Andreyev
Andreyev is a Russian surname derived from the given name Andrey (the Russian form of Andrew). It originated as a patronymic, meaning “son of Andrey,” and has since become a hereditary family name. The feminine form is Andreyeva. In Russian it is written Андреев. Transliterations vary; common English forms include Andreyev and Andreev, reflecting different approaches to rendering Cyrillic into Latin letters.
Notable people with the surname include Leonid Andreyev (1871–1919), a prominent Russian writer and dramatist whose