Ignatyev, Ignatiev, or Ignatieff (russian: Игнатьев; masculine) or Ignatyeva (; feminine) is a Russian surname derived from the name

Ignatius Ignatius is a male given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name Religious * Ignatius of Antioch (35–108), saint and martyr, Apostolic Father, early Christian bishop * Ignatius of Constantinople (797–877), Cat ...

, in Russian, Ignatiy/Ignaty. In the

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the Ignatievs noble family was established sometimes in the 17th century as a cadet branch of the Pleshchevs family from

Chernihiv Chernihiv ( uk, Черні́гів, , russian: Черни́гов, ; pl, Czernihów, ; la, Czernihovia), is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, which serves as the administrative center of Chernihiv Oblast and Chernihiv Raion within ...

(Czernihów). Along with Pleshchevs, the Ignatievs family takes its roots from a

Muscovite Muscovite (also known as common mica, isinglass, or potash mica) is a hydrated phyllosilicate mineral of aluminium and potassium with formula K Al2(Al Si3 O10)( F,O H)2, or ( KF)2( Al2O3)3( SiO2)6( H2O). It has a highly perfect basal cleavage ...

boyar Theodore Biakont who emigrated from Chernihiv to

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

sometime in the 14th century, see

Alexius, Metropolitan of Kiev Saint Alexius (''Алекси́й'' or ''Aleksij'' in Russian) (before 1296–1378) was Metropolitan of Kiev and all Russia (from 1354), and presided over the Moscow government during Dmitrii Donskoi's minority. Biography Alexius, whose na ...

. Ihnatyev and Ihnatiev is a transliteration of the name from Belarusian and Ukrainian languages. For more information, see

Ge (Cyrillic) Ge or Ghe (Г г; italics: ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. It is also known in some languages as He. It commonly represents the voiced velar plosive , like in "gift". It is generally romanized using the Latin letter G, but to roma ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * Aleksandr Ignatyev (b. 1971), Russian football player * Alexsandr Ignatyev (1912-1998), Russian sculptor * Alexandra Nikolaevna Ignatieff (b. 1939), Franco-Russian countess and Princess of San Stefano * Alexey Ignatyev (1877-1954), Russian count, statesman, and writer * Andrey Alexandrovich Ignatiev (1900-1973), Soviet army officer and

Hero of the Soviet Union The title Hero of the Soviet Union (russian: Герой Советского Союза, translit=Geroy Sovietskogo Soyuza) was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for ...

* Andrey Nikolayevich Ignatyev (1921–2012), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union * Ardalion Ignatyev (1930-1998), Soviet athlete * Boris Ignatyev, Russian football manager * Gavriil Ignatyev (1768-1852), Russian infantry general *

George Ignatieff Count George Pavlovich Ignatieff, (russian: Георгий Па́влович Игнатьев; December 16, 1913 – August 10, 1989) was a Canadian diplomat. His career spanned nearly five decades in World War II and the postwar period. ...

(1913–1989), Canadian diplomat and recipient Pearson Medal of Peace (son of Pavel Ignatyev) * Grigory Ignatyev (1846-1898), Russian military communications engineer and inventor *

Michael Ignatieff Michael Grant Ignatieff (; born May 12, 1947) is a Canadian author, academic and former politician who served as the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Leader of the Official Opposition from 2008 until 2011. Known for his work as a histo ...

(b. 1947), Canadian politician, academic and broadcaster (son of George Ignatieff) * Mikhail Ignatyev (disambiguation), several people *

Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev Count Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev (historical spelling: ''Nicolai Ignatieff''; russian: Граф Никола́й Па́влович Игна́тьев; – ), a Russian statesman and diplomat, became best known for his aggressive expansion ...

(1832-1908), Russian statesman and diplomat * Nikolay Ignatyev (pilot) (1917-1994), Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union *

Noel Ignatiev Noel Ignatiev (; December 27, 1940 – November 9, 2019) was an American author and historian. He was best known for his theories on race and for his call to abolish " whiteness". Ignatiev was the co-founder of the New Abolitionist Society and ...

, history professor at the Massachusetts College of Art * Pavel Ignatieff (1870-1945), Russian count and minister of education (son of Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev) * Pavel Ignatyev (1973), Russian sculptor *

Semyon Ignatyev Semyon Denisovich Ignatyev (russian: Семён Денисович Игнатьев; 14 September 1904, Karlivka – 27 November 1983, Moscow) was a Soviet politician, and the last head of the security forces appointed by Joseph Stalin. Early car ...

(1904-1983), head of the Soviet secret police * Sergey Ignatyev (disambiguation), several people * Countess Sophia Ignatieva, Russian countess * Varnava Ignatyev (1867-1927), Russian/Soviet scientist in the field of children's and teenage hygiene * Vladislav Ignatyev (b. 1987), Russian football player currently playing for Lokomotiv * Vladyslav Ihnatyev (b. 1997), Ukrainian football player

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