South Slavic Submitted Surnames

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Čović Croatian, Serbian

Crnjac Croatian
Derived from crn, meaning "black".

Črnjak Croatian

Crnković Croatian
Derived from crn "black". The name refers to a person who was dark-skinned, or a person from the region Crna Gora "Black Mountain" (modern-day Montenegro).

Cujec Croatian
Derived from the word "cuj" which means "listen" or "hear" in English. Likely used to denote someone who was a good listener or was known for their attentive nature.

Ćuk Serbian, Croatian
Derived from ćuk (ћук), meaning "scops owl".

Custovic Bosnian
Justo

Ćutahija Bosnian

Čuvidina Bosnian

Cvetanov Bulgarian
Variant spelling of Tsvetanov.

Cvetković Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Cvetko".

Cvijanović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Cvijan".

Cvijetić Serbian, Croatian
Means "little flower".

Cvitković Croatian
Patronymic, means "son of Cvitko".

Dabčević Croatian

Dacić Bosnian

Damčevski Macedonian

Damianov Bulgarian
Means "son of Damian".

Damjanović Serbian, Montenegrin, Croatian
Means "son of Damjan".

Dangić Serbian

Danielovich Russian, Bulgarian
Means "Son of Daniel".

Danilović Serbian
Means "son of Danilo".

Dano Slovak, Bulgarian
Derived from the given names Daniel, Jordan or Danail.

Dapčević Montenegrin

Dašić Serbian

Dautbegović Bosnian

Davidovski Macedonian
Means "son of David".

Davud Persian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian
From the given name Davud.

Debelak Slovene

Debeljački Serbian

Debeljak Slovene, Croatian

Dedić Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian

Delibašić Serbian, Bosnian, Montenegrin

Delić Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian

Delich Croatian

Delyanov Bulgarian
Derived from the Bulgarian given name Delyan.

Demić Serbian, Bosnian
Derived from Turkish demir, meaning "iron".

Demirdžić Bosnian

Deović Bosnian

Depikolozvane Croatian
Derived from Italian del piccolo Zuan, meaning "of little Zuan".

Deroko Croatian
Croatian variant of "de Rocco".

Dervišević Bosnian

Dervišhalidović Bosnian

Despenić Croatian

Devčić Croatian

Đezić Bosnian

Đilas Serbian
Derived from đilas (ђилас), a rare word meaning "jumper, runner".

Dilberović Bosnian

Dim Croatian
Derived from dim, meaning "smoke".... [more]

Dimitrijević Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Dimitrije".

Dimitrova Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Dimitrov.

Dimitrovski Macedonian
Means “son of Dimitar” or “son of Dimitrij” in Macedonian.

Dimovski Macedonian

Divac Serbian

Divjak Croatian, Serbian
From divjak meaning ''savage''.

Dizdar Croatian, Bosnian

Dizdarević Bosnian

Djapo Bosnian (Anglicized, Rare)

Djoković Montenegrin
Variant of Đoković.

Djordjević Serbian
Alternate transcription of Đorđević.

Djukanović Montenegrin
Alternate transcription of Đukanović.

Djurović Montenegrin, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Djuro".

Dodig Croatian

Dojčinovski Macedonian
Possibly means "son of Dojčin".

Đokić Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Đoka".

Doklestić Croatian, Serbian

Đoković Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Đoka".

Dominiković Croatian
Means "son of Dominik" in Croatian.

Đomlija Croatian, Serbian

Donev Macedonian

Dragaš Serbian

Dragojević Serbian, Croatian, Montenegrin
Means "son of Dragoje".

Dragomirović Serbian
Means "son of Dragomir" in Serbian.

Dragutinović Serbian
Means "son of Dragutin".

Drapšin Serbian

Drašković Serbian, Croatian, Montenegrin

Dražeta Serbian
Derived from the name Dražen.

Dražić Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Draža".

Drenović Serbian

Drešević Montenegrin
Habitational name for someone from Drešaj, Montenegro.

Drljević Montenegrin, Serbian

Drnovšek Slovene

Drobnjak Serbian, Montenegrin, Croatian
Drobnjaci are a historical tribe and region in Montenegro.

Đščić Serbo-Croatian
Lol totally a made up name

Dubljević Montenegrin
Derived from dublje (дубље), meaning "deeper".

Dudaković Croatian, Bosnian

Dudić Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian

Dugalić Serbian, Bosnian

Dugonja Bosnian
This surname is used at: Sarajevo, Mostar, Dubrovnik, Novi Pazar.

Đuherić Bosnian

Đujić Serbian

Dujmović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Dujam".

