Samuilovich

Samuilovich is a masculine Slavic patronymic derived from the given name Samuil, the Slavic form of Samuel, with the patronymic suffix -ovich. The combination literally means “son of Samuil” and is used in several East Slavic languages, notably Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian.

In these languages, the patronymic is a distinct part of a person’s full name, separate from the given name and the surname. When used in formal address or official documents, a person would typically be called by their given name, patronymic, and surname (for example, Alexei Samuilovich Ivanov). The patronymic indicates the father’s name rather than a family lineage in the same way a surname does.

Samuilovich is primarily a middle name and is not a standard surname. If it appears as a surname, it usually reflects historical or nonstandard usage, or the effects of migration and name changes rather than conventional practice.

Variants and transliteration reflect regional practices. In Ukrainian, the equivalent form is often rendered as Samuilovych. The root Samuil is the Slavic form of Samuel, while -ovich is a common patronymic suffix in many Slavic languages, yielding a widely recognizable pattern across the region.