Your family was headed by a woman if your surname sounds like this: check yours
Each surname carries a sacred meaning and extraordinary power. After all, our ancestors received them for a reason. Family names were given by place of residence, social status, occupation, appearance, etc. There are also many surnames that were given to those whose family was headed by a woman. Here are the surnames of Ukrainians descended from a family ruled by women.
What surnames mean that the family was ruled by a woman
In the past, women did not have the same rights as men. It was the man who was supposed to be the head of the family. However, when a family was left without a man, a woman took over this function. Then the family received a surname derived from the name of the head woman of the family.
A list of Ukrainian surnames derived from the names of women who headed their families.
- Galchenko, Galchuk.
- Ganzenko, Gandzyuk, Ganchuk, Gannenko.
- Hapchenko.
- Yevdoshenko.
- Ivzhenko.
- Katrenko, Katrych, Katruk, Katrychenko, Katerynchuk.
- Lyubashchenko, Lyubchenko, Lyubarshchuk.
- Marynych, Marynenko, Marynchenko, Marynyuk, Marynchuk.
- Marushchak, Marusiak, Marukhnenko, Marushchenko, Marunchak, Masioma, Mashchenko.
- Melashchenko, Melashenko, Melanchenko.
- Motruk, Motrych, Motrenko.
- Natalchenko, Natalukha, Natalenko.
- Oksanych, Oksanchuk, Oksanychenko.
- Olzhych, Olzhenko.
- Kharitenko.
- Khimchenko, Khivrenko.