Orlov Family History
Orlov Name Meaning
Russian and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): patronymic from the nickname Oryol meaning ‘eagle’ in Russian or a Jewish artificial name taken from the vocabulary word. It is formed with the Russian possessive suffix -ov. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): patronymic from the Yiddish personal name Orl taken as a pet form of Aaron . It is formed with the Slavic possessive suffix -ov. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name from any of several villages called Orlovo in Ukraine and Belarus. Compare Orloff and Orlow .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022