Ivanov, Ivanoff or Ivanow (masculine; , ), or Ivanova (feminine; , ), is one of the most common surnames in Russia and Bulgaria. The surname is derived from the male given name Ivan (related to John) and literally means "Ivan's".

In Bulgarian, "Ivanov/Ivanova" may also a patronymic part of the full name, literally meaning "Ivan's". Some persons are commonly known by their given name plus patronymic, and the latter may be mistaken for the surname.

People with the surname

• Albertina Ivanova (born 1954), Mari poet

• Alena Ivanova, Kazakhstani volleyball player

• Alina Ivanova (born 1969), Russian race walker and long-distance runner

• Alisa Ivanova (born 1954), Russian theatre director and acting teacher

• Allen Ivanov, American mass shooter, responsible for the 2016 Mukilteo shooting

• Almaz Ivanov (died 1669), Russian statesman

• Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov (1806–1858), Russian painter

• Anatoli Ivanov (musician) (1934–2012), Russian solo-timpanist and percussionist with the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

• Andrey Ivanovich Ivanov (1775–1848), Russian painter (father of Alexander Andreyevich)

• Anton Ivanov-Goluboy (1818–1863), Russian painter

• Clement Ivanov, Estonian e-sport player known as Puppey

• Dimitrana Ivanova (1881–1960), Bulgarian reform pedagogue, suffragist and women's rights activist

• Dmytro Ivanov (born 1989), Ukrainian footballer

• Dmitry Ivanov (born 1999), Russian activist and political prisoner

• Grigory Ivanov (born 1971), Russian football player

• Grigory Ivanov (diver) (born 2001), Russian diver

• Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov (1870 – c. 1932), Russian biologist

• Ive Ivanov, (born 1985), Croatian basketball player

• Kira Ivanova (1963–2001), Russian figure skater

• Kristo Ivanov (born 1937), Swedish information scientist and systems scientist

• Kurbat Ivanov (died 1666), Cossack explorer

• Lea Ivanova, Bulgarian singer

• Lev Ivanov (1834–1901), Russian choreographer

• Lili Ivanova (born 1939), Bulgarian singer

• Lyubomir Ivanov, Bulgarian scientist, non-governmental activist, and Antarctic explorer

• Lyubov Ivanova (born 1981), Russian long-distance runner

• Lyudmila Ivanova (1933–2016), Soviet and Russian film and stage actress

• Mike Ivanow (born 1948), American soccer goalkeeper

• Mirela Ivanova (born 1962), modern Bulgarian poet

• Miroslav Ivanov (writer) (1929–1999), Czech non-fiction writer

• Miroslav Ivanov (footballer) (born 1981), Bulgarian footballer

• Nikita Ivanov (ice hockey) (born 1989), Kazakhstani ice hockey player

• Nikita Ivanov (politician) (born 1974), Russian politician

• Nina Ivanova (1934–2020), Russian actress

• Nicolas Ivanoff (born 1969), French pilot and flying instructor

• Oleksandr Ivanov (born 1965), Ukrainian football player and manager

• Olga Ivanova (disambiguation) – several people

• Olimpiada Ivanova (born 1979), Russian athlete

• Piotr Pavlovich Ivanov (1878–1942), Russian and Soviet embryologist

• Pavlo Ivanov (born 1984), Ukrainian footballer

• Porfiry Ivanov (1898–1983), Russian religious leader

• Razumnik Ivanov-Razumnik, Russian politician

• Robert Ivanov (born 1994), Finnish footballer

• Semion Ivanov (1907–1993), Soviet general

• Sofia Ivanova (born 2005), Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast

• Stilian Ivanov, Bulgarian film director

• Trifon Ivanov (1965–2016), Bulgarian football player

• Valentina Ivanova (born 1963), Russian discus thrower

• Varvara Ivanova (born 1987), Russian virtuoso harpist

• Vasili Ivanov (born 1970), Russian football player

• Viktor Ivanov (born 1950), Russian politician

• Viktor Semyonovich Ivanov (1909–1968), Soviet poster artist

• Vitali Vladimirovich Ivanov (born 1976), Russian handball player

• Vitaly Ivanov (1935–2024), Soviet and Russian naval officer

• Violeta G. Ivanova, Bulgarian astronomer

• Volodymyr Ivanov (volleyball), Ukrainian volleyball player and Olympic gold medalist

• Vsevolod Ivanov (1895–1963), Soviet writer

• Vyacheslav Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people

• Xenophont Ivanov (1898–1967), Bulgarian veterinary scholar

• Yehor Ivanov (born 1991), Ukrainian footballer

• Yevgeny Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people

• Yulia Ivanova (disambiguation) – several people

• Yury Ivanov (disambiguation) – several people

• Zinaida Ivanova (1865–1913), Russian writer and translator

• Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz (1911–1943) Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur

Fictional characters

• Nikolai Ivanov, the central character of the 1887 play Ivanov by Anton Chekhov

• D. D. Ivanov, in the Macross universe

• Pola Ivanova, from the James Bond film, A View to a Kill

• Susan Ivanova, in the Babylon5 universe

• Yuriy Ivanov, in the Beyblade anime series

• Ivanova, in Harry Potter who plays as a chaser for the Bulgarian Quidditch team

• Anton Ivanov, a playable character from the video game Zenless Zone Zero

See also

• Ivanov (disambiguation), for other uses

• Ivanović (includes Ivanovich)

• Ivanoff (disambiguation)

• Ivanovsky (disambiguation)

• Ivanovski

• Ivanovo

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