Yershov, also Ershov (; masculine), or Yershova, Ershova (feminine) is a Russian patronymic surname derived from the nickname (Yorsh, ёрш) ruffe (a type of fish). A transliteration into German language is Erschoff. It is associated with the old Russian noble .s:ru:НЭС/Ершовы, Новый энциклопедический словарь (1911—1916) The surname may be derived from the nickname for a prickly, stubborn, or quarrelsome person. In some cases it may be derived from the rare animalistic given name Yorsh.Из истории фамилий. Декабрь 2016 №128, Nauka i Zhizn, Декабрь 2016, no. 128
Notable people with the name include:
Ershov/Yershov Andrey Yershov (1931–1988), Soviet computer scientist Artur Ershov (born 1990), Russian racing cyclist Dmitry Yershov (born 1971), Russian short track speed skater Ivan Yershov (1867–1943), PAU, Soviet and Russian opera singer
Nikita Yershov (born 2002), Russian football player Nikolay Ershov or
Vadim Ershov (born 1973), Russian serial killer Vasily Yershov (1672 – after 1729), governor and vice governor of Moscow Victor Ershov (born 1958), Russian wheelchair curler Yury Yershov (born 1940), Russian mathematician
Ershova/Yershova Galina Yershova (born 1955), Russian academic historian, epigrapher, and Mayanist scholar Nataliya Yershova (born 1955), Russian backstroke swimmer Svetlana Ershova (born 1994), Russian weightlifter Zinaida Yershova (1904–1995), Soviet and Russian chemist, physicist and engineer
See also
Yershov (disambiguation)
References