The Melnikov surname is of Russian, and Jewish (E. Ashkenazic) origin, and is a patronymic from an occupational name for a miller of grain. It comes from the Russian word "melnik" meaning "miller."With the suffix "-ev/-ov," the name generally means "son of the miller."
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Early Origins of the Melnikov family
The surname Melnikov was first found in Russia, where the name originated in early times.
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Early History of the Melnikov family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Melnikov research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1722 and 1785 are included under the topic Early Melnikov History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Melnikov Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Melnikov, Melnikoff, Melnick, Melnik and others.
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Early Notables of the Melnikov family
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Melnikov Ranking
In Russia, the name Melnikov is the 112nd most popular surname with an estimated 94,632 people with that name. 1
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Migration of the Melnikov family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: bearers of the name who have settled in North America; although no records were found of the Russian form of this name in the passenger and immigration lists consulted, there was Nykola Melnyk, born in 1873.
Contemporary Notables of the name Melnikov (post 1700)
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Boris Melnikov (1938-2022), Soviet gold medalist fencer in the team sabre event at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Aleksey Yuryevich Melnikov, elected to the State Duma of the Russian Federation as a member from Yabloko in 1993, and in 1995
Konstantin Stephanovitsj Melnikov (1890-1974), architect in the Soviet Union
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