Yatsenko

Yatsenko is a surname of Ukrainian origin. It is a patronymic surname formed with the suffix -enko, a common element in Ukrainian naming that indicates descent, typically meaning "son of" or "descendant of" the base name. The base in this case is the given name Yatsen, a Ukrainian personal name.

In Cyrillic, the surname is Яценко. The spelling Yatsenko is the most common transliteration into English; variants include Iatsenko and Yatsen’ko in other languages. The name is found primarily in Ukraine and in communities of Ukrainian descent.

Distribution and usage: The surname is widely found in Ukraine and among the Ukrainian diaspora. Substantial populations with this surname are present in Canada, the United States, Russia, Poland, and other countries with Ukrainian immigration. In some cases, spelling variants may reflect local transliteration practices.

See also: Яценко; Ukrainian surnames.