What is "tokarev"

Tokarev (or Tokaryev) (Russian: Токарев), or Tokareva (Токарева), is a Russian surname, derived from the word "токарь" (turner). Notable people with the surname include:

• Anton Tokarev (b. 1984), a Russian skater
• Boris Tokarev (athlete) (1927–2002), a Russian athlete
• Boris Tokarev (actor) (b. 1947), a Russian actor
• Fedor Tokarev (1871–1968), a Russian arms designer and later Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
• Nikolay Tokarev (b. 1950), a Russian businessman
• Viktoriya Tokareva (b. 1937), Russian writer
• Willi Tokarev (b. 1934), Russian and former expatriate Russian-American singer-songriter