Vasilev Family History
Vasilev Surname Meaning
Bulgarian and Macedonian: patronymic from the personal name Vasil, an equivalent of Greek Basileios ‘royal’ (see Basil). It is formed with the possessive suffix -ev.
Russian and Belorussian: variant transliteration of Vasilyev.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
