Moroz (, ) is a surname meaning "frost" in Ukrainian and Russian. The surname is particularly common in Ukraine and, to a lesser extent, in Russia. It is a cognate of Maroz (Belarusian), Mróz (Polish), and Mráz (Czech and Slovak). Morozs is the Latvian adaptation of the surname. People Alexander Moroz (1961–2009), Ukrainian chess grandmaster Anatoliy Moroz (born 1948), Ukrainian track and field athlete Andy Moroz, American trombonist Artem Moroz (born 1984), Ukrainian rower Darya Moroz (born 1983), Russian actress Hennadiy Moroz (born 1975), Ukrainian football player Irene Moroz, British applied mathematician Leonid Moroz, Russian-American neuroscientist Maryna Moroz (born 1991), Ukrainian mixed martial artist Nataliya Moroz (born 1976), Belarusian biathlete Oleksandr Moroz (born 1944), Ukrainian politician Olga Moroz (born 1966), Belarusian archer Olha Moroz (born 1970), Ukrainian sprinter Pavel Moroz (born 1987), Ukrainian-Russian volleyball player Pavlo Moroz (born 1974), Ukrainian lawyer Regina Moroz (born 1987), Russian volleyball player Vasyl Moroz (born 1942), Ukrainian academic Viktor Moroz (born 1968), Ukrainian football player Viktors Morozs (born 1980), Latvian football player Yuri Moroz (director) (born 1956), Ukrainian-Russian film director Yuriy Moroz (born 1970), Ukrainian football player See also Morozov (surname), a surname more common in Russia Boris Morros, Hollywood film maker, composer, double agent (KGB and FBI) Ukrainian-language surnames Surnames of Ukrainian origin