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 coach
Andrei Krukov (born 1971), Kazakh and Azerbaijani skater
Artem Kryukov (born 1982), Russian ice hockey player
Fyodor Kryukov (1870–1920), Russian writer and soldier
Mikhail Kryukov (born 1932), Soviet and Russian anthropologist and historian
Nikolai Kryukov (gymnast) (born 1978), Russian artistic gymnast
Nikolai Kryukov (actor) (1915–1993), Soviet film and theater actor
Nikolai Kryukov (composer) (1908–1961), Russian composer
Sergey Kryukov, Russian diplomat
Vladimir Kryukov (born 1925), Soviet rower
Yevgeni Kryukov (born 1963), Soviet and Russian footballer and coach
