Sukhonsky

Sukhonsky is a surname of Slavic origin. It is most likely derived from the Sukhona River, a major river in the Vologda Oblast of Russia. Surnames based on geographic features, such as rivers, were relatively common in Slavic cultures, often indicating the family's place of origin or residence near that feature. The suffix "-sky" is a common Slavic surname suffix, denoting "of" or "from" a particular place. Therefore, Sukhonsky would translate roughly to "of Sukhona" or "from Sukhona." The surname is more commonly found in areas historically connected to the Sukhona River basin and surrounding regions. The name may be spelled differently depending on transliteration from Cyrillic alphabets to Latin alphabets.