Zabolotsky () is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Zabolotskaya. It originated from the phrase za bolotom (behind a swamp), indicating the place where a person lived. The surname may refer to Evgenia Zabolotskaya (1935–2020), Russian-American acoustic engineer Lidiya Zabolotskaya, Belarusian singer in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Lyubov Zabolotskaya (born 1956), Soviet cross-country skier Nikolay Zabolotsky (1903–1958), Russian poet, children's writer and translator Sergey Zabolotsky (born 1983), Belarusian football player Yelena Zabolotskaya, editor of the 1988 film Little Vera
References Ganzhina, I. M. (2001) Словарь современных русских фамилий. Moscow: Astrel. p. 203. .