Shevchenko

Shevchenko (alternative spellings Schevchenko, Shevcenko, Szewczenko; _ua. Шевченко) is a Ukrainian family name widely found in Ukraine, the former Soviet Union, and respective diasporas abroad. The name itself was derived from the Ukrainian word "shvets' ", meaning "shoemaker", and the suffix "-enko", so all the family name means "shoemaker's son" (however, "-enko" is only suffix without independent role, and English "son" translates as "syn" into Ukrainian). It may refer to:

;People

*Taras Shevchenko, a Ukrainian poet and artist, iconic figure of Ukrainian culture
*Andriy Shevchenko, a Ukrainian footballer
*Arkady Shevchenko, a Ukrainian Soviet diplomat who defected to the West
*Evgen Shevchenko, a Ukrainian footballer
*Dmitriy Shevchenko, a Russian discus thrower
*Irina Shevchenko, a Russian hurdler
*Tanya Szewczenko, a German figure skater of Ukrainian background
*Valentina Shevchenko, a Ukrainian cross-country skier

;Places
*Aktau, a city in Kazakhstan; named Shevchenko in 1964–1992
*Fort-Shevchenko, a town in Kazakhstan
*Shevchenko Raion, a district of Kiev
*Shevchenko, Republic of Adygea, a village ("khutor") in the Republic of Adygea, Russia
*Shevchenko, name of several rural localities in Russia

;Organizations
*Kyiv Shevchenko University, the largest university in Ukraine
*Luhansk National Pedagogical Shevchenko University
*Shevchenko Scientific Society, a non-governmental Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, based in Lviv