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|  | *[https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/usage/russian '''Behind the Name: Russian Surnames'''] |  | *[https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/usage/russian '''Behind the Name: Russian Surnames'''] | 
|  | *[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/russian '''Behind the Name: Russian Given Names'''] |  | *[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/russian '''Behind the Name: Russian Given Names'''] | 
|  |   |  | *[https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname '''FamilySearch's surname experience'''] - enter your last name to find its meaning and origin | 
|  | ==Surnames== |  | ==Surnames== | 
|  | '''Eastern Slavic naming customs''' are the traditional way of identifying a person's given name and patronymic name in countries formerly part of the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union. |  | '''Eastern Slavic naming customs''' are the traditional way of identifying a person's given name and patronymic name in countries formerly part of the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union. |