Alexeyev, Alekseyev, Alexeiev, Alexeev or Alekseev (Russian: Алексе́ев) is a common Russian surname that is derived from the male given name Alexey (Алексей) and literally means Alexey's. Often the same name appears in English in several different transliterations. Similarly, Alexeyeva, Alekseyeva, Alexeeva and Alekseeva are female versions of the same last name.
People
editAlekseev
edit- Alekseev (singer) (born 1993), Ukrainian singer
- Anton Alekseyev (born 1984), Ukrainian-born professional footballer in Russia
- Anton Alekseev (mathematician) (born 1967), Russian mathematician
- Evgeny Alekseev (chess player) (born 1985), Russian chess-grandmaster
- Evgeny Alekseev (basketball) (1919–2005), Russian basketball-player and coach
- Mikhail Alekseev (1857–1918), Russian military officer
- Mikhail Egorovich Alekseev (1949–2014), Soviet and Russian Caucasian-language specialist
- Nikolai Alekseev (Catholic priest) (1869–1952), Russian Greek-Catholic priest
- Nikolai Alekseev (born 1977), Russian gay-rights activist
- Oleg Alekseev (1953–2015) Soviet wrestler
- Vladimir Mikhailovich Alekseev (1932–1980), Russian mathematician
Alekseeva
edit- Alena Alekseeva (born 1989), Russian swimmer
- Svetlana Alekseeva (figure skater) (born 1965), Russian ice dancer
- Svetlana Alekseeva (model) (born 1999/2000), Russian model and burns survivor
Alexeev
edit- Alexander Alexeev (conductor) (1938–2020), Russian conductor
- Dmitri Alexeev (pianist) (born 1947), Russian pianist
- Nikita Alexeev (born 1981), Russian ice hockey player
- Vadim Alexeev (born 1970), Israeli breaststroke swimmer
Aleksejev
edit- Marko Aleksejev (born 1979), Estonian high jumper
- Tiit Aleksejev (born 1968), Estonian writer
Alekseyev
edit- Aleksandr Alekseyev (boxer) (born 1981), Russian boxer
- Dmitri Alekseyev (born 1973), Russian professional footballer
- Fyodor Alekseyev (c. 1753–1824), Russian landscape painter
- Nikolay Alekseyev (mayor of Moscow) (1852–1893), Russian entrepreneur, philanthropist, and public figure
- Valentin Alekseyev (1924–1994), Russian historian
- Valeri Alekseyev (disambiguation), several people
- Vasiliy Alekseyev (1942–2011), Russian superheavyweight weightlifter
- Vasiliy Mikhaylovich Alekseyev (1881–1951), Russian philologist, sinologist, and academician
- Vladimir Alekseyev (general) (born 1961), Russian general
- Yevgeni Alekseyev (disambiguation), several people
Alexeyev
edit- Alexeyev family, Russian merchant dynasty in the 18th and 19th centuries
- Alexander Alexeyev (ice hockey) (born 1999), Russian ice hockey player
- Alexander Alexeyev (diplomat), Soviet intelligence agent and diplomat, ambassador to Cuba
- Alexander Nikolayevich Alexeyev, Russian diplomat, ambassador to Serbia
- Alexander Yuryevich Alexeyev, Russian diplomat, ambassador to the Council of Europe
- Alexander Alexeyev (1891–1975), Russian scientist in the field of electrical engineering
- Anatoly Alexeyev (1902–1974), Soviet aviator and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Andrey Alexeyev (officer) (1920–1943), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Boris Alexeyev (navy officer) (1909–1972), Soviet navy officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Boris Alexeyev (pilot) (1913–1942), Soviet aviator and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Boris Alexeyev (1911–1973), Soviet actor, People's Artist of the USSR
- Georgy Alexeyev (sculptor) (1881–1951), Russian sculptor and graphic artist
- Georgy Alexeyev (pilot) (1917–1943), Soviet aviator and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Grigory Alexeyev (1903–1944), Soviet soldier and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Kirill Alexeyev (born 1981), Russian ice hockey player
- Mikhail Nikolayevich Alexeyev (1918–2007), Soviet writer
- Mikhail Pavlovich Alexeyev (1896–1981), a Soviet literary critic and academician
- Nikolay Alexeyev (pilot) (1919–1943), Soviet aviator and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Pavel Alekseyev (pilot) (1912–1985), Soviet aviator and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Pyotr Alexeyev (1731–1801), Russian ecclesiastic figure and writer
- Pyotr Alexeyevich Alexeyev (1849–1891), Russian revolutionary
- Pyotr Petrovich Alexeyev (1840–1891), Russian chemist
- Rostislav Alexeyev (1916–1980), pioneering Russian Ground effect vehicle designer
- Semyon Alexeyev, aeronautical engineer and head of the Alexeyev OKB
- Sergei Alexeyev (1924–2013), Russian politician
- Vasiliy Mikhaylovich Alexeyev (serviceman) (1900–1944), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Vasily Petrovich Alexeyev (1896–1919), one of the founders of Communist youth organizations in Russia
- Viktor Alexeyev (1914–1977), Soviet athlete and trainer
- Vladimir Alexeyev (scientist) (1852–1919), Russian chemist and physicist
- Vladimir Alexeyev (admiral) (1912–1999), Soviet admiral and Hero of the Soviet Union
Alekseyeva
edit- Alla Alekseyeva (born 1934), Russian rower
- Tatyana Alekseyeva (born 1963), Russian 400 metre runner
Alexeyeva
edit- Lidiya Alekseyeva (1924–2014), Russian basketball player and coach
- Lyudmila Alexeyeva (1927–2018), Moscow Helsinki Group founder and Chairwoman since 1996
Others
edit- Alexandre Alexeieff (1901–1982), Russian artist, filmmaker and illustrator
- Konstantin Stanislavski (1863–1938), stage name of actor and director Konstantin Sergeievich Alexeiev
Other
edit- 9933 Alekseev, minor planet
See also
editReferences
edit- Unbegaun, B. O. (1972). Russian Surnames. Oxford University Press.