Bakalov

The Bulgarian patronymic surname Bakalov (Бакалов; ) is derived from the Ottoman Turkish word bakkal, which in turn was derived from the Arabic word baqqāl. Translated, it refers to a greengrocer. The name is also found in Russia and Ukraine.

Notable people with this surname include:


 * Boris Nicola Bakalov (born 1980), Bulgarian tennis player
 * Dimo Bakalov (born 1988), Bulgarian football player
 * Igor Bakalov (1939–1992), Soviet sports shooter
 * Luis Bacalov (1933–2017), Argentine-born Italian film score composer of Bulgarian descent
 * Maria Bakalova (born 1996), Bulgarian actress
 * Marin Bakalov (born 1962), Bulgarian football player and coach
 * Vasily Bakalov (1929–2020), Soviet and Russian military engineer
 * Yuriy Bakalov (born 1966), Ukrainian football midfielder and coach