Koltsov (; masculine) or Koltsova (; feminine) is a common Russian surname. It derives from the Russian nickname "Koltso" ().Никонов В. А. "Словарь русских фамилий". Кольцов. Сост. Е. Л. Крушельницкий. Москва, Школа-Пресс, 1993. 224 с.
It is shared by the following people Aleksey Koltsov (1808–1842), Russian poet Boris Koltsov (b. 1988), Russian darts player Diana Koltsova (b. 2008), Russian para swimmer Kirill Koltsov (b. 1983), Russian ice hockey player Konstantin Koltsov (1981–2024), Belarusian ice hockey player Mikhail Koltsov (1898–1940), Soviet journalist Mykola Koltsov (1936–2011), Soviet association football player Nikolai Koltsov (1872–1940), Soviet/Russian biologist Olena Koltsova (b. 1972), Ukrainian Olympic fencer Pāvels Koļcovs (Pavel Koltsov) (b. 1982), Latvian association football player
See also Koltsovo (disambiguation)
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