The meaning of the word SHCHERBAKOV in the Encyclopedia of Surnames

SHCHERBAKOV

Shcherbak or Shcherbina is a nickname for grabbers who, finding fault with something, underpay the previously agreed amount. A Shcherbak or Shcherbaty was a person with pockmarks on his face or without one or more front teeth. In Kostroma, this is how they called a one-horse cab driver. And in Novgorod, squealing meant ‘scolding’. This is how polysemantic the surnames Shcherba, Shcherbak, Shcherbakin, Shcherbakov, Shcherbat, Shcherbatov, Shcherbatsky, Shcherbaty, Shcherbachev, Shcherbin, Shcherbina, Shcherbinin, Shcherbintsev, Shcherbitsky are.

Encyclopedia of surnames. 2012

Version 1. What does the surname Shcherbakov mean?

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Version 2. What does the surname Shcherbakov mean?

According to some data, nicknames were historically the first type of personal names, the need for which did not disappear even with the advent of personal names. Names were often repeated, and therefore were not always convenient for identifying a person. The surname Shcherbakov comes from the nickname Shcherbak, which is based on a similar common noun. In the old days, Shcherbak was most often called a person with traces of smallpox on his face. Until the 19th century, smallpox epidemics swept across Europe, claiming thousands of lives. And people who suffered from it left marks on their skin. This is why surnames with the stem “sherb” are so common. The word “shcherbak” itself comes from the noun “shcherba” - “a crack, a notch, a scratch, a notch, a sign of some kind of damage, a flaw.”

In addition, Shcherbak (or Shcherbaty) in Rus' was sometimes called someone who was missing one or more front teeth. In “War and Peace” L.N. Tolstoy describes the partisan Tikhon Shcherbaty, so nicknamed for good reason: his smile revealed a missing tooth.

In addition, the word “shcherbak” had other meanings: “money-grubber, grabber”, and in Kostroma dialects - “one-horse cabman”. Consequently, Shcherbak could be nicknamed both a person prone to hoarding and a cab driver.

According to another hypothesis, the nickname Shcherbak could come from the verb “shcherbachit,” which in Novgorod meant “to get excited and scold.” In this case, a cocky person could get the nickname Shcherbak.

During education Slavic surnames various formants were used: suffixes of belonging (-ov/-ev, -in, -sky/-tsky), diminutive suffixes (-onok/-enok, -enko, -ko, -ets, -ek, -ik, -chik, -enya), patronymic suffixes (-ovich/-evich, -ich), etc. Shcherbak, eventually received the surname Shcherbakov.

Some Shcherbakovs may have noble origins. Thus, in the history of Russia there are several known noble families Shcherbakov. The oldest of them dates back to early XVII century and recorded in the VI part of the Genealogical Book of the Smolensk Province.

Among famous representatives surnames - Pyotr Ivanovich Shcherbakov (1929-1992), Soviet actor; Ilya Sergeevich Shcherbakov (1912-1996), Soviet diplomat, ambassador to Vietnam and China; Alexander Alexandrovich Shcherbakov (b. 1925), test pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union.

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Shcherbak, Shcherbina- such nicknames stuck in the old days to unrighteous money-grubbers and grabbers. Besides, Shcherbak, gap-toothed- a guy with traces of smallpox (pockmarked) or missing one or more teeth. And finally Shcherbak Kostroma people called a one-horse cab.
To the surname Shcherbakov And Shcherbintsev(from geographical name) let's add related ones: Shcherbatov, Shcherbaty, Shcherbachev(bully, rude); Shcherbat, Shcherbina, Shcherbinin(pockmarked).
In the series of surnames in -akov: Golovakov (big-headed), Zubakov, Koshchakov (bony), Makhrakov (ragamuffin), Ploshakov (bad), Stebakov (quilting), Toshchakov, Trusakov, Ushakov (lop-eared), Khodokov, Chudakov, Shumakov.
Shcherbatov Mikhail Mikhailovich (1733-90) - prince, historian, publicist, honorary member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences. He owns the works “On the Corruption of Morals in Russia”, the utopian novel “Journey to the Land of Ophir”, “Russian History from Ancient Times”, etc.

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The basis of the surname is a common noun Shcherbak- “flawed”, with a face pitted with traces of smallpox, or without a tooth, etc. But in Sl. Dahl also gives other meanings of the word Shcherbak- “money-grubber, grabber”; “one-horse cab driver” (kostroma). The surname also exists in the form Shcherbak.

