Agafonov (; masculine) or Agafonova (; feminine) is a Russian surname.Fedosyuk, entry on "Агафонов" . It derives from the given name Agafon, borrowed from Greek, where it meant kindness, goodness.
The following people share this surname: Aleksandr Agafonov (born 1975), Uzbekistani Olympic swimmer Alexandra Agafonova, Russian swimmer, silver medalist at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 50 meter backstroke Alisa Agafonova (born 1991), Ukrainian figure skater Andrey Agafonov (born 1979), Russian association football player Kseniya Agafonova (born 1983), Russian long-distance runner Maria Agafonova (born 2005), Russian artistic gymnast Mikhail Agafonov, Russian operatic tenor Nikolai Agafonov (born 1947), Soviet and Russian association football player and coach Polina Agafonova (born 1996), Russian figure skater
See also Agafonova, alternative name of the rural locality (a village) of Agafonovo in Odintsovsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia Agafonovo, several rural localities in Russia
References Notes
Sources Ю. А. Федосюк (Yu. A. Fedosyuk). "Русские фамилии: популярный этимологический словарь" (Russian Last Names: a Popular Etymological Dictionary). Москва, 2006.