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Type Surname
Usage Croatian
Other Forms FormsBalogovich, Balogh, Balog, Balof, Balhorn, Belloch, Belloch
Meaning & History
Most of Croatian families with the surname (last name) Baloković originate from the town of Donji Miholjac located in Osijek-Baranja County on the border with Hungary. During the 1700s and 1800s most of the people bearing this family name were born either in Donji Miholjac and/or nearby Nasice. Baloković surname is a Croatian variant of the Hungarian surname Balogh. An early version of the present day Croatian surname Baloković was spelt Balogovich. The surname is associated with a Hungarian medieval noble family Balogh, which is founded by the German knight Altmann von Friedberg around 1041-1046.