Ivanov Explained

Ivanov, Ivanoff or Ivanow (masculine, Bulgarian: Иванов, Russian: Иванов^[1]), or Ivanova (feminine, Bulgarian: Иванова, Russian: Иванова) is one of the most common surnames in Russia and Bulgaria. The surname is derived from the male given name Ivan (related to John) and literally means "Ivan's".

People with the surname

• Alena Ivanova, Kazakhstani volleyball player
• Alexander Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Alexey Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Alina Ivanova (born 1969), Russian race walker and long-distance runner
• Allen Ivanov, American mass shooter, responsible for the 2016 Mukilteo shooting
• Almaz Ivanov (died 1669), Russian statesman
• Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov (1806–1858), Russian painter
• Anatoli Ivanov (musician) (1934–2012), Russian solo-timpanist and percussionist with the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
• Andrey Ivanovich Ivanov (1775–1848), Russian painter (father of Alexander Andreyevich)
• Anton Ivanov-Goluboy (1818–1863), Russian painter
• Artyom Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Clement Ivanov, Estonian e-sport player known as Puppey
• Daniel Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Desislava Ivanova Doneva (born 1979), Bulgarian singer better known as Desi Slava
• Dimitar Ivanov Popov (1894–1975), Bulgarian organic chemist
• Dimitrana Ivanova (1881–1960), Bulgarian reform pedagogue, suffragist and women's rights activist
• Dimitar Ivanov Stoyanov (1877–1949), Bulgarian writer better known as Elin Pelin
• Dmytro Ivanov (born 1989), Ukrainian footballer
• Dmitry Ivanov (born 1999), Russian activist and political prisoner
• Elena Ivanova, Russian figure skater
• Georgi Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Georgy Ivanov (1894–1958), leading poet of the Russian emigration
• Georgy Vasilyevich Ivanov (1901–2001), Hero of the Soviet Union
• Gjorge Ivanov (born 1960), President of North Macedonia
• Igor Petrovich Ivanov (1923–1992), Russian pedagogue
• Igor Vasilyevich Ivanov (1947–2005), Russian-born Canadian chess player
• Igor Ivanov (born 1945), Russian foreign minister
• Igor Ivanov (Scouting), Russian scout leader
• Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov (1870 – c. 1932), Russian biologist
• Ivan Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Ive Ivanov, (born 1985), Croatian basketball player
• Ivo Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Kira Ivanova (1963–2001), Russian figure skater
• Konstantin Ivanov (disambiguation), several people
• Kristo Ivanov (born 1937), Swedish information scientist and systems scientist
• Kurbat Ivanov (died 1666), Cossack explorer
• Lea Ivanova, Bulgarian singer
• Leonid Ivanov (disambiguation), several people
• Lev Ivanov (1834–1901), Russian choreographer
• Lili Ivanova (born 1939), Bulgarian singer
• Lyubomir Ivanov, Bulgarian scientist, non-governmental activist, and Antarctic explorer
• Lyubov Ivanova (born 1981), Russian long-distance runner
• Maxim Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Mike Ivanow (born 1948), American soccer goalkeeper
• Mikhail Ivanov (cross-country skier) (born 1977), Russian cross country skier
• Mikhail Ivanov (composer) (1849–1927), Russian composer and critic
• Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859–1939), Russian composer, conductor, and pedagogue
• Mirela Ivanova (born 1962), modern Bulgarian poet
• Miroslav Ivanov (writer) (1929–1999), Czech non-fiction writer
• Miroslav Ivanov (footballer) (born 1981), Bulgarian footballer
• Nikita Ivanov (born 1989), Kazakhstani ice hockey player
• Nikita Ivanov (politician) (born 1974), Russian politician
• Nina Ivanova (1934–2020), Russian actress
• Natalia Ivanova (disambiguation) – several people
• Nikolay Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Nicolas Ivanoff (born 1969), French pilot and flying instructor
• Oleksandr Ivanov (born 1965), Ukrainian football player and manager
• Olga Ivanova (disambiguation) – several people
• Olimpiada Ivanova (born 1979), Russian athlete
• Piotr Pavlovich Ivanov (1878–1942), Russian and Soviet embryologist
• Pavlo Ivanov (born 1984), Ukrainian footballer
• Porfiry Ivanov (1898–1983), Russian religious leader
• Razumnik Ivanov-Razumnik, Russian politician
• Robert Ivanov (born 1994), Finnish footballer
• Semion Ivanov (1907–1993), Soviet general
• Sergey Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Sofia Ivanova (born 2005), Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast
• Trifon Ivanov (1965–2016), Bulgarian football player
• Valentin D. Ivanov (born 1967), Bulgarian astronomer and science fiction writer
• Valentin Kozmich Ivanov (1934–2011), Soviet football player
• Valentin Valentinovich Ivanov (born 1961), Russian football referee
• Valentina Ivanova (born 1963), Russian discus thrower
• Varvara Ivanova (born 1987), Russian virtuoso harpist
• Vasili Ivanov (born 1970), Russian football player
• Viktor Ivanov (born 1950), Russian politician
• Viktor Semyonovich Ivanov (1909–1968), Soviet poster artist
• Vitali Vladimirovich Ivanov (born 1976), Russian handball player
• Violeta G. Ivanova, Bulgarian astronomer
• Vladimir Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Vladislav Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Volodymyr Ivanov (volleyball), Ukrainian volleyball player and Olympic gold medalist
• Vsevolod Ivanov (1895–1963), Soviet writer
• Vyacheslav Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Xenophont Ivanov (1898–1967), Bulgarian veterinary scholar
• Yehor Ivanov (born 1991), Ukrainian footballer
• Yevgeny Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Yulia Ivanova (disambiguation) – several people
• Yury Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people
• Zinaida Ivanova (1865–1913), Russian writer and translator
• Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz (1911–1943) Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur

Fictional characters

• Nikolai Ivanov, the central character of the 1887 play Ivanov by Anton Chekhov
• D. D. Ivanov, in the Macross universe
• Pola Ivanova, from the James Bond film, A View to a Kill
• Susan Ivanova, in the Babylon 5 universe
• Yuriy Ivanov, in the Beyblade anime series
• Ivanova, in Harry Potter who plays as a chaser for the Bulgarian Quidditch team
• Katerina Ivanovna, one of the characters in Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky.

See also

• Ivanov (disambiguation), for other uses
• Ivanović (includes Ivanovich)
• Ivanoff (disambiguation)
• Ivanovsky (disambiguation)
• Ivanovski
• Ivanovo

Notes and References

1. Sometimes the stress is on Ива́нов in Bulgarian if it is a middle name, or in Russian as a rare variant of pronunciation