View source for Volkovich

'''Volkovich''' is a Russian-language surname of Ruthenian (historical Belarusian) origin, also adopted by [[Ashkenazi Jews]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Origins and Meanings of Ashkenazic Last Names |url=https://jewishcurrents.org/the-origins-and-meanings-of-ashkenazic-last-names |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Jewish Currents |language=en}}</ref> The Polonized form is [[Wolkowicz]], Ukrainian: Vovkovych (Вовкович ). Modern Belarusian: Vawkovich/Vaukovich, transliterated from Russian: Valkovich. Notable people with the surname include:
*[[Daniil Volkovich]], Soviet Belarusian statesman and politician
*Vladyslav Volkovich, a murderer from  the Ukrainian [[Nighttime Killers]] group
*{{ill|Alexey Volkovich|ru|Волкович, Алексей Онуфриевич}} (1856-1924) Russian politician
{{surname}}
{{wolf-surname}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Russian-language surnames]]