Grachyov (surname)

Grachyov, feminine: Grachyova (Russian: Грачёв, Грачёва), is a Russian-language family name derived from the word grach, "rook" (bird), it may also be transliterated as Grachov, Grachova, Grachev, Gracheva; Gratchev, Gratcheva, Gratshev, Gratsheva. This surname is present only in Russia except for a small number of Russian-born people with the same surname in Belarus. Its Ukrainian-language counterpart: Hrachov. It may refer to:

• Alexander Grachev (born 1984), Russian ice dancer
• Boris Grachev (born 1986), Russian chess grandmaster
• Denis Grachev (fighter) (born 1982), Russian boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist
• Denis Grachev (badminton) (born 1992), Russian badminton player
• Dmitri Grachyov (born 1983), Russian football player
• Dmytro Hrachov (born 1983), Ukrainian archer
• Evgeny Grachyov (born 1990), Russian ice hockey centreman
• Hlib Hrachov (born 1997), Ukrainian football player
• Konstantin Grachev (born 1927), Russian sprinter
• Maxim Gratchev (born 1988), Russian ice hockey player
• Nadezhda Gracheva (born 1969), Russian ballerina and ballet teacher
• Pavel Grachev (1948–2012), Russian general and the Defence Minister
• Tatyana Gracheva (born 1973), Russian volleyball player.
• Vadim Gratshev (1963–2006), Russian palaeoentomologist
• Varvara Gracheva (born 2000), Russian tennis player
• Viacheslav Grachev (born 1973), Russian rugby union player
• Viktor Hrachov (born 1956), Ukrainian footballer and manager
• Vladimir Grachev (born 1942), Russian scientist, statesman and ecologist
• Vitaliy Vladasovich Grachyov (born 1979), aka Vitas - Russian Singer/Songwriter/Actor/Fashion Designer