Abakumov Explained

Abakumov (Russian: Абаку́мов; masculine) or Abakumova (Russian: Абаку́мова; feminine) is a Russian surname.^[1] Variants of this surname include Abakishin/Abakishina (Russian: Абаки́шин/Russian: Абаки́шина), Abakulov/Abakulova (Russian: Абаку́лов/Russian: Абаку́лова), Abakumkin/Abakumkina (Russian: Абаку́мкин/Russian: Абаку́мкина), Abakushin/Abakushina (Russian: Абаку́шин/Russian: Абаку́шина), Abakshin/Abakshina (Russian: Аба́кшин/Russian: Аба́кшина), Abbakumov/Abbakumova (Russian: Аббаку́мов/Russian: Аббаку́мова), Avakumov/Avakumova (Russian: Аваку́мов/Russian: Аваку́мова), Avvakumov/Avvakumova (Russian: Авваку́мов/Russian: Авваку́мова), and possibly Bakulin/Bakulina (Russian: Баку́лин/Russian: Баку́лина) and Bakunin/Bakunina (Russian: Баку́нин/Russian: Баку́нина).

All these surnames derive from a patronymic which itself is derived from various forms of the Christian male first name Avvakum.

People with the surname

• Boris Abakumov, Soviet Korean War flying ace
• Dmitry Abakumov (born 1989), Russian association football player
• Ekaterina Avvakumova (born 1990), Russian and Soviet Korean biathlete
• Igor Abakoumov (Abakumov) (born 1981), Soviet-born Belgian professional road bicycle racer
• Irina Avvakumova (born 1991), Russian ski jumper
• Mariya Abakumova (born 1986), Russian Olympic javelin thrower
• Viktor Abakumov (1908–1954), Soviet security official

Toponyms

• Abakumova, alternative name of Abbakumovo, a village in Fedoskinskoye Rural Settlement of Mytishchinsky District in Moscow Oblast; 56°N 68°W

See also

• Abakumovo, several rural localities in Russia
• Abbakumovo, several rural localities in Russia

References

Sources

• И. М. Ганжина (I. M. Ganzhina). "Словарь современных русских фамилий" (Dictionary of Modern Russian Last Names). Москва, 2001.

Notes and References

1. Ganzhina, p. 9