What is "yevdokimov"

Yevdokimov , alternatively spelled as Evdokimov (masculine), or Yevdokimova (feminine; Евдокимова) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alexander Ivanovich Yevdokimov (stomatologist) (1883–1979), a Soviet stomatologist and Hero of Socialist Labor.
• Alexander Ivanovich Yevdokimov (military officer) (1920–1979), a Soviet army officer and Full Cavalier of the Order of Glory.
• Alexander Yevdokimov (1906–1990), a Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union.
• Alexei Yevdokimov (1925–1943), a Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union.
• Grigory Yevdokimov (b. 1919), a Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union.
• Mikhail Yevdokimov (1957–2005), a Russian entertainer and politician.
• Nikolai Yevdokimov (1804–1873), a Russian military commander in Murid War and Russo-Circassian War.
• Robert Yevdokimov (b. 1970), a Russian professional football coach and a former player.
• Vladimir Yevdokimov (b. 1923), a Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union.
• Yefim Yevdokimov (1881–1940), a Soviet politician and member of the Cheka.
• Yury Yevdokimov (b. 1946), ex-Governor of Murmansk Oblast.