Ivanov
Ivanov, Ivanoff or Ivanow (masculine, Bulgarian: Иванов, Russian: Иванов[1]), or Ivanova (feminine, Bulgarian: Иванова, Russian: Иванова) is one of the most common surnames in Russia and Bulgaria. The surname is derived from the male given name Ivan (related to John) and literally means "Ivan's".[2][3]
People with the surname
- Alena Ivanova, Kazakhstani volleyball player
- Alexander Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
- Alexey Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
- Alina Ivanova (born 1969), Russian race walker and long-distance runner
- Allen Ivanov, American mass shooter, responsible for the 2016 Mukilteo shooting
- Almaz Ivanov (died 1669), Russian statesman
- Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov (1806-1858), Russian painter
- Anatoli Ivanov (musician) (1934–2012), Russian solo-timpanist and percussionist with the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
- Andrey Ivanovich Ivanov (1775-1848), Russian painter (father of Alexander Andreyevich)
- Anton Ivanov-Goluboy (1818–1863), Russian painter
- Artyom Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
- Clement Ivanov, Estonian e-sport player known as Puppey
- Daniel Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
- Desislava Ivanova Doneva (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
- Gjorge Ivanov (born 1960), President of North Macedonia
- Igor Petrovich Ivanov (1923–1992), Russian pedagogue
- Igor Vasilyevich Ivanov (1947–2005), Russian-born Canadian chess player
- Igor Ivanov (born 1945), Russian foreign minister
- Igor Ivanov (Scouting), Russian scout leader
- Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov (1870 – c. 1932), Russian biologist
- Ivan Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
- Ive Ivanov, (born 1985), Croatian basketball player
- Ivo Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
- Kira Ivanova (1963–2001), Russian figure skater
- Konstantin Ivanov (disambiguation), several people
- Kristo Ivanov (born 1937), Swedish information scientist and systems scientist
- Kurbat Ivanov (died 1666), Cossack explorer
- Lea Ivanova, Bulgarian singer
- Leonid Ivanov (disambiguation), 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
- Maxim Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
- Mike Ivanow (born 1948), American soccer goalkeeper
- Mikhail Ivanov (cross-country skier) (born 1977), Russian cross country skier
- Mikhail Ivanov (composer) (1849–1927), Russian composer and critic
- Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859–1939), Russian composer, conductor, and pedagogue
- Mirela Ivanova (born 1962), modern Bulgarian poet
- Miroslav Ivanov (writer) (1929–1999), Czech non-fiction writer
- Miroslav Ivanov (footballer) (born 1981), Bulgarian footballer
- Nikita Ivanov (born 1989), Kazakhstani ice hockey player
- Nikita Ivanov (politician) (born 1974), Russian politician
- Nina Ivanova (1934–2020), Russian actress
- Natalia Ivanova (disambiguation) – several people
- Nikolay Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
- Nicolas Ivanoff (born 1969), French pilot and flying instructor
- Oleksandr Ivanov (born 1965), Ukrainian football player and manager
- Olga Ivanova (disambiguation) – several people
- Olimpiada Ivanova (born 1979), Russian athlete
- Piotr Pavlovich Ivanov (1878–1942), Russian and Soviet embryologist
- Pavlo Ivanov (born 1984), Ukrainian footballer
- Porfiry Ivanov (1898–1983), Russian religious leader
- Razumnik Ivanov-Razumnik, Russian politician
- Robert Ivanov (born 1994), Finnish footballer
- Semion Ivanov (1907–1993), Soviet general
- Sergey Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
- Sofia Ivanova (born 2005), Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast
- 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
- 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
- Violeta G. Ivanova, Bulgarian astronomer
- Vladimir Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
- Vladislav Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
- Volodymyr Ivanov (volleyball), Ukrainian volleyball player and Olympic gold medalist
- Vsevolod Ivanov (1895–1963), Soviet writer
- Vyacheslav Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
- Xenophont Ivanov (1898–1967), Bulgarian veterinary scholar
- Yehor Ivanov (born 1991), Ukrainian footballer
- Yevgeny Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
- Yulia Ivanova (disambiguation) – several people
- Yury Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
- Zinaida Ivanova (1865–1913), Russian writer and translator
- Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz (1911–1943) Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur
Fictional characters
- Nikolai Ivanov, the central character of the 1887 play Ivanov by Anton Chekhov
- D. D. Ivanov, in the Macross universe
- Pola Ivanova, from the James Bond film, A View to a Kill
- Susan Ivanova, in the Babylon 5 universe
- Yuriy Ivanov, in the Beyblade anime series
- Ivanova, in Harry Potter who plays as a chaser for the Bulgarian Quidditch team
- Katerina Ivanovna, one of the characters in Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky.
See also
- Ivanov (disambiguation), for other uses
- Ivanović (includes Ivanovich)
- Ivanoff (disambiguation)
- Ivanovsky (disambiguation)
- Ivanovski
- Ivanovo
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References and notes
- Sometimes the stress is on Ива́нов in Bulgarian if it is a middle name, or in Russian as a rare variant of pronunciation
- Ganzhina, I. M. (2001) Словарь современных русских фамилий. Moscow: Astrel. ISBN 5-271-00127-X.
- Fedulova, A. (15 January 2016) САМЫЕ РАСПРОСТРАНЕННЫЕ ФАМИЛИИ В РОССИИ. moiarussia.ru
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