Abrikosov

Abrikosov ({{langx|ru|Абрикосов}}; masculine) or Abrikosova ({{langx|ru|Абрикосова}}; feminine) is a Russian surname. It derives from the Russian word "{{lang|ru|абрикос}}" (abrikos), meaning apricot and is associated with the {{ill|Abrikosov family|ru|Абрикосовы}} of merchants. The line of Abrikosovs began with the Penza peasant Stepan Nikolayev, who migrated to Moscow in 1802 and later opened a confectionery plant there. As he started his business with importing and selling fruit (including apricots), he petitioned, and in 1814 was allowed, to change his name to {{ill|Semyon Abrikosov|ru|Абрикосов, Степан Николаевич}}.[https://web.archive.org/web/20181004225200/http://www.rp-net.ru/book/OurAutors/Drugie%20avtory/abrikosovyRod.php История рода Абрикосовых], citing Большая энциклопедия Кирилла и Мефодия

Notable people with the surname include:

• Aleksey Abrikosov (1875–1955), Russian/Soviet pathologist
• Anna Abrikosova (1882–1936), Russian Greek Catholic religious sister and literary translator
• Alexei Abrikosov (physicist) (1928–2017), Soviet/Russian theoretical physicist
• Alexei Abrikosov (confectioner) (1824–1904)
• Andrei Abrikosov (1906–1973), Soviet stage and film actor
• Anna Abrikosova (1882–1936), Russian Eastern Catholic and translator
• Grigori Abrikosov (1932–1993)
• {{ill|Tatiana Abrikosova|ru|Абрикосова, Татьяна Сергеевна}}, Russian basketball player
• Vladimir Abrikosov (1880–1966), Russian Catholic priest