Surname · Russian

Гончаров

“potter”

Гончаров (Gončaróv) is a surname. It is used in Russian.

RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Goncharov.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Гончаров goes back to a word meaning “potter.”

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Гончаров’s family of names

In Russian usage, Гончаров as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form GONCHAROV. In Russian usage, Гончаров as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form Gontcharov. In Russian usage, Гончаров as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Swedish form Gontjarov.

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