It is known that Siberian surnames differ from Russian ones in their origin. A large group of Siberian surnames are those that are formed from the nicknames of the Cossack atamans-pioneers who participated in the development of Siberia. The serving people, although they were not related to them, but they wanted to forever associate their family with them. From Ermak Timofeevich came the Ermakovs, from Ivan Koltso — Koltsovs, from Nikita Pan — Panovs.
Surnames appeared from the Siberian Cossacks, based on military positions, types of weapons and other concepts. For example, the surname Odintsovo comes from the nickname "odinets" - the only child in the family. They were not put in the first rows to save the progenitor of the family. Novik is a recruit in a Cossack family. The names of Atamanov, Sotnikov, Yesaulov, Golovin do not require clarification. The ancestors of the Streltsov, Pushkarev, Bronnikov served as archers, gunners or warriors, in military armor, and the Tolmachevs were interpreters. Many Siberian surnames refer us to the main wealth of the Cossack — the faithful horse: Zherebtsov, Kobylin, Ogloblin.
The first Russian settlers often took geographical names of their place of birth as a distinctive name. In the XVII century these nicknames turned into surnames. For example, Ustyugov is a native of Veliky Ustyug, Bryantsev is a native of Bryansk. Speaking surnames of the time of the development of Siberia: Novgorodov, Vyatkin, Kargopoltsev, Mezentsev, Pinegin, Kostromin, Moskvin, Permyakov, Usoltsev, Litvinov. Captured foreign soldiers were also sent to Siberia, from whom the names of the Swedes, Germans, and French came.
Migrant peasants developing new lands often received the names Novopashin, Novoselov, Novozhilov. The first settlers took wives from the local population. The surnames of the Ostyaks, Zyryans, Tunguses, and Foreigners originate from the names of the peoples of Siberia. The representatives of the indigenous population themselves, having sworn allegiance to the tsar, received Russian surnames. Among those who converted to Orthodoxy, the surname of the Newly Baptized or simply Novokshenov was often found. Many newly baptized Tatars in the XVII century received the surnames Sukharev, Prokhorov, Andreev.
A special group of Siberian surnames that originated from Tatar names and nicknames is made up. These include Mingalev (min gali — "I teach", "I am a teacher"), Terleev (terle — "smelly"), Tlanchutyev (tlants — "beggar").
Many Siberian surnames are derived from Christian names: Arkhipov, Vasiliev, Grigoriev, Denisov, Kornilov, Petrov, Ivanov, Efremov, Osipov, etc. The surnames Degtyarev, Carpenters, Blacksmiths, Sannikov, Melnikov, Shoemakers, Ovchinnikov, Shubin, Korobeynikov, Vinokurov, Rukavishnikov and others appeared from the occupations of the population.