Đukanović Serbian, Montenegrin
Means "son of Đuka".

Dukić Serbian

Dulev Macedonian (Rare, Archaic)
The meaning and origin is still not known it is an Old Macedonian surname ... [more]

Duljević Bosnian

Dundović Croatian
Patronymic of the Ragusan word dundo meaning "uncle" or "gentleman" and originating from the Latin word dominus (meaning "master" or "sir").

Dunković Croatian

Đurđević Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Đorđević.

Đurišić Serbian

Đurković Serbian

Duro Bosnian

Đurov Croatian
Means "Đuro's son" in Croatian.

Đurović Serbian
Derived from the forename Đuro.

Dushev Bulgarian

Džabić Bosnian

Džaferović Bosnian
Means "son of Džafer".

Džafić Bosnian

Džakmić Bosnian

Džananović Bosnian
Means "son of Džanan".

Džanić Bosnian

Džeko Bosnian

Đženanić Bosnian
That Means "Son Of Jenan" In Bosnian

Džidić Croatian, Bosnian

Džihanović Bosnian

Džinović Bosnian

Džumhur Bosnian

Efremov Russian, Macedonian
Means "son of Efrem".

Ekmečić Serbian, Bosnian
Variant of Ekmekçi.

Elezović Bosnian

Eminović Bosnian
Means "son of Emin".

Erceg Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Herceg.

Ercegović Croatian, Montenegrin
Variant of Erceg.

Erić Serbian

Ernest English, French, Catalan, Polish, Slovak, Slovene
From given name Ernest

Faletar Croatian (Rare)

Faraguna Croatian, Italian
Derived from Istro-Romanian fară gună, meaning "without a shepherd's goat-skin cloak".

Felder German, Croatian
Derived from German feld, meaning "field".

Femić Montenegrin

Feratović Bosnian

Ferdinandov Bulgarian
Means "son of Ferdinand".

Ferhatović Bosnian
Means "son of Ferhat".

Ferić Croatian

Fifer German, American, Slovene
Americanized and Slovenian spelling of German Pfeiffer.

Filagic Serbian, Croatian
Probably derived from the Turkish word aga. Agas were the Sultan's regents.

Filipčić Croatian
Derived from the forename Filip.

Filipčič Slovene
Cognate of Filipčić.

Fink German, Slovene, English, Jewish
Nickname for a lively or cheerful person, Jewish ornamental name derived from the Germanic word for "finch", and German translation of Slovene Šinkovec which is from šcinkovec or šcinkavec meaning "finch".

Fišer Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Czech, Slovak and Slovene form of Fischer.

France Slovene
Derived from the given name France, a vernacular form of Francišek, which is ultimately from Latin Franciscus.

Francetić Croatian

Francuski Serbian
From Serbian Francuski meaning French.

Frfalanović Serbian

Fućak Croatian

Furjan Croatian
Derived from Florijan.

Furman Polish, Czech, Slovak, Jewish, Slovene, English, German (Anglicized)
Polish, Czech, Slovak, Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic), and Slovenian: occupational name for a carter or drayman, the driver of a horse-drawn delivery vehicle, from Polish, Yiddish, and Slovenian furman, a loanword from German (see Fuhrmann)... [more]

Fuštić Montenegrin

Gaber Slovene
"Hornbeam."

Gabrić Croatian

Gabriel English, Cornish, Welsh, Scottish, French, German, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Jewish, Indian (Christian)
Derived from the given name Gabriel.

Gačević Serbian, Montenegrin

Gadžo Bosnian
It is assumed that Gadžo derives from the old-Indian gārhya ("domestic") and means farmer, villager, head of the house or husband.

Gagula Croatian

Gajda Serbian, Croatian, Czech
A slavicized variant of the German surname, Geidl. This was most notably used by Radola Gajda, a Czech military commander and politician who slaviczed his name from Rudolf Geidl.

Gajić Serbian

Galevski Macedonian
Son of Gale

Galić Croatian, Serbian

Galijašević Bosnian
Means "galley worker" or "man from Gaul".... [more]

Galovac Croatian
Possibly originates from a village, castle and/or lake in Croatia with the same name.

Galović Croatian

Gambiraža Croatian
Croatian variant of Gambirasio.

Garasic Croatian

Garnbret Slovene

Garović Bosnian

Gašpar Croatian, Slovene, Czech, Slovak
From the given name Gašpar.

Gašparić Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Gašpar".

Gašperič Slovene
Derived from the given name Gašper.

Gašperšič Slovene
Derived from the given name Gašper.

