Editing Shevchenko

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'''Shevchenko''' ({{langx|uk|Шевчéнко}} {{IPA|uk|ʃeu̯ˈtʃɛnko|}}; alternative spellings '''Schevchenko''', '''Ševčenko''', '''Shevcenko''', '''Szewczenko''', '''Chevchenko''') is a family name of [[Ukrainians|Ukrainian]] origin. It is derived from the Ukrainian word ''shvets'' ({{langx|uk|швець}} {{IPA|uk|ʃʋɛt͡sʲ|}} and [[lang-cs|Czech]]: ''švec''), literally meaning "[[Shoemaking|cobbler or shoemaker]]", and the suffix ''-enko'', denoting Ukrainian descent. It is somewhat equivalent to occupational surnames: [[French language|French]]: [[Cordonnier]], [[Italian language|Italian]]: [[Crispino]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]]: [[Zapatero (surname)|Zapatero]], [[German language|German]]: [[Schumacher]], [[Schumann (surname)|Schumann]], [[Schubert (surname)|Schubert]], and [[English language|English]]: [[Shoemaker (surname)|Shoemaker]], [[Shoesmith]], also [[Laster (surname)|Laster]].

==People==

===Shevchenko===
* [[Alexander Shevchenko (disambiguation)]], multiple individuals
* [[Aleksandr Shevchenko]] (1883–1948), Ukrainian modernist painter and sculptor
* [[Alexandra Shevchenko]] (born 1988), Ukrainian feminist
* [[Andrey Anatolyevich Shevchenko]], Russian politician
* [[Andriy Shevchenko]] (born 1976), Ukrainian football player and manager
* [[Andriy Shevchenko (politician)]] (born 1976), Ukrainian journalist and politician
* [[Anna Shevchenko]] (born 1993), Kazakhstani cross-country skier
* [[Antonina Shevchenko]] (born 1984), Kyrgyzstani/Peruvian martial artist
* [[Arkady Shevchenko]] (1930–1998), Ukrainian Soviet diplomat and defector
* [[Artem Shevchenko]] (born 1977), Ukrainian TV journalist and manager
* [[Christine Shevchenko]] (born 1988), Ukrainian-American ballet dancer
* [[Daryna Shevchenko (journalist)]]
* [[Denys Shevchenko]] (born 2003), Ukrainian footballer
* [[Dmitriy Shevchenko (disambiguation)]], multiple individuals
* [[Eduard Shevchenko]] (born 1977), Ukrainian soldier
* [[Igor Shevchenko (disambiguation)]], multiple individuals
* [[Ihor Shevchenko]] (born 1971), Ukrainian politician
* [[Inna Shevchenko]] (born 1990), Ukrainian feminist
* [[Irina Shevchenko]] (born 1975), Russian hurdler
* [[Kirill Shevchenko]] (born 2002), Ukrainian chess grandmaster
* [[Leonid Shevchenko]] (1932–2017), Soviet and Russian footballer and football coach
* [[Lyudmyla Shevchenko]] (born 1970), Ukrainian team handball player
* [[Maksim Shevchenko (disambiguation)]], multiple individuals
* [[Mykyta Shevchenko]] (born 1993), Ukrainian football goalkeeper
* [[Oleksandr Shevchenko (disambiguation)]], multiple individuals
* [[Oleksandr Shevchenko]] (1937–2016), Ukrainian scientist, jurist, politician
* [[Oleksiy Shevchenko]] (born 1992), Ukrainian footballer
* [[Olga Shevchenko]] (born 1979), Russian ski-orienteering competitor
* [[Serhiy Shevchenko (disambiguation)]], multiple individuals
* [[Serhiy Shevchenko (diplomat)|Serhiy Shevchenko]] (1908–200?), Ukrainian politician and diplomat 
* [[Sofia Shevchenko]] (born 2001), Russian ice dancer
* [[Taras Shevchenko]] (1814–1861), Ukrainian poet and artist
* [[Valentina Shevchenko]] (born 1988), Kyrgyzstani-Peruvian mixed martial artist
* [[Valentyna Shevchenko (disambiguation)]], multiple individuals
* [[Vasyl Shevchenko]] (1888–1964), Ukrainian bandurist
* [[Vasilij G. Shevchenko|Vasilij Shevchenko]] (born 1960), Ukrainian astronomer
* [[Vitaliy Shevchenko]] (born 1951), Russian footballer
* [[Vitaly Shevchenko (journalist)|Vitaly Shevchenko]], BBC journalist
* [[Vladislav Shevchenko]] (born 1940), Russian astronomer
* [[Vyacheslav Shevchenko]] (born 1985), Ukrainian footballer
* [[Yegor Shevchenko]] (born 1978), Russian footballer
* [[Yelena Shevchenko (gymnast)]] (born 1971), Soviet artistic gymnast
* [[Yevhen Shevchenko]] (born 1987), Ukrainian footballer

===Other forms===
* [[Ihor Ševčenko]] (1922–2009), American philologist and historian
* [[Tanja Szewczenko]] (born 1977), German figure skater

==See also==
* {{intitle|Shevchenko}}
* [[Neko Case]] (originally Shevchenko)
* [[Shevchuk]], a Ukrainian cognate
* [[Shvets]], a Ukrainian cognate
* [[Švec]], a [[lang-cs|Czech]] cognate
* [[Szewczyk]], a [[lang-pl|Polish]] cognate

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[[Category:Ukrainian-language surnames]]
[[Category:Occupational surnames]]
[[Category:Surnames of Ukrainian origin]]