Volkov

• Volkoff, Wolkow, Wolkoff

Borrowed from Russian Волков (Volkov).

Volkov (plural Volkovs)

1. A surname from Russian.
   • 2025 November 23, Oliver Fisk, “Russian woman given 7 years in prison for ‘spreading false information’ about military in anti-war posts”, in Novaya Gazeta Europe‎^[1], archived from the original on 23 November 2025:

     Varvara Volkov, 23, was found to have posted information about the Russian military “committing violent acts aimed at destroying the civilian population” in a Telegram channel for residents of Sapronovo, a small village in the Moscow region, the court’s press service said. […] Soon after the bloggers began posting about her, Volkova had two separate administrative cases opened against her, including one for “discrediting” the Russian army, for which she was fined 31,000 rubles (€340), according to Russian independent news outlet Mediazona.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Volkov is the 29366^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 805 individuals. Volkov is most common among White (96.89%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Volkov”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.