Oryol (surname)

Oryol (Russian: Орёл) is a Russian surname literally meaning "eagle". The Ukrainian equivalent is Orel (Ukrainian: Орел) . Notable people with the surname include:

• Aleksandr Oryol (1909–1997), Soviet naval officer
• Grigory Oryol, Soviet armored corps general
• Vladimir Oryol (1952–2007), Russian linguist