Avilov (; masculine) or Avilova (; feminine) is a Russian surname.Fedosyuk, entry on "Авилов". It derives from the old Russian male first name Vavila (Vavilo).
The following people share this surname: Lydia Avilova (1864–1943), Russian Soviet writer and memoirist Mikhail Avilov (1882–1954), Russian Soviet painter and art educator Mykola Avilov (born 1948), Ukrainian Soviet decathlete Pyotr Avilov (1910–2004), Soviet sports shooter Valentin Avilov, recipient of the Order of Naval Merit, a state decoration of Russia Viktor Avilov (diplomat) (1900–?), Russian Soviet diplomat Viktor Avilov (actor) Vladimir Avilov, Estonian association football player; captain of FC Infonet Yevgeny Avilov, mayor of the city of Tula, Russia
See also Nikolai Glebov-Avilov (1887–1937), Russian Bolshevik and Soviet politician Avilovo, 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.
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