Znamensky () is a Russian masculine surname; its feminine counterpart is Znamenskaya. It is a Russian Orthodox clerical surname derived from the word , znameniye (sign, omen),Boris Unbegaun, Русские фамилии,p. 172 which may mean either a type of icon, i.e. Our Lady of the Sign (and a church or monastery dedicated to it), or the sign of the cross gesture.
Notable people with the surname include: Alexander Znamensky (1877–1928), Russian wrestler Georgy Znamensky (1903–1946), Russian runner Mikhail Znamensky (1833–1892), Russian writer, memoirist, painter, caricaturist, archeologist and ethnographer Seraphim Znamensky (1906–1942), Russian runner, brother of Georgy Yuliya Znamenskaya (born 1984), Kazakhstani female water polo player See also
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