Ivanov (surname)

Ivanov (Bulgarian, Russian: Ивано́в, sometimes the stress is on Ива́нов in Bulgarian if it is a middle name, or in Russian as a rare variant of pronunciation), Ivanoff or Ivanow (masculine), or Ivanova (Ивано́ва; feminine) is one of the most common surnames in Bulgaria and the second most widespread surname in Russia after Smirnov.^[1] The surname derived from the first name Ivan (equivalent to John, and Ivan"-ov" meaning "John's/Ivan's" making the name effectively equivalent to Johns/Ivans).

The following people share this surname (See Ivanov for fictional characters):

• Alexander Ivanov – several people
• Alexey Ivanov – several people
• Alina Ivanova (born 1969), Russian race walker and long-distance runner
• Almaz Ivanov (died 1669), Russian statesman
• Anton Ivanov-Goluboy (1818–1863), Russian painter
• Artyom Ivanov – several people
• Artemiy Ivanov, Russian zoologist
• Binio Ivanov, Bulgarian poet
• Clement Ivanov, also known as Puppey (video gamer)
• Desi Slava (born 1979), Bulgarian singer better known as Desi Slava
• Dimitar Ivanov Popov (1894–1975), Bulgarian organic chemist
• Dimitrana Ivanova (1881–1960), Bulgarian reform pedagogue, suffragist and women's rights activist
• Dimitar Ivanov Stoyanov (1877–1949), Bulgarian writer better known as Elin Pelin
• Dmytro Ivanov (born 1989), Ukrainian footballer
• Elena Ivanova, Russian figure skater
• Georgi Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Georgy Ivanov (1894–1958), leading poet of the Russian emigration
• Georgy Vasilyevich Ivanov (1901–2001), Hero of the Soviet Union
• Igor Petrovich Ivanov (1923–1992), Russian pedagogue
• Igor Vasilyevich Ivanov (1947–2004), Russian-born Canadian chess player
• Igor Ivanov (born 1945), Russian foreign minister
• Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov (1870 – c. 1932), Russian biologist
• Ivan Ivanov – several people
• Ive Ivanov, (born 1985), Croatian basketball player
• Ivo Ivanov – several people
• Kira Ivanova (1963–2001), Russian figure skater
• Konstantin Valeryevich Ivanov (born 1991), Russian footballer
• Konstantin Vasilyevich Ivanov (1890–1915), Chuvash poet
• Kristo Ivanov (born 1937), Swedish information scientist and systems scientist
• Kurbat Ivanov (died 1666), Cossack explorer
• Lea Ivanova, Bulgarian singer
• Leonid Ivanov, several people
• 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
• Mike Ivanow (born 1948), retired U.S. soccer goalkeeper
• Mikhail Ivanov (cross-country skier) (born 1977), Russian cross country skier
• Mikhail Ivanov (composer) (1849–1927), Russian composer and critic
• Mikhail Matveyevich Ivanov, Russian graphic artist and painter
• Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859–1939), Russian composer, conductor, and pedagogue
• Mikhail Ivanov-Boretsky (1874–1936), Russian musicologist and composer
• Mimi Ivanova, Bulgarian singer
• Mirela Ivanova (born 1962), modern Bulgarian poet
• Miroslav Ivanov (writer) (1929–1999), Czech non-fiction writer
• Miroslav Ivanov (footballer) (born 1981), Bulgarian footballer
• Mitrofan Ivanov-Kozelsky, Russian actor
• Natalia Ivanova – several people
• Nikolay Ivanov – several people
• Nicolas Ivanoff (born 1969), French pilot and flying instructor
• Olga Ivanova – several people
• Olimpiada Ivanova (born 1979), Russian athlete
• Pavlo Ivanov (born 1984), Ukrainian footballer
• Porfiry Ivanov (1898–1983), Russian religious leader
• Pyotr Ivanov – several people
• Razumnik Ivanov-Razumnik, Russian politician
• Rick Ivanoff a Canadian songwriter and member of SOCAN
• Savina Ivanova (born 1989), Australian academic
• Semion Ivanov (1907–1993), Soviet general
• Sergei Vasilievich Ivanov, Russian soloist with the Alexandrov Ensemble
• Sergey Ivanov – several people
• Trifon Ivanov (1965–2016), Bulgarian football player
• Valentin D. Ivanov (born 1967), Bulgarian astronomer and science fiction writer
• Valentin Kozmich Ivanov (1934–2011), Soviet football player
• Valentin Valentinovich Ivanov (born 1961), Russian football referee
• Valentina Ivanova (born 1963), Russian discus thrower
• Valeri Ivanov (born 1963), modern Bulgarian poet and literari critic
• Valeri Ivanov (died 2002), Russian journalist
• 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 Vyacheslavovich Ivanov (born 1977), Russian lawyer, journalist, political scientist and member of Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation
• Violeta G. Ivanova, Bulgarian astronomer
• Vladimir Ivanov – several people
• Vladislav Ivanov – several people
• Volodymyr Ivanov (volleyball), Ukrainian volleyball player and Olympic gold medalist
• Vsevolod Ivanov (1895–1963), Soviet writer
• Vyacheslav Ivanov – several people
• Xenophont Ivanov (1898–1967), Bulgarian veterinary scholar
• Yanis Ivanov, Soviet composer and People's Artist of the USSR
• Yehor Ivanov, (born 1991) Ukrainian footballer
• Yevgeny Ivanov – several people
• Yulia Ivanova (born 1983), Russian beauty queen
• Yury Ivanov – several people

See also

• Ivanović, Ivanovich, Ivanovitch, Ivanovitz (feminine: Ivanovna, etc.)
• Ivanoff, Ivanof, Ivanoph (feminine: Ivanofa, etc.)
• Ivanofitch, Ivanofich
• Ivanovsky, Ivanovski (feminine: Ivanovskaya, etc.)
• (masculine: Ivanovo), (feminine: Ivanova)

Notes

1. Балановская Е. В., Балановский О. П. (2007). Русский генофонд на Русской равнине (in Russian). Moscow. pp. 165–216. ISBN 978-5-87140-267-2. See also the web version of the list.