Show ContentsFedorov History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The name Fedorov is a patronymic surname formed by adding one of the many Russian suffixes, such as "-ov" and "-ovic" to the personal name Feder. The name most likely comes from the Russian "feodor," meaning "God's gift." It is also possible that this name was derived from the Old English "feder," which meant feather. Perhaps the name was first born by someone whose occupation involved feathers.

Early Origins of the Fedorov family

The surname Fedorov was first found in Russia, where the name was born by members of the population of the Russian Empire.

Early History of the Fedorov family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fedorov research. Another 67 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1415, 1435 and 1486 are included under the topic Early Fedorov History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Fedorov Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Federov, Federoff, Federolff, Fedorov and many more.

Early Notables of the Fedorov family

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Fedorov Ranking

In Russia, the name Fedorov is the 108th most popular surname with an estimated 96,745 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Fedorov family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Peter Federolf, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1730; Niclaus Federolff, who came to South Carolina in 1754 with his wife and three children, and Peter Federoff, who came to Pennsylvania in 1743..


Contemporary Notables of the name Fedorov (post 1700) +

  • Anthony Fedorov (b. 1985), Ukrainian-American singer, the fourth place finalist on the fourth season of the American Idol reality show series


  1. "Most Common Last Names in Russia." Forebears, https://forebears.io/russia/surnames


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