Old Slavic Origin Surnames

Babić Serbian, Croatian
Matronymic surname derived from Serbo-Croatian baba "grandmother, old woman".

Babič Slovene
Slovene form of Babić.

Baran um Polish, Slovak, Ukrainian
Means "ram, male sheep" in Polish, Slovak and Ukrainian.

Baranová f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Baran.

Beran m Czech
Derived from Czech beran meaning "ram, male sheep".

Beránek m Czech
Means "little ram, male lamb" in Czech.

Beránková f Czech
Feminine form of Beránek.

Beranová f Czech
Feminine form of Beran.

Bogdán Hungarian
From the given name Bogdan.

Bogdanić Croatian
Means "son of Bogdan".

Bogdanov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Bogdan".

Bogdanova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Bogdanov.

Bogdanović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Bogdan".

Borislavov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Borislav".

Borislavova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Borislavov.

Boško m Slovak
Derived from Slovak bosý meaning "barefoot".

Bosko Polish
Derived from Polish bosy meaning "barefoot".

Bošková f Slovak
Feminine form of Boško.

Boyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Boyan".

Boyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Boyanov.

Bozhidarov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Bozhidar".

Bozhidarova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Bozhidarov.

Branković Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Branko".

Brankovič Slovene
Slovene form of Branković.

Brankovich Serbian
Alternate transcription of Serbian Бранковић (see Branković).

Brkić Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian brk meaning "moustache, whisker".

Černá f Czech
Feminine form of Černý.

Černík m Czech
Variant of Černý.

Černíková f Czech
Feminine form of Černík.

Černý m Czech
Means "black" in Czech.

Červená f Czech
Feminine form of Červený.

Červenka m Czech
Variant of Červený.

Červenková f Czech
Feminine form of Červenka.

Červený m Czech
Means "red" in Czech.

Chalupa m Czech
Means "cottage" in Czech.

Chalupník m Czech
Derived from Czech chalupa meaning "cottage". The name referred to a peasant farmer who owned a very small piece of land.

Chalupníková f Czech
Feminine form of Chalupník.

Chalupová f Czech
Feminine form of Chalupa.

Chayka Ukrainian
Means "seagull" in Ukrainian.

Chaykovskaya f Russian
Feminine form of Chaykovsky.

Chaykovsky m Russian
Russian form of Chayka. A famous bearer was the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Chaykovsky