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Shcherbak, shcherbaty, shcherbach - a person missing one or more front teeth. In L. Tolstoy’s War and Peace, the partisan Tikhon Shcherbaty is described, so nicknamed for good reason: his smile revealed a missing tooth. (F)
Shcherbakov The basis of the surname is the common noun shcherbak - 'flawed', with a face pitted with traces of smallpox, or without a tooth, etc. But in Sl. Dahl also gives other meanings of the word shcherbak - ‘money-grubber, grabber’; 'one-horse cabman' (kostroma). The surname also exists in the form Shcherbak. Shcherbatov Patronymic from the naming shcherbaty, i.e. with any physical disability (see Shcherbakov). In the 16th century Shcherbaty - component the names of many princes (Andrei Shcherbaty, Fyodor Shcherbaty, Vasilisa Shcherbaty, etc.). It is characteristic that the surname is more often found to the west of Moscow or to the north of it. Shcherbinin The meaning of the stem is the same as that of the surname Shcherbakov. (H)
Shcherbintsev - from the geographical name, Shcherbachev from shcherbach - bully, rude..(E)
Veselovsky in 'Onomasticon' gives another explanation: gap-toothed - perky, capricious.

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An ancient Russian noble family dating back to the beginning of the 17th century. and recorded in the VI part. book Smolensk province. There are several more noble families of Shch. of later origin.

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Family history.

Last name Shcherbakov- one of the old Russian family names that were formed on the basis of personal nicknames. Baptismal names were often repeated, and there were many more nicknames; they made it possible to distinguish a person by some characteristic. At a time when there were no surnames yet, worldly names served for personal identification. Such names include the nickname Shcherbak, derived from the word “shcherba” (“crack, notch, scratch, sign of some kind of damage, flaw”). Most often, Shcherbak in Rus' was a name for a person with pockmarks on his face. And since smallpox epidemics occurred frequently before the 19th century, there were many people who suffered from it. Many of them bore the nickname Shcherbak. Shcherbak could also be nicknamed someone who was missing one or more front teeth. Numerous mentions of Shcherbak in historical documents confirm the prevalence of this nickname - Astrakhan Cossack Vasily Shcherbak (1591), monk Theodosius Shcherbak (1603), serviceman Emelka Shcherbak (1646), Belaya Tserkov Cossacks Shemetov Shcherbak and Vlas Shcherbak (1654), Pskov Posad Klim Shcherbak (1665), priest Shcherbak (1688).

Nicknames in everyday life were used more often than baptismal names, so patronymic names in the possessive form were formed from them. Shcherbak’s children answer the question “whose will you be?” They answered: “Shcherbakov’s son” or “Shcherbakov’s daughter,” where does the surname Shcherbakov come from? originates.

Variants of the origin of the surname.

It is currently difficult to determine What does the name Shcherbakov mean? in each specific case. After all, the word “Shcherbak”, which underlies the surname, had several interpretations. Shcherbak was a name given to a selfish hoarder, grabber and grabber. In some dialects, “sherbak” is a one-horse cab driver and a cocky person. All this could have an impact on meaning of the surname Shcherbakov. Only sufficient information about its first owner can shed light on origin of the surname Shcherbakov. One thing is known for certain - family name Shcherbakovs formed in ancient times and spread to various segments of the population. Census books contain references to the Moscow clerk Mikhailo Shcherbakov (1691), the Old Russian townsman Larion Shcherbakov (1693), the Siberian Cossack Philip Shcherbakov (1678), and the clerks Vasily and Ivan Shcherbakov (second half of the 17th century).

According to some sources, nicknames were historically the first type of personal names, the need for which did not disappear even with the advent of personal names. Names were often repeated, and therefore were not always convenient for identifying a person. The surname Shcherbakov comes from the nickname Shcherbak, which is based on a similar common noun. In the old days, Shcherbak was most often called a person with traces of smallpox on his face. Until the 19th century, smallpox epidemics swept across Europe, claiming thousands of lives. And people who suffered from it left marks on their skin. This is why surnames with the stem “sherb” are so popular. The word “shcherbak” itself comes from the noun “shcherba” - “a crack, a notch, a scratch, a notch, a sign of some kind of damage, a flaw.”

When forming Slavic surnames, various formants were used: affiliation suffixes (-ov/-ev, -in, -sky/-tsky), diminutive suffixes (-onok/-enok, -enko, -ko, -ets, -ek, -ik , -chik, -enya), patronymic suffixes (-ovich/-evich, -ich), etc. Shcherbak, eventually received the surname Shcherbakov.

Some Shcherbakovs may have noble origins. Thus, in the history of Russia, most of the noble families of the Shcherbakovs are known. The oldest of them dates back to the beginning of the 17th century and is recorded in Part VI of the Genealogical Book of the Smolensk Province.

Among the eminent representatives of the family are Pyotr Ivanovich Shcherbakov (1929-1992), Soviet actor; Ilya Sergeevich Shcherbakov (1912-1996), Soviet diplomat, ambassador to Vietnam and China; Alexander Alexandrovich Shcherbakov (b. 1925), test pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union.

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Boris Vasilievich Shcherbakov (born December 11, 1949, Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR) - Soviet and Russian actor theater and cinema, TV presenter. People's Artist of the Russian Federation (1994). Laureate of the USSR State Prize (1985).

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