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The basis of the surname Vorobyov was the worldly name Sparrow. The presence of a second, secular, name was a kind of tribute to the ancient Slavic tradition of dual-name. Its purpose was to hide the main, church name from 'ungodliness' and 'evil spirits.' The surname Vorobyov is formed from the non-church name Sparrow. Such 'bird' names were common in Russia in the old days. In 'Onomasticon' SB Veselovsky: Sparrow - very common in the XV-XVII centuries. This name, in turn, came from the common noun 'sparrow'.

Sparrow is a bird, which in folk representations is characterized by mating symbolism, symbolism of dexterity and agility and the motive of theft. In ritual practice, various amulets of crops are known, to which Sparrows harm.

In Russian folklore, Sparrow was endowed with male symbols. In riddles, he presented himself as 'a little boy in a gray Armenian'. In the fairy tales, the motive of her husband's conversion to Vorobya was known. In spring and especially in the holy dance, Vorobey presented himself as an outgoing reveler, a young man choosing a girl, a newlywed, a lover, a seducer of another's wife '

Prior to the introduction of Christianity in Russia, the designation of a child with a name representing the name of an animal or plant was a very common tradition. This corresponded to the pagan ideas of man about the world. Old Russian man, living according to the laws of nature, himself represented himself as part of nature.

Giving the baby a name like Sparrow, the parents wanted nature to perceive the child as their own, so that the useful qualities that the chosen representative of the animal or plant world would pass on to him. Sparrow, eventually got the name Vorobyov. It is known that there were five ancient Russian noble families of the Vorobyevs. The first came from Semyon Fedorovich Vorobyov and his son Kalina, who was restored by the estate in 1673; their offspring is recorded in the VI part of the genealogical book of the Tver province. The second - from Ivan Melentievich Vorobyov, granted the estate and a salary in 1652; recorded in the VI part of the pedigree book of the Kursk province.

The third genus of the Vorobievs originated from the Kostroma citizen Semen Vasilyevich Vorobyov (1662). It is recorded in the VI part of the genealogy book of the Kostroma province. The fourth - from the rector of Ivan Ivanovich Vorobyov, who was verst with the estate in 1690.

The founder of the last branch of the Vorobyevs, recorded in the VI part of the genealogy book of the Vologda province, was Dmitry and Nikita Alekseevich Vorobyevs (1670).

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The surname Vorobyov came from a thief ~ beat, since in Russia the surname was assigned from the taps, the surname was assigned to their descendants

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The surname Vorobiev happened about our old descendants. Previously, people were filled with surnames for their deeds, or the sooner people got busy. The surname Vorobyov also happened about the word (sparrow). A man who was previously bred, looked after sparrows, or made sparrow meat. A man was called sparrows, but people were tired of saying like this: I'm going to go to the sparrows to take meat, and they came up with saying: 'I'll go and go to the sparrow.' So they came up with the person who was called the sparrow and began to call Vorobyov. Here's the answer to you as the name Vorobyov .