Obukhov (; masculine) or Obukhova (; feminine) is a Russian surname.Ganzhina, p. 11 Variants of this surname include Abukhov/Abukhova (/), Abukhovich (), Obukh (), Obukhovich (), and Obukhovsky/Obukhovskaya (/).
They derive from the nickname "" (Obukh), or "" (Abukh) in dialects with akanye. While the primary meaning of the Russian word "" is the dull side of a sharp tool opposite of the cutting side, in some dialects it also has the figurative meaning of dumb, stupid, or stubborn person; one who disobeys.
The following people share this surname: Alexander Obukhov (1918–1989), Russian physicist Alexander Obukhov, Russian chess grandmaster Alexey Obukhov (1937–2022), Russian diplomat Boris Obukhov (1891–1937), Soviet naval officer, a victim of Stalin's purges Boris Petrovich Obukhov, governor of Pskov Governorate, Russia in 1867–1868 Dmitri Obukhov, Russian ice hockey player Dmitry Obukhov, third-place winner of the Third Open Mathematical Olympiad of the Belarusian-Russian University Igor Obukhov (b. 1996), Russian association football player Mikhail Obukhov, 1907 interpreter of Zephyr in the ballet The Seasons Nadezhda Obukhova (1886–1961), Russian mezzo-soprano Nikolai Obukhov (1892–1954), Russian composer Oleksiy Obukhov, Ukrainian bronze medalist in 1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 99 kg Platon Obukhov (b. 1968), Russian journalist, writer, translator, and painter Pyotr Obukhov, leader of the construction crew which Karl Blank, Russian architect, joined Sergei Obukhov (b. 1958), Russian politician Sergey Obukhov (b. 1974), Russian bandy player Viktor Obukhov (1898–1975), Soviet general Vladimir Obukhov (b. 1992), Russian association football player Yelena Obukhova, bronze medalist in women's high jump at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics Yevgeny Obukhov (1921–1944), Hero of the Soviet Union Yevgeniya Obukhova, Miss Russia 2007 contestant
References Notes
Sources И. М. Ганжина (I. M. Ganzhina). "Словарь современных русских фамилий" (Dictionary of Modern Russian Last Names). Москва, 2001.