Yegorov

Yegorov is a Russian-language surname. It is the masculine form; the feminine form is Yegorova. The name is patronymic, meaning “son of Yegor” or “belonging to Yegor,” and is derived from the given name Yegor, a Slavic form of Georgios (Georg) that entered Russian via Old Church Slavonic Egor. The surname is usually written in Cyrillic as Егоров; transliterations include Yegorov, Egorov, and Yegoroff.

Yegorov is one of the common Russian surnames and is widely found among Russian-speaking populations in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. It is also found in other countries due to migration, including in Europe, North America, and Central Asia, often adapted to local spelling conventions.

Variations and related forms include the feminine Yegorova and other transliterations such as Egorov and Yegoroff. The surname has no single associated lineage in the public record and may have arisen independently in multiple families from the same root given name.

Notable bearers of the name span diverse fields, including science, sports, and the arts, reflecting the surname’s broad geographic distribution.