1954), mayor of Haskovo, Bulgaria

Georgi Ivanov (footballer, born 1967), Bulgarian footballer

Georgi Ivanov (footballer, born 1976) or Gonzo Ivanov, Bulgarian footballer

Georgi Ivanov (footballer, born 1980), Bulgarian footballer

Georgi Ivanov (shot putter) (born 1985), Bulgarian shot putter

Georgi Ivanov (wrestler, born 1989), Bulgarian wrestler

Georgi Ivanov (wrestler, born 2002), Bulgarian wrestler

Georgy Ivanov (1894–1958), poet of the Russian emigration

Georgy Vasilyevich Ivanov (1901–2001), Hero of the Soviet Union

Georgi Tsvetkov Ivanov (born 1947), Bulgarian footballer

Gjorge Ivanov or Georgi Ivanov (born 1960), President of the Republic of Macedonia
Grigory Ivanov (born 1971), Russian football player
Grigory Ivanov (diver) (born 2001), Russian diver
Igor Ivanov (actor) (born 1954), Soviet and Russian theater actor and director

Igor Ivanov (chess player) (1947–2005), Russian-born Canadian chess player and concert pianist

Igor Ivanov (educationist) (1923–1992), Soviet pedagogue

Igor Ivanov (ice hockey) (born 1970), Russian ice hockey player

Igor Ivanov (rower) (born 1931), Soviet Olympic rower

Igor Ivanov (Scouting) (born 1976), Russian Scouting official

Igor Ivanov (singer) (born 1953), Soviet and Russian pop singer

Igor Ivanov Izi (born 1973), Macedonian film director and writer

Igor Ivanov (politician, born 1937)

Igor Ivanov (politician, born 1965)
Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov (1870 – c. 1932), Russian biologist
Ivan Ivanov (archer) (born 1956), Bulgarian archer

Ivan Ivanov (badminton) (born 1966), Bulgarian badminton player

Ivan Ivanov (cross-country skier) (born 1987), Russian cross-country skier

Ivan Ivanov (cyclist) (born 1960), Soviet racing cyclist

Ivan Ivanov (footballer, born 1942) (1942–2006), Bulgarian international footballer

Ivan Ivanov (footballer, born 1988), Bulgarian footballer

Ivan Ivanov (footballer, born 1989), Bulgarian footballer

Ivan Ivanov (gymnast) (born 1974), Bulgarian gymnast

Ivan Ivanov (runner) (born 1948), Soviet middle-distance runner

Ivan Ivanov (shot putter) (born 1992), Kazakhstani shot putter

Ivan Ivanov (sport shooter) (born 1921), Bulgarian Olympic shooter

Ivan Ivanov (swimmer) (born 1979), Kyrgyzstani swimmer

Ivan Ivanov (triathlete) (born 1989), Ukrainian triathlete

Ivan Ivanov (tennis) (born 2008), Bulgarian tennis player

Ivan Ivanov (volleyball) (born 1950), Bulgarian volleyball player

Ivan Ivanov (weightlifter) (born 1971), Olympic weightlifter for Bulgaria

Ivan Ivanov (wrestler, born 1937) (1937–2010), Bulgarian Olympic wrestler

Ivan Ivanov (wrestler, born 1968), Bulgarian Olympic wrestler

Ivan Ivanov (wrestler, born 1986), Bulgarian Greco-Roman wrestler
Ive Ivanov, (born 1985), Croatian basketball player
Ivo Dimitrov Ivanov (born 30 July 1966), Bulgarian businessman and co-owner of CSKA Sofia

Ivo Ivanov (footballer, born March 1985), Bulgarian footballer who plays for Beroe Stara Zagora

Ivo Ivanov (footballer, born April 1985), Bulgarian footballer who plays for CSKA Sofia and previously for Lokomotiv Sofia
Kira Ivanova (1963–2001), Russian figure skater
Konstantin Ivanov (footballer, born 1964)

Konstantin Ivanov (poet) (1890-1915), Chuvash poet

Konstantin Ivanov (conductor) (1907–1984), Russian conductor
Kristo Ivanov (born 1937), Swedish information scientist and systems scientist
Kurbat Ivanov (died 1666), Cossack explorer
Lea Ivanova, Bulgarian singer
Leonid Ivanov (basketball) (1944–2010), Soviet basketball player

Leonid Ivanov (botanist), Russian botanist

Leonid Ivanov (footballer) (1921–1990), Soviet international footballer

Leonid Ivanov (pilot) (1909–1941), recipient of the Hero of the Soviet Union

Leonid Ivanov (rower) (1938–2019), Soviet Olympic rower

Leonid Ivanov (runner) (born 1937), Soviet Olympic runner

Leonid Ivanov (test pilot) (1950–1980), Soviet cosmonaut

Leonid Lavrovsky, born Ivanov (1905–1967), Russian ballet choreographer
Lev Ivanov (1834–1901), Russian choreographer
Lili Ivanova (born 1939), Bulgarian singer
Lyubomir Ivanov, Bulgarian scientist, non-governmental activist, and Antarctic explorer
Lyubov Ivanova (born 1981), Russian long-distance runner
Lyudmila Ivanova (1933–2016), Soviet and Russian film and stage actress
Maxim Ivanov (politician, born 1967), Russian politician

