Obukhov (Russian: О́бу́хо́в; masculine) or Obukhova (О́бу́хо́ва; feminine) is a Russian surname. Variants of this surname include Abukhov/Abukhova (Абу́хов/Абу́хова), Abukhovich (Абухо́вич), Obukh (О́бух), Obukhovich (Обухо́вич), and Obukhovsky/Obukhovskaya (Обухо́вский/Обухо́вская).
They derive from the nickname "Обух" (Obukh), or "Абух" (Abukh) in dialects with akanye. While the primary meaning of the Russian word "обух" is the dull side of a sharp tool opposite of the cutting side, in some dialects it also has the figurative meaning of dumb, stupid, or stubborn person; one who disobeys.
The following people share this surname:
Alexander Obukhov (1918–1989), Russian physicistAlexander Obukhov, Russian chess grandmasterAlexey Obukhov (b. 1928), Russian diplomatBoris Obukhov (1891–1937), Soviet naval officer, a victim of Stalin's purgesBoris Petrovich Obukhov, governor of Pskov Governorate, Russia in 1867–1868Dmitri Obukhov, Russian ice hockey playerDmitry Obukhov, third-place winner of the Third Open Mathematical Olympiad of the Belarusian-Russian UniversityIgor Obukhov (b. 1996), Russian association football playerMikhail Obukhov, 1907 interpreter of Zephyr in the ballet The SeasonsNadezhda Obukhova (1886–1961), Russian mezzo-sopranoNikolai Obukhov (1892–1954), Russian composerOleksiy Obukhov, Ukrainian bronze medalist in 1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 99 kgOlga Obukhova (b. 1941), Russian journalist, writer, and translatorPlaton Obukhov (b. 1968), Russian journalist, writer, translator, and painterPyotr Obukhov, leader of the construction crew which Karl Blank, Russian architect, joinedSergey Obukhov (b. 1974), Russian bandy playerVladimir Obukhov (b. 1992), Russian association football playerYelena Obukhova, bronze medalist in women's high jump at the 1986 World Junior Championships in AthleticsYevgeny Obukhov (1921-1944), Hero of the Soviet UnionYevgeniya Obukhova, Miss Russia 2007 contestant