Smirnov (surname)
According to the 2002 population census, Smirnov (masculine) or Smirnova (feminine) is the most common 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:
Smirnov
- Alexander Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Alexei Smirnov, Russian particle physicist
- Alexey Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Anatoly Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Artem Smirnov, Ukrainian tennis player
- Boris Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Dmitry Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Igor Smirnov (b. 1941), the President of the internationally unrecognized Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic
- Dr. Igor Smirnov, the Scientist, father of the field Psychoecology.
- Ivan Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Karin Smirnov, author and daughter of August Strindberg
- Leonid Smirnov (footballer) (1889-1980), Russian soccer player
- Leonid Smirnov (politician) (1916–?), Soviet politician
- Lev Smirnov (1911–1986), Soviet statesman and jurist
- Maksim Smirnov (b. 1979), Estonian soccer midfielder
- Mikhail Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Nestor Smirnov (1878–1942), Russian zoologist
- Oleg Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Nikolai Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Pavel Smirnov (1882–1947), Russian historian
- Pyotr Smirnov, Russian businessman, founder of the Smirnoff vodka brand
- Pyotr Alexandrovich Smirnov - Admiral
- Sergey Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Stanislav Smirnov, mathematician
- Valentin Smirnov (b. 1986) Russian middle distance runner
- Valentin Panteleimonovich Smirnov, nuclear fusion physicist
- Vasily Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Vladimir Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Yakov Smirnoff (b. 1951), Soviet-born American comedian
- Yefim Smirnov (1904–1989), Russian military physician
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Other variations
- Māris Smirnovs (b. 1976), Latvian soccer defender
- Nikolay Smirnov-Sokolsky (1898–1962), Soviet actor