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Grachyov, feminine: Grachyova, is a Russian-language family name derived from the word grach, "rook" (bird), it may also be transliterated as Grachov, Grachova, Grachev, Gracheva; Gratchev, Gratcheva, Gratshev, Gratsheva. This surname is present only in Russia except for a small number of Russian-born people with the same surname in Belarus. Its Ukrainian-language counterpart: Hrachov. It may refer to: