Portnyagin

Portnyagin (Russian: Портнягин) is a Russian masculine surname derived from the occupation of portnyaga, portnoy, meaning tailor. Its feminine counterpart is Portnyagina. The surname may refer to

Igor Portnyagin (born 1989), Russian football player
Paul Portnyagin (1903–1977), Russian Greek-Catholic priest, teacher and orientalist

Surnames associated with the occupations of tailor/seamster

Germanic	Tayler, Taylor Schneider, Sneijder, Snijders, Schnyder, Schnider, Schnieder, Schnaider Anglicized: Snyder, Snyders, Snider; Polonized: Sznajder; Russified: Shneider Schröder/Schroeder Shnaider Snyman Znaider (זנאַידער, Yiddish), Kleid (קליידל, Yiddish)

Romance	Sarti, Sarto, Del Sarto, Sartre, Sartori, Sartorius Sastre Couturier, Couture, Croitoru, Croitor

Slavic	Kravets (Yiddish calques: Kravits/Kravitz), Kravtsov/Krawtzoff, Kravchenko, Kravchuk Krawiec, Krawczyk, Krawczak, Krawczuk (Yiddish calque: Krawtz) Krajčí (Krajci), Krajčík, Krajčír (Kraicir), Krejčí, Krejčík, Krejčír Portnoy, Portnov, Portnyagin

Semitic	Chait/Khait Al Khayat/El Khayat Ibn Khayyat Bint Khayyat Khayat

Other	Darzi, Szabó, Raftis/Ράφτης, Terzioğlu, Quemener, Le Gourrierec

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Portnyagin

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