Medved
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English
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Etymology
As a Slovene, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Jewish, Slovak, and Czech (Medvěd) surname, all from common Slavic for bear, from Proto-Slavic *medvědь (“bear”). Compare Nedved. Also sometimes Americanized from Russian patronymic Medvedev, of the same meaning.
Proper noun
Medved (plural Medveds)
- A surname from the Slavic languages.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Medved is the 20458th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1298 individuals. Medved is most common among White (96.15%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Medved”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 565.