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Kryukov

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Kryukov (Russian: Крю́ков) and Kryukova (Russian: Крю́кова; feminine) is a common Russian surname[1] derived from the word "крюк" (kryuk). While the literal meaning of the word is "hook", the surname stems from the figurative meaning of "finicky person", a "quibbler", but also a "stoop-shouldered person".[2]

People with this surname include:

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References

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  1. ^ Unbegaun, B. O. (1972). Russian Surnames. Oxford University Press.
  2. ^ Федосюк Ю. А. "Русские фамилии. Популярный этимологический словарь". Крюков. 6-е изд., испр. Москва, Флинта: Наука, 2006. 240 с.