Portnov

Portnov (feminine: Portnova; Russian: Портнов, Портнова) is a Russian-language occupational surname derived from the occupation of portnoy, "tailor" and literally meaning "<child> of the tailor".

The surname may refer to:

Aleksandr Portnov, Soviet Olympic diver
Zinaida Portnova, hero of the Soviet Union
Larion Portnov, a mayor of Odessa, Ukraine

Surnames associated with the occupations of tailor/seamster

Germanic	Tayler, Taylor Schneider, Sneijder, Snijders, Schnyder, Schnider, Schnieder, Schnaider Anglicized: Snyder, Snyders, Snider; Polonized: Sznajder; Russified: Shneider Schröder/Schroeder Shnaider Snyman Znaider (זנאַידער, Yiddish), Kleid (קליידל, Yiddish)

Romance	Sarti, Sarto, Del Sarto, Sartre, Sartori, Sartorius Sastre Couturier, Couture, Croitoru, Croitor

Slavic	Kravets (Yiddish calques: Kravits/Kravitz), Kravtsov/Krawtzoff, Kravchenko, Kravchuk Krawiec, Krawczyk, Krawczak, Krawczuk (Yiddish calque: Krawtz) Krajčí (Krajci), Krajčík, Krajčír (Kraicir), Krejčí, Krejčík, Krejčír Portnoy, Portnov, Portnyagin

Semitic	Chait/Khait Al Khayat/El Khayat Ibn Khayyat Bint Khayyat Khayat

Other	Darzi, Szabó, Raftis/Ράφτης, Terzioğlu, Quemener, Le Gourrierec

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