Urusov

The House of Urusov is an ancient Russian princely family of Nogai origins (from the Turkic word urus, "russian").^[1] Male members were addressed as Urusov/Ouroussoff (Russian: Урусов; masculine), while female members were Urusova/Ouroussoff (Russian: Урусова; feminine).

Coat of arms of the House of Ouroussoff

Notable members

• Andrey Urusov (also known as Kasim-Murza, 1590–1647) — 17th century Novgorod military chief, the son of Satyi-Murza, founder of this branch of Tatar Princes' family
• Alexander Ivanovich Urusov (1843–1900) - Russian lawyer and literary critic
• Alexander Mikhaylovich Urusov (1766–1853) — Moscow Court Office's president, Alexander Ivanovich Urusov's grandfather
• Vasily Urusov (d. 1741) — Russian Rear admiral, the founder of the Russian Caspian flotilla
• Lev Vladimirovich Urusov (1877–1933) — Russian diplomat
• Sergey Nikolayevich Urusov (1816–1883) — Russian politician
• Sergey Semyonovich Urusov (1827–1897) — Russian chess player
• Sergey Dmitriyevich Urusov (1862–1937) — Russian politician
• Nicolai Vladimirovich Ouroussoff (born October 3, 1962) - Architecture critic for The New York Times from 2004 until June 2011.
• Sofya Urusova, Princess Sofya Aleksandrovna Urusova (1804–1889)