Chertov, Chortov or Chertoff (Russian: Чертов) is a Russian masculine originating from the word

chort A chort ( Russian: чёрт, Belarusian and Ukrainian: чорт, Serbo-Croatian ''čort'' or ''črt'', Polish: ''czort'' and ''czart'', Czech and Slovak: ''čert'', Slovene: ''črt'') is an anthropomorphic malign spirit or demon in Slavic fol ...

, meaning ''devil'', ''demon''. Its feminine counterpart is Chertova or Chortova. The surname may refer to the following notable people: *

Benjamin Chertoff Benjamin Chertoff is a journalist, photographer and video producer. He is most known for his work on the Popular Mechanics article 9/11: Debunking The Myths. He also created the Popular Mechanics Show, the weekly podcast of Popular Mechanics maga ...

, American journalist, photographer and video producer *

Daniil Chertov Daniil Vladimirovich Chertov (russian: Даниил Владимирович Чертов; born 15 November 1990) is a Russian former professional football player. Career On 29 January 2020, FC Okzhetpes announced that they had re-signed Chert ...

(born 1990), Russian professional football player *

Michael Chertoff Michael Chertoff (born November 28, 1953) is an American attorney who was the second United States Secretary of Homeland Security to serve under President George W. Bush. Chertoff also served for one additional day under President Barack Obama. ...

(born 1953), American attorney *

Rick Chertoff Richard E. Chertoff (born March 29, 1950 in New York, NY) is an American five-time Grammy-nominated producer responsible for such hits as Joan Osborne's " One of Us", Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and " Time After Time" and Sophie ...

(born 1950), American music producer

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