Sokolov or Sokolova is one of the top ten most common Russian family names. The name derives from the Russian word "Со́кол". It may appear in Germanized form as Sokoloff or Sokolow. Notable people with the surname include:Aleksandr Sokolov (disambiguation), several people Aleksey Sokolov, Russian marathon runner Alexandre Sokolov, Russian sport shooter Alexei Sokolov, Russian pair skating coach and former competitor Alexey Mikhailovich Sokolov, Russian leading scientist Andrei Sokolov, French chess player Andrei Sokolov, Kazakhstani ice hockey player Andrei Sokolov, Latvian chess player Andrey Sokolov, Soviet and Russian actor, film and theater director Andrey Sokolov (1974–2025), Russian animator Andrii Sokolov, Major General of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Anna Sokolova, Cypriot rhythmic gymnast Apostol Sokolov (1917–1987), Bulgarian football goalkeeper Arseny Sokolov (1910–1986), Russian physicist, coauthor of Sokolov–Ternov effect Artyom Sokolov, Russian football player Bakhadur Sokolov, Russian football player Boris Sokolov (disambiguation), several people Darko Sokolov, Macedonian basketball player Denis Sokolov, several people Dmitri Sokolov (disambiguation), several people Egor Sokolov, Russian ice hockey left winger Ekaterina Sokolova, figure skater Elena Sokolova (disambiguation), several people Eugene Sokolov (1920–2008), Russian neuroscientist Eva Sokolova, Russian hurdler Evgenia Sokolova (1850–1925), Russian dancer and educator Evgeny Sokolov Russian cyclist Fedor Sokolov, Israeli pair skater Georgi Sokolov (1942–2002), Bulgarian footballer Grigory Sokolov, Russian pianist Igor Sokolov, Soviet sport shooter Igor Sokolov (scientist), Russian scientist Ivan Sokolov, several people John Sokolov (1877–1968), bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Juliana Sokolová, Slovak writer, poet and philosopher Kateřina Sokolová, Czech fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder Konstantin Sokolov, Russian ice hockey player Kirill Sokolov (1930–2004), Russian artist Lale Sokolov (1916–2006), the tattooist of Auschwitz Larisa Sokolova, Russian musicologist Lisa Sokolov, American jazz singer Lydia Sokolova (1896–1974), English ballerina Lyubov Sokolova (disambiguation), several people Lyudmila Sokolova, Soviet actress Maksim Sokolov, Russian economist and politician Marina Sokolova, German chess player Maxim Sokolov, Russian ice hockey player Mihail Sokolov, Russian scientist and surgeon Mikhail Sokolov (1885–1947), Russian painter, graphic artist and illustrator Mykhaylo Sokolov, Ukrainian politician Nadezhda Sokolova, Russian freestyle wrestler Narina Sokolova, Russian-born American animation artist Natalya Sokolova (disambiguation), several people Nikolay Sokolov (disambiguation), several people Oksana Sokolova, Ukrainian journalist, television producer and television presenter Oleg Sokolov, Russian historian Olga Sokolova (disambiguation), several people Pavel Sokolov (disambiguation), several people Penka Sokolova, Bulgarian hurdler Petar Sokolov, Bulgarian revolutionary Petr Sokolov, Russian rugby league footballer Pyotr Sokolov (disambiguation), several people Raymond Sokolov, American culinary journalist Renat Sokolov, Russian football player Sasha Sokolov, Russian writer Saška Sokolov, Serbian athlete Sergei Sokolov (disambiguation), several people Stanislav Sokolov, Russian animator Svetlana Sokolova, Russian heptathlete Toma Sokolov (1938–2011), Bulgarian sprint canoer Tomčo Sokolov, Macedonian basketball power forward Tsvetan Sokolov, Bulgarian volley player Valerian Sokolov, Soviet former bantamweight Olympic-class boxer Valeriy Sokolov, Ukrainian violinist Vanya Sokolova, Bulgarian volleyball player Vasily Sokolov, multiple people Věra Sokolová, Czech academic Vera Sokolova, Russian race walker Victor Sokolov (1947–2006), Russian-American dissident journalist and priest Victor Sokolov, alias of spy Anatoly Gurevich Viktor Sokolov (disambiguation), several people Vladimir Sokolov (disambiguation), several people Vladislav Sokolov (1908–1993), Soviet choir conductor and composer, People's Artist of the USSR Vlatko Sakolov, Macedonian wrestler Vyacheslav Sokolov (1941–2024), Russian engineer and politician Yanina Sokolova, Ukrainian journalist, activist, television presenter and actress Yefrem Sokolov (1926–2022), leader of the Byelorussian SSR Yegor Sokolov (1750–1824), Russian architect Yevgeny Sokolov, Lithuanian middle-distance runner Yevgeny Gavrilovich Sokolov (1880–1949), Russian artist Yordan Sokolov (1933–2016), Bulgarian jurist and politician Yury Sokolov, several people