Obleukhov or Ableukhov (; masculine) or Obleukhova/Ableukhova (; feminine) is a Russian surname. It belongs to the Russian noble .
It derives from a patronymic which itself is derived from the nicknames "" (Oblaukh) and "" (Oblaukhy)—alternatively spelled "" (Ableukh) and "" (Obleukhy)—meaning someone with round, plump ears.И. М. Ганжина (I. M. Ganzhina). "Словарь современных русских фамилий" (Dictionary of Modern Russian Last Names). Moscow, 2001. , p. 11.
Notable people with the surname include:
(1742-1814), Russian artillery mayor general (1824-1879), Russian mayor general (promoted upon discharge) Timofey Obleukhov, Russian cast member in the Hot Ice Show, a long-running ice show in the United Kingdom
Fictional characters Apollon Ableukhov and Nikolay Ableukhov, characters from Petersburg, a novel by Andrey Bely
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