Shevchenko
For other uses, see Shevchenko (disambiguation).
Shevchenko (alternative spellings Schevchenko, Ševčenko, Shevcenko, Szewczenko, Chevchenko; Ukrainian: Шевченко), a family name of Ukrainian origin. It is derived from the Ukrainian word shvets (Ukrainian: швець), "cobbler/shoemaker", and the suffix -enko, denoting descent.
It is one of the most popular surnames.
The surname may refer to:
- Artem Shevchenko, Ukrainian TV journalist and manager, CEO of TVi channel
- Artyom Shevchenko, Russian footballer
- Aleksandr Shevchenko, Russian painter
- Alexandra Shevchenko, founding member of the Ukrainian feminist protest group FEMEN
- Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko, Ukrainian former footballer and current politician
- Andriy Vitaliyovych Shevchenko, Ukrainian journalist turned politician
- Arkady Shevchenko, Ukrainian Soviet diplomat who defected to the West
- Dmitriy Shevchenko (disambiguation), a name of several Russian people
- Igor Shevchenko, Russian footballer
- Ihor Ševčenko, American philologist and historian of Ukrainian origin
- Inna Shevchenko, the most high profile member of the Ukrainian feminist protest group FEMEN
- Irina Shevchenko, Russian hurdler
- Leonid Shevchenko, Russian football coach
- Lyudmyla Shevchenko, Ukrainian team handball player
- Maksim Shevchenko (disambiguation) (Russian spelling), a name of several people from post-Soviet countries
- Oleksiy Shevchenko, Ukrainian footballer
- Olga Shevchenko, Russian ski-orienteering competitor
- Serhiy Shevchenko (disambiguation), name of several people from Ukraine and post-Soviet countries
- Tanja Szewczenko, German figure skater of Ukrainian background
- Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian poet and artist, iconic figure of Ukrainian culture
- Valentyna Yevhenivna Shevchenko, Ukrainian cross-country skier
- Valentyna Semenivna Shevchenko, Soviet politician
- Vasyl Shevchenko, Ukrainian bandurist
- Vitaliy Shevchenko, Russian former footballer
- Vladislav Shevchenko (disambiguation), name of several people
- Yegor Shevchenko, Russian footballer
- Yevhen Shevchenko, Ukrainian footballer
See also
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