Plotnikov Explained

Plotnikov (feminine: Plotnikova) is a Russian-language occupational surname derived from the occupation of carpenter (plotnik in Russian). Sometimes it may be transliterated as Plotnikoff.

The surname may refer to:

• Aleksandr Plotnikov
• Andrey Plotnikov
  • Boris Plotnikov Igor Plotnikov
• Ivan Plotnikov
• Nikolai Plotnikov
• Pavel Plotnikov, Soviet World War II pilot, twice Hero of the Soviet Union
• Sergei Plotnikov
• Vadym Plotnikov
• Valeri Plotnikov
• Vladimir Plotnikov — several people
• William Plotnikov, Russian-Canadian boxer and convert to Islam
• Yevgeni Plotnikov
• Klavdiya Plotnikova
• Yelena Plotnikova
• Irina Plotnikova
• Jana Plotnikova