Gavran Croatian, Serbian
Means "raven".

Geli Croatian (?)

Genova Bulgarian
Feminine form of Genov.

Georgieva Bulgarian
Feminine form of Georgiev.

Georgievski Macedonian
Means "son of Georgi".

Glasnović Croatian
Derived from glasno, meaning "loud".

Gligorijević Serbian
Means "son of Gligorije".

Gluhačević Bosnian

Gluhak Croatian
Derived from gluh, meaning "deaf".

Gluhek Croatian
Derived from gluh, meaning "deaf".

Gojković Serbian
Serbian patronymic surname, derived from the masculine given name Gojko.

Golubić Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Golub.

Golubovec Croatian
From golub meaning ''pigeon''.

Gosar Slovene

Gospodinov Bulgarian
Means "son of Gospodin".

Gotovina Croatian
Derived from gotovina, meaning "cash".

Grabar Croatian
Derived from grabiti, meaning "to grab".

Grabušić Croatian

Gradankić Bosnian
Derived from "gradan" meaning "citizen" in Bosnian.

Grajçevci Kosovar, Albanian, Serbian
Originally indicated a person from a place named Greiçec in the town of Suva Reka in Prizren, Kosovo. In Serbian it is called Grejčevce.

Grajqevci Kosovar, Albanian, Serbian
Variant of Grajçevci.

Granov Jewish, Bosnian
Habitational name from Granov, Ukraine.... [more]

Grbavac Croatian
Derived from grbavo, meaning "bumpy" or "hunchbacked".

Grbović Serbian

Grdinić Montenegrin
Derived from grdan (грдан), meaning "ugly".

Gregorič Slovene
Means "son of Gregor".

Gregurić Croatian
Possibly patronymic, meaning "son of Gregor" or "son of Grgur".

Grgurić Croatian
Means "son of Grgur".

Grinfelder Croatian
Derived from German grün, "green", and feld, "field".

Grozdanova Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Grozdanov, which means "son of Grozdan".

Grozdanović Serbian
Means "son of Grozdan".

Gržac Croatian (Rare)

Gudelj Croatian, Serbian

Gugić Croatian

Guja Croatian

Guli Uzbek, Kurdish, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Albanian, Bosnian
Derived from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower" or "rose". It is sometimes borne by Georgians and Armenians of Persian descent.

Gulin Russian, Croatian

Gusinjac Bosnian
From Gusinje, the name of a town in the Plav municipality of Montenegro where Bosniaks form a regional majority

Gušo Bosnian

Guta Bosnian
Possibly a mispronunciation of the Bosnian word for the verb "gutati" (to swallow) or "guta" (swallowing).

Gutić Serbian, Croatian

Guzina Serbian, Croatian

Gvero Serbian

Gvozdenović Serbian, Montenegrin
Means "son of Gvozden".

Habibović Bosnian
Means "son of Habib".

Hadžiahmetović Bosnian

Hadžialagić Bosnian

Hadžibegić Bosnian

Hadžiefendić Bosnian

Hadžifejzović Bosnian

Hadžihafizbegović Bosnian

Hadžihalilović Bosnian

Hadžihasanović Bosnian

Hadžijamaković Bosnian

Hadžikić Bosnian

Hadžimuratović Bosnian

Hadžimusić Bosnian

Hadžiomerović Bosnian

Hadžipašić Bosnian

Hadžiselimović Bosnian

Halilović Bosnian
Means "son of Halil".

Halimović Bosnian
Means "son of Halim".

Halitović Bosnian

Haložan Slovene
From the Haloze region of Slovenia.

Halužan Croatian, Slovene
Habitational name for someone from Haloze, a region in Slovenia.

Hamidović Bosnian
Means "son of Hamid 1".

Hamzagić Bosnian
Means "son of Hamza".

Hamzić Bosnian
Means "son of Hamza".

Handžić Bosnian

Hanžek Croatian, Slovene

Harambašić Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian
Derived from harambaša (харамбаша), which was a historic rank for the senior commander of a hajduk band. The hajduks were bandits and freedom fighters in the Balkans who fought the Ottomans.

Haramija Croatian
Derived from harambaša, which was a historic rank for the senior commander of a hajduk band. The hajduks were bandits and freedom fighters in the Balkans who fought the Ottomans.

Hasagić Bosnian

Hasanbegović Bosnian

Hasančić Bosnian
Means "son of Hasan".

Hasandjekić Bosnian
Possibly derived from "son of Hasan".

Hasanefendić Bosnian

Hasanović Bosnian
Means "son of Hasan".

Hebrang Croatian, German