Maximov or Maksimov is a Russian surname. Transliterated from Ukrainian, it may be rendered as Maksymov. The feminine forms are Maximova, Maksimova and Maksymova. The surname is derived from the male given name Maksim and literally means Maksim's. It may refer to:Aleksandr Maksimov (ethnographer) (1872–1941), Soviet ethnographer Aleksandr Maksimov (footballer), Russian footballer Aleksey Maksimov (1813–1861), Russian stage actor Aleksey Maksimov, Russian painter and enamellist Alexander A. Maximow (1874–1928), Russian scientist Alexandra Maksimova, Belarusian ice dancer Dmitry Maksimov (judoka), Russian judoka Dmitry Maksimov (runner), Russian runner Ekaterina Maximova (1939–2009), Soviet and Russian ballerina Elena Maksimova, Belarusian chess master Gregori Maximoff (1893–1950), Russian anarcho-syndicalist Ilya Maksimov, Russian footballer Ivan Maksimov, Russian footballer Ivan Maximov, Russian animator Larisa Maksimova, Russian mathematical logician Nikolai Maksimov, Russian naval officer Nikolay Maksimov, Russian water polo player Oleksandr Maksymov, Ukrainian footballer Valentina Maksimova, Russian track cyclist Vassily Maximov (1844–1911), 19th century Russian painter Vladimir Maksimov (actor) (1880–1937), Russian actor Vladimir Maksimov (writer) (1930—1995), Soviet and Russian writer Vladimir Maksimov, Soviet and Russian handball player and coach Yevgeny Maximov (1849-1904), Russian soldier and journalist.
