Prudnikov () or Prudnikoff is a Russian male surname originating from the word prudnik meaning worker at a water mill. Its feminine counterpart is Prudnikova. It may refer to Aleksandr Prudnikov (born 1989), Russian footballer Aleksey Prudnikov (born 1960), Russian football coach and former footballer Anatoli Prudnikov (1927–1999), Russian mathematician Dmitri Prudnikov (born 1988), Russian futsal player Djordje Prudnikov (born 1939), Russian-Serbian artist Mikhail Prudnikov (born 1928), Russian Olympic rower Sergey Prudnikov (born 1985), Russian Olympic bobsledder Svetlana Prudnikova (born 1967), Russian chess player Tatyana Prudnikova (born 1954), Soviet Olympic swimmer References Russian-language surnames