Shevchenko (alternative spellings Schevchenko, Ševčenko, Shevcenko, Szewczenko, Chevchenko; Ukrainian: Шевченко), a family name of Ukrainian origin. It is derived from the Ukrainian word shvets (Ukrainian: швець), "cobbler/shoemaker", and the suffix -enko, denoting descent.
The surname may refer to:
Artem Shevchenko (born 1977), Ukrainian TV journalist and manager, CEO of TVi channelArtyom Shevchenko (born 1988), Russian association football playerAlexander Shevchenko (curler) (born 1971), Russian wheelchair curlerAlexander Shevchenko (born 1992), Russian ice hockey playerAleksandr Shevchenko (1883–1948), Russian painterAlexandra Shevchenko (born 1988), founding member of the Ukrainian feminist protest group FEMENAndriy Shevchenko (born 1976), Ukrainian former association football player and current politicianAndriy Shevchenko (politician) (born 1976), Ukrainian journalist turned politicianArkady Shevchenko (1930–1998), Ukrainian Soviet diplomat who defected to the WestDmitriy Shevchenko (disambiguation), a name of several Russian peopleIgor Shevchenko (born 1985), Russian association football playerIhor Shevchenko (born 1971), Ukrainian politicianIhor Ševčenko (1922–2009), American philologist and historian of Ukrainian originInna Shevchenko (born 1990), the most high profile member of the Ukrainian feminist protest group FEMENIrina Shevchenko (born 1975), Russian hurdlerLeonid Shevchenko (born 1932), Russian coach and former Soviet association football playerLyudmyla Shevchenko (born 1970), Ukrainian team handball playerMaksim Shevchenko (disambiguation) (Russian spelling), a name of several people from post-Soviet countriesMykyta Shevchenko (born 1993), Ukrainian football goalkeeperOleksandr Shevchenko (1937–2016), Ukrainian scientist, jurist and politicianOleksiy Shevchenko (born 1992), Ukrainian association football playerOlga Shevchenko (born 1979), Russian ski-orienteering competitorSerhiy Shevchenko (disambiguation), name of several people from Ukraine and post-Soviet countriesTanja Szewczenko (born 1977), German figure skater of Ukrainian backgroundTaras Shevchenko (1814–1861), Ukrainian poet and artist, iconic figure of Ukrainian cultureValentyna Shevchenko (cross-country skier) (born 1975), Ukrainian cross-country skierValentina Shevchenko (fighter) (born 1988), Kyrgyzstani-Peruvian mixed martial artistValentyna Shevchenko (politician) (born 1935), Soviet politicianVasyl Shevchenko (1888–1964), Ukrainian banduristVitaliy Shevchenko (born 1951), Russian coach and former Soviet association football playerVladislav Shevchenko (disambiguation), name of several peopleVyacheslav Shevchenko (born 1985), Ukrainian association football playerYegor Shevchenko (born 1978), Russian association football playerYelena Shevchenko (born 1971), Soviet artistic gymnastYevhen Shevchenko (born 1987), Ukrainian association football player