Shevchenko ( ; alternative spellings Schevchenko, Ševčenko, Shevcenko, Szewczenko, Chevchenko) is a family name of Ukrainian origin. It is derived from the Ukrainian word shvets ( ; compare ), literally meaning "cobbler or shoemaker", and the suffix -enko, denoting Ukrainian descent. It is somewhat equivalent to occupational surnames: French: Cordonnier, Italian: Crispino, Spanish: Zapatero, German: Schumacher, Schumann, Schubert, and English: Shoemaker, Shoesmith, also Laster.

People

Shevchenko Alexander Shevchenko (disambiguation), multiple individuals Aleksandr Shevchenko (1883–1948), Ukrainian modernist painter and sculptor Aleksandra Shevchenko (1926–2000), Ukrainian scientist-zootechnician and milkmaid Alexandra Shevchenko (born 1988), Ukrainian feminist Anastasiia Shevchenko (born 1998), Russian para swimmer Andrey Anatolyevich Shevchenko, Russian politician Andriy Shevchenko (born 1976), Ukrainian football player and manager Andriy Shevchenko (politician) (born 1976), Ukrainian journalist and politician Anna Shevchenko (born 1993), Kazakhstani cross-country skier Antonina Shevchenko (born 1984), Kyrgyzstani/Peruvian martial artist Arkady Shevchenko (1930–1998), Ukrainian Soviet diplomat and defector Artem Shevchenko (born 1977), Ukrainian TV journalist and manager Christine Shevchenko (born 1988), Ukrainian-American ballet dancer Daryna Shevchenko (journalist) Denys Shevchenko (born 2003), Ukrainian footballer Dmitriy Shevchenko (disambiguation), multiple individuals Eduard Shevchenko (born 1977), Ukrainian soldier Igor Shevchenko (disambiguation), multiple individuals Ihor Shevchenko (born 1971), Ukrainian politician Inna Shevchenko (born 1990), Ukrainian feminist Irina Shevchenko (born 1975), Russian hurdler Kirill Shevchenko (born 2002), Ukrainian chess international master Leonid Shevchenko (1932–2017), Soviet and Russian footballer and football coach Lyudmyla Shevchenko (born 1970), Ukrainian team handball player Maksim Shevchenko (disambiguation), multiple individuals Mykyta Shevchenko (born 1993), Ukrainian football goalkeeper Oleksandr Shevchenko (disambiguation), multiple individuals Oleksiy Shevchenko (born 1992), Ukrainian footballer Olga Shevchenko (born 1979), Russian ski-orienteering competitor Serhiy Shevchenko (disambiguation), multiple individuals Serhiy Shevchenko (1908–200?), Ukrainian politician and diplomat Sofia Shevchenko (born 2001), Russian ice dancer Taras Shevchenko (1814–1861), Ukrainian poet and artist Valentina Shevchenko (born 1988), Kyrgyzstani-Peruvian mixed martial artist Valentyna Shevchenko (disambiguation), multiple individuals Vasyl Shevchenko (1888–1964), Ukrainian bandurist Vasilij Shevchenko (born 1960), Ukrainian astronomer Vitaliy Shevchenko (born 1951), Russian footballer Vitaly Shevchenko, BBC journalist Vladislav Shevchenko (born 1940), Russian astronomer Vyacheslav Shevchenko (born 1985), Ukrainian footballer Yegor Shevchenko (born 1978), Russian footballer Yelena Shevchenko (gymnast) (born 1971), Soviet artistic gymnast Yevhen Shevchenko (born 1987), Ukrainian footballer

Other forms Ihor Ševčenko (1922–2009), American philologist and historian Tanja Szewczenko (born 1977), German figure skater

See also

Neko Case (originally Shevchenko) Shevchuk, a Ukrainian cognate Shvets, a Ukrainian cognate Švec, a Czech cognate Szewczyk, a Polish cognate