Pankow or Pankov (Russian: Панков) is a surname of Slavic origin, used mostly in Russia. In Slavic countries it is reserved for males, while the feminine counterpart is Pankowa or Pankova. It is also a habitational name from a Slavic place name derived from the Slavic element pank, penk "swamp" and -ow "place" (German: -au).[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Alexander Pankov (born 1991), Russian ice hockey player
- Bill Pankow (born 1952), American film editor
- Ekaterina Pankova, Russian volleyball player
- Gisela Pankow (1914–1998), French psychoanalyst
- James Pankow (born 1947), American trombone player and songwriter, founding member of the band Chicago
- John Pankow (born 1954), American actor, brother of James Pankow
- Konstantin Pankov (1910–1942), Soviet painter
- Larisa Pankova (born 1991), Russian road bicycle racer
- Marina Pankova (born 1963), Russian volleyball player
- Natalia Pankova (born 1965), Russian artist
- Nikolay Pankov (born 1965), Russian politician
- Pavel Pankov (born 1995), Russian volleyball player
- Radovan Pankov (born 1995), Serbian football player
- Rudy Pankow (born 1998), American actor
- Sergei Pankov (disambiguation), several people
- Steven Pankow (1908–1993), Mayor of Buffalo, New York
- Vadim Pankov, Russian volleyball trainer
- Vladimir Pankov, Soviet sprint canoer
- Yevgeni Pankov (born 1983), Russian football player
See also
References
- ↑ "Pankow Name Meaning & Pankow Family History". ancestry.com. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
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