Abyzov

Abyzov (; masculine) or Abyzova (; feminine) is a Russian surname. Variants of this surname include Abysov/Abysova (/), Obyzov/Obyzova (/), and Obysov/Obysova (/).
It derives from a patronymic which itself is derived from the nickname "" ("Obyz") or its phonetic variations "" ("Abyz"), "" ("Abys"), and "" ("Obys"). In the 15th–17th centuries, the primary meaning of the word " () or " () was "a Muslim cleric", "a mullah", but it is more likely that the nicknames were derived from the figurative meanings of the word in some dialects: "an impious person", "a wrong-doer", "a miscreant", "an insolent person", "one who disobeys".
The surname is shared by the following people: