Smirnov (surname)

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According to the 2002 population census, Smirnov (masculine) or Smirnova (feminine) is the most popular surname in Russia (See Balanovska et al., 2006, [1]). Variants of transliteration: Smirnoff or Smyrnov. Derived from an adjective smirnyy (смирный, in archaic form smirnoy смирной), that means "quiet, still, meek, gentle". This surname is shared by the following people:

[edit] Smirnov

• Alexander Smirnov, see there for a list
• Alexei Smirnov, Russian particle physicist
• Alexey Smirnov, see there for a list
• Anatoly Smirnov, see there for a list
• Boris Smirnov, see there for a list
• Dmitri Alexeievich Smirnov (1882–1944), Russian tenor
• Dmitry Nikolayevich Smirnov (composer) (b. 1948), Russian/British composer
• Dmitry Nikolayevich Smirnov (revolutionary) (1848–1928), Russian revolutionary
• Grigory Smirnov (b. 1982), Russian composer
• Igor Smirnov (b. 1941), the President of the internationally unrecognized Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic
• Ivan Smirnov, see there for a list
• Leonid Smirnov (1916–?), Soviet politician
• Lev Smirnov (1911–1986), Soviet statesman and jurist
• Maksim Smirnov (b. 1979), Estonian soccer midfielder
• Nestor Smirnov (1878–1942), Russian zoologist
• Nikolay Smirnov, see there for a list
• Pavel Smirnov (1882–1947), Russian historian
• Pyotr Smirnov, Russian businessman, founder of the Smirnoff vodka brand
• Sergey Smirnov, see there for a list
• Stanislav Smirnov, mathematician, recipient of the Clay Research Award
• Vasily Smirnov, see there for a list
• Vladimir Smirnov, see there for a list
• Yakov Smirnoff, (b. 1951), Russian-born American comedian
• Yefim Smirnov (1904–1989), Russian military physician

[edit] Smirnova

• Tamara Mikhaylovna Smirnova, see there for a list
• Lyudmila Smirnova (b. 1949), Russian figure skater

[edit] Other variations

• Māris Smirnovs (b. 1976), Latvian soccer defender
• Nikolay Smirnov-Sokolsky (1898–1962), Soviet actor