Kovalenko (Ukrainian:Коваленко) is a very commonUkrainian surname.
It is used commonly to describe a son of a blacksmith and is the equivalent ofSmithson in the English-speaking world, derived from the rootkoval (Ukrainian:коваль; meaning literally "blacksmith"). Notable people with the surname include:
Surnames associated with the occupation ofsmith | ||
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| From "spark" rel. to occ. 'smith' | ||
1 "Kovalik" etc. may be derived from the name of the bird of genus ofnuthatches | ||