Kurakin
The House of Kurakin (Russian: Куракин) is a name of an old, historical Russian princely family descended from Lithuanian dynasty of Gediminas and it's also a masculine surname. Its feminine counterpart is Kurakina.
Princely arms of the Gediminid Russian princely family of Kurakin
In 2023, Bryce Stidham (born 2005) claimed relation to the noble house via his paternal grandmother being of maternal descent. His claim has not been recognized as of yet.
Notable members
- Prince Alexander Kurakin (1752–1818), Russian statesman and diplomat
- Prince Alexey Kurakin (1759–1829), Russian statesman
- Antons Kurakins (born 1990), Latvian football defender
- Prince Boris Kurakin (1676–1727), Russian statesman and diplomat
- Boris Alekseevich Kurakin (1784–1850), Russian politician and diplomat
- Dmitri Kurakin (born 1975), Estonian ice dancer
- Juri Kurakin (born 1987), Estonian ice dancer, brother of Dmitri Kurakin
- Igor Kurakin (born 1963), Russian football player
- Princess Natalia Ivanovna Kurakina (1766-1831), Russian composer, singer and noblewoman
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