نتائج لـ korzov

The surname is derived from the nickname Borzoy. This name was given to an agile person, dexterous and expedite in doing his job, a light-limbed person, perhaps a messenger. The nickname has been known since the 15th century. It was given, in particular, to boyar son Mikita Borzoy who lived at that time. The last name is derived as a patronymic from the father's nickname by adding the suffix -ov.

The surname is found mainly in Russia (most of all in Moscow and the Moscow suburbs, in the Ivanovo, Vladimir, and Saratov Regions), in the CIS countries, Israel, and the USA.

The first written references of the surname date back to the early 16th century: at this time there lived, for example, peasant Nikita Ivanovich Borzov. In the second half of the 17th century, the Borzovs were the children of the town service; at the end of the 18th century, they were the military, landowners in the Ryazan Province, and noblemen. Borzovy are on the lists of graduates of the Shklov Noble School (Orsha).