The Russian and Slavic surname Sokolovs has two distinct origins. In the first place, Sokolovs is a patronymic-nickname deriving from a physical characteristic or personal attribute of the first bearer while patronymic surnames derive from the personal name of the father of the original bearer. In this case, the surname Sokolovs derives from the Slavic term "sokol" meaning "falcon" and the suffix "-off" which is an Anglicized form of the Russian patronymic ending "-ov" denoting "descendant of". Therefore, the surname Sokolovs denotes "son or descendant of Sokol (the falcon)". Interestingly, the word "Sokol" may be either a nickname for a rapacious or eager person, or someone who had the attributes of a falcon, or a metonymicoccupational name for a falconer.
In some case, the surname Sokolovs is also borne by Jewish Ashkenazic families, in which instance, is of toponymic origin. Toponymic surnames are those which derive their origin from the place name where the first bearer lived or held land. In this case, the name Sokolovs is seen in many localities, large and small, because the word "sokol" came to denote "a hero". It may also appear in Germanized forms of Sokoloff and Sokolow.
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Early Origins of the Sokolovs family
The surname Sokolovs was first found in Western Russia, where Sokolov is one of the top ten most common Russian family names. Today the name is most frequent in Kostroma Oblast, Vologda Oblast and Tver Oblast.
One of the earliest records of the family was John Sokol of Lamberg (c. 1355-1410), a Moravian military leader who was involved in the internal disputes of members of the Luxembourg dynasty and from his participation of the Battle of Grunwald in 1410. He inherited Lamberk Castle.
Early History of the Sokolovs family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sokolovs research. Another 86 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1764, 1774, 1788, 1835, 1852, 1854, 1859 and 1922 are included under the topic Early Sokolovs History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Sokolovs Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Sokolow, Sokol, Sokoll, Sokolov, Sokolof, Sokolovic, Sokic and many more.
Early Notables of the Sokolovs family
Dmitri Ivanovich Sokolov (1788-1852), a Russian geologist and specialist on mining who was a teacher at the St. Petersburg mining institute and a professor at St Petersburg University. The famed Nikolay Alexandrovich Sokolov (1859-1922), born in Saint Petersburg, was... Another 38 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Sokolovs Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Sokolovs family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: some of the great number of bearers of Alexander who came to North America. Nikolas Alexander arrived in New York in 1842.
