Agafonov

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Agafonov ({{langx|ru|Агафо́нов}}; masculine) or Agafonova ({{lang|ru|Агафо́нова}}; feminine) is a Russian surname.Fedosyuk, [http://slovari.yandex.ru/~%D0%BA%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B8/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B8.%20%D0%A4%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%8E%D0%BA/%D0%90%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2/ entry on "Агафонов"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207104110/http://slovari.yandex.ru/~%D0%BA%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B8/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B8.%20%D0%A4%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%8E%D0%BA/%D0%90%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2/ |date=2014-12-07 }}. It derives from the given name Agafon, borrowed from Greek, where it meant kindness, goodness.

The following people share this surname:

• Aleksandr Agafonov (born 1975), Uzbekistani Olympic swimmer
• Alexandra Agafonova, Russian swimmer, silver medalist at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 50 meter backstroke
• Alisa Agafonova (born 1991), Ukrainian figure skater
• Andrey Agafonov (born 1979), Russian association football player
• Kseniya Agafonova (born 1983), Russian long-distance runner
• Mikhail Agafonov, Russian operatic tenor
• Nikolai Agafonov (born 1947), Soviet and Russian association football player and coach
• Polina Agafonova (born 1996), Russian figure skater