Tarakanov

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Tarakanov, feminine Tarakanova ({{langx|ru|Тараканов, Тараканова}}) is a Russian surname belonging to the extinct{{cite Efron|Таракановы}} Russian noble family of {{ill|Tarakanovs|ru|Таракановы}}. Although the surname superficially looks like derived from the word таракан, "cockroach", turkologist Nikolai Baskakov suggests that it is derived from the Turkic tar agan (tar-aqan) , "fugitive", "wanderer", "pilgrim".Альфред Хасанович Халиков, [https://www.remezovi.ru/site/?page_id=325 500 РУССКИХ ФАМИЛИЙ БУЛГАРО-ТАТАРСКОГО ПРОИСХОЖДЕНИЯ], 1992 ([https://unis.shpl.ru/Pages/Search/BookCard.aspx?Id=1530795 library record]) (Similar etymologies are suggested for the word "tarakan" as well.)

Notable people with the surname include:

• Princess Tarakanova (1745-1775) a pretender to the Russian throne
• Anastasia Tarakanova
• Aleksey Tarakanov
• Nelli Tarakanova
• Nikolai Tarakanov
• Pavel Tarakanov
• Sergei Tarakanov
• Timofei Nikitich Tarakanov (1774-1834), Russian serf, explorer, and fur trader
• Valentyna Tarakanova
• Valeria Tarakanova
• Valery Tarakanov
• Yegor Tarakanov