Maxim Ivanov (politician, born 1987), Russian politician
Mike Ivanow (born 1948), American soccer goalkeeper
Mikhail Dimitrov Ivanov (1900–1986), later known as Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov, Bulgarian philosopher and esotericist

Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859–1935), Russian composer and conductor

Mikhail Matveevich Ivanov (1748–1823), Russian painter

Mikhail Ivanov (composer) (1849–1927), Russian composer

Mikhail Ivanov (cross-country skier) (born 1977), Russian cross country skier

Mikhail Ivanov (rower) (born 1965), Russian rower

Mikhail Ivanov (sledge hockey) (born 1983), Russian sledge hockey player

Mikhail Ivanov (water polo) (born 1958), Russian former water polo player

Mikhail Ivanov (chess player) (born 1963), Serbian-Russian chess grandmaster
Mirela Ivanova (born 1962), modern Bulgarian poet
Miroslav Ivanov (writer) (1929–1999), Czech non-fiction writer
Miroslav Ivanov (footballer) (born 1981), Bulgarian footballer
Nikita Ivanov (ice hockey) (born 1989), Kazakhstani ice hockey player
Nikita Ivanov (politician) (born 1974), Russian politician
Nina Ivanova (1934–2020), Russian actress
Natalia Ivanova (taekwondo) (born 1971), Russian Olympic taekwondo competitor and medalist

Natalya Ivanova (hurdler) (born 1981), Russian hurdler

Natalia Ivanova (wrestler) (born 1969), Russian and Tajikistani sport wrestler

Natalia Ivanova (sailor), Russian Olympic sailor and medalist

Natalia Ivanova (footballer) (born 1979), Kazakhstani footballer
Nikola Ivanov (1861-1940), Bulgarian general

Nikolaj Ivanov (astronomer), Soviet astronomer and discoverer of asteroids

Nikolay Ivanov (composer), film music composer, see Total Denial

Nikolai Ivanov (entrepreneur) (1836–1906), Russian businessman

Nikolay Ivanov (politician, born 1952), Russian politician

Nikolay Ivanov (politician, born 1957), Russian politician

Nikolai Ivanov (writer), (born 1956), Russian writer

Nikolay Ivanov (footballer) (born 1980), Russian footballer

Nikolai Ivanov (football referee) (born 1964), Russian football referee

Nikolai Ivanov (general) (1851-1919), Russian artillery general

Nikolai Ivanov (mathematician) (born 1954), Russian mathematician

Nikolay Ivanov (rower) (1949–2012), Soviet Russian Olympic rower

Nikolay Ivanov (skier) (born 1971), Kazakhstani Olympic skier

Nikolay Ivanov (sprinter) (born 1942), Russian Olympic sprinter

Nikolay Ivanov (volleyball) (born 1972), Bulgarian volleyball player

Nikolai Ivanov (entrepreneur)

Nikolai Ivanov (pilot), Soviet flying ace

Mikalay Ivanow (born 2000), Belarusian footballer

Nikolai Ivanov, the central character of the 1887 play Ivanov by Anton Chekhov
Nicolas Ivanoff (born 1969), French pilot and flying instructor
Oleksandr Ivanov (born 1965), Ukrainian football player and manager
Olga Ivanova (disambiguation) – several people
Olimpiada Ivanova (born 1979), Russian athlete
Piotr Pavlovich Ivanov (1878–1942), Russian and Soviet embryologist
Pavlo Ivanov (born 1984), Ukrainian footballer
Porfiry Ivanov (1898–1983), Russian religious leader
Razumnik Ivanov-Razumnik, Russian politician
Robert Ivanov (born 1994), Finnish footballer
Semion Ivanov (1907–1993), Soviet general
Sergey Ivanov (Russian historian) (born 1956), Russian historian and byzantinist

Sergey Ivanov (American football) (born 1985), American footballer

Sergey Ivanov (painter) (1864–1910), Russian painter

Sergei Ivanov (cyclist) (born 1975), Russian professional bicycle racer

Sergei Ivanov (footballer, born 1964), Russian football player and referee

Sergei Ivanov (footballer, born 1980), Kyrgyzstan footballer with FC Irtysh (as of 2008)

Sergey Ivanov (footballer, born 1984), Russian footballer formerly with FC Zenit St. Petersburg and FC Alania Vladikavkaz

Sergei Ivanov (footballer, born 1997), Russian footballer

Sergey Ivanov (referee) (born 1984), Russian international football referee

Sergey Ivanov (runner) (born 1979), Russian runner

Sergey Ivanov (politician, born 1969), Russian politician, a deputy of the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th State Duma

