Tarakanov, feminine Tarakanova (Russian: Тараканов, Тараканова) is a Russian surname belonging to the extinct Russian noble family of Tarakanovs [ru]. Although the surname superficially looks like derived from the word таракан, "cockroach", turkologist Nikolai Baskakov suggests that it is derived from the Turkic tar agan (tar-aqan) , "fugitive", "wanderer", "pilgrim". (Similar etymologies are suggested for the word "tarakan" as well.)
Notable people with the surname include:
- Princess Tarakanova (1745-1775) a pretender to the Russian throne
- Anastasia Tarakanova
- Aleksey Tarakanov
- Nelli Tarakanova
- Nikolai Tarakanov
- Pavel Tarakanov
- Sergei Tarakanov
- Timofei Nikitich Tarakanov (1774-1834), Russian serf, explorer, and fur trader
- Valentyna Tarakanova
- Valeria Tarakanova
- Valery Tarakanov
- Yegor Tarakanov
See also
References
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"Таракановы" . Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906.
- Альфред Хасанович Халиков, 500 РУССКИХ ФАМИЛИЙ БУЛГАРО-ТАТАРСКОГО ПРОИСХОЖДЕНИЯ, 1992 (library record)
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