Kryukov (Russian: Крю́ков) and Kryukova (Russian: Крю́кова; feminine) is a common Russian surname derived from the word "крюк" (kryuk). While the literal meaning of the word is "hook", the surname stems from the figurative meaning of "finicky person", a "quibbler", but also a "stoop-shouldered person".
People with this surname include:
Aleksandr Kryukov (born 1956), Soviet and Russian footballer and coachAndrei Krukov (born 1971), Kazakh and Azerbaijani skaterArtem Kryukov (born 1982), Russian ice hockey playerFyodor Kryukov (1870–1920), Russian writer and soldierMikhail Kryukov (born 1932), Soviet and Russian anthropologist and historianNikolai Kryukov (gymnast) (born 1978), Russian artistic gymnastNikolai Kryukov (actor) (1915–1993), Soviet film and theater actorNikolai Kryukov (composer) (1908–1961), Russian composerSergey Kryukov, Russian diplomatVladimir Kryukov (born 1925), Soviet rowerYevgeni Kryukov (born 1963), Soviet and Russian footballer and coach