1) Russian surname 
Abrikosov (Абрикосов; masculine) or Abrikosova (Абрикосова; feminine) is a Russian surname. It derives from the Russian word `абрикос` (abrikos), meaning apricot. The line of Abrikosovs began with the Penza peasant Semyon Nikolayev, who migrated to Moscow in 1802 and later opened a confectionery plant there. As he start.....