Sergey Ivanov (Saint Petersburg politician), Russian politician

Sergei Ivanov (Estonian politician) (born 1958), Estonian politician

Sergei Ivanov (mathematician) (born 1972), Russian mathematician

Sergey Ivanov (chess player) (born 1961), Russian chess grandmaster
Sofia Ivanova (born 2005), Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast
Stilian Ivanov, Bulgarian film director
Trifon Ivanov (1965–2016), Bulgarian football player
Valentin Ivanov (astronomer) (born 1967), Bulgarian astronomer

Valentin Ivanov (footballer, born 1934) (1934–2011), Soviet football player and coach

Valentin Ivanov (footballer, born 1961), Soviet football player and Russian referee

Valentin Ivanov (footballer, born 2000), Bulgarian footballer

Valentin Ivanov (wrestler) (born 1966), Bulgarian Olympic wrestler

Valentin Ivanov, Deputy Minister in Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism (Bulgaria)
Valentina Ivanova (born 1963), Russian discus thrower
Valērijs Ivanovs (born 1970), Latvian footballer

Valeriy Ivanov (biathlete) (born 1969), Kazakhstani biathlete

Valery Ivanov (philologist) [ru] (1924–2005), Soviet and Russian philologist and linguist
Varvara Ivanova (born 1987), Russian virtuoso harpist
Vasili Ivanov (born 1970), Russian football player
Viktor Ivanov (born 1950), Russian politician
Viktor Semyonovich Ivanov (1909–1968), Soviet poster artist
Vitali Vladimirovich Ivanov (born 1976), Russian handball player
Vitaly Ivanov (1935–2024), Soviet and Russian naval officer
Violeta G. Ivanova, Bulgarian astronomer
Vladimir Ivanov (badminton) (born 1987), Russian badminton player

Volodymyr Ivanov (boxer) (born 1936), Soviet boxer who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Vladimir Ivanov (footballer, born 1973), Bulgarian football player

Vladimir Ivanov (footballer, born 1976), Russian football player

Vladimir Ivanov (motorcyclist) (born 1983), Russian motorcycle racer

Volodymyr Ivanov (skier), Ukrainian cross-country skier, biathlete, sighted guide and Paralympian

Vladimir Ivanov (speed skater) (born 1949), Soviet speed skater

Vladimir Ivanov (sprinter) (1955–2020), Bulgarian sprinter

Vladimir Ivanov (tennis) (born 1987), Estonian tennis player

Volodymyr Ivanov (volleyball) (born 1940), Ukrainian volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union

Vladimir Ivanov (footballer, born 1976), Russian football player
Vladislav Ivanov (footballer, born 1986), Russian footballer

Vladislav Ivanov (footballer, born 1990), football player from Moldova

Vladislav Ivanov (physicist) (born 1936), Soviet physicist

Vladislav Ivanov (volleyball) (born 1987), Bulgarian volleyball player
Volodymyr Ivanov (volleyball), Ukrainian volleyball player and Olympic gold medalist
Vsevolod Ivanov (1895–1963), Soviet writer
Vyacheslav Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
Xenophont Ivanov (1898–1967), Bulgarian veterinary scholar
Yehor Ivanov (born 1991), Ukrainian footballer
Yevgeny Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
Yulia Ivanova (disambiguation) – several people
Yury Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
Zinaida Ivanova (1865–1913), Russian writer and translator
Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz (1911–1943) Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur

Fictional characters

Nikolai Ivanov, the central character of the 1887 play Ivanov by Anton Chekhov
D. D. Ivanov, in the Macross universe
Pola Ivanova, from the James Bond film, A View to a Kill
Susan Ivanova, in the Babylon 5 universe
Yuriy Ivanov, in the Beyblade anime series
Ivanova, in Harry Potter who plays as a chaser for the Bulgarian Quidditch team
Anton Ivanov, a playable character from the video game Zenless Zone Zero

References and notes

↑ Sometimes the stress is on Ива́нов in Bulgarian if it is a middle name, or in Russian as a rare variant of pronunciation
↑ Ganzhina, I. M. (2001) Словарь современных русских фамилий. Moscow: Astrel. ISBN 5-271-00127-X.
↑ Fedulova, A. (15 January 2016) САМЫЕ РАСПРОСТРАНЕННЫЕ ФАМИЛИИ В РОССИИ Archived 2021-08-02 at the Wayback Machine. moiarussia.ru

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[1] Sometimes the stress is on Ива́нов in Bulgarian if it is a middle name, or in Russian as a rare variant of pronunciation

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

[pop-3] Fedulova, A. (15 January 2016) САМЫЕ РАСПРОСТРАНЕННЫЕ ФАМИЛИИ В РОССИИ Archived 2021-08-02 at the Wayback Machine. moiarussia.ru

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People with the surname

Fictional characters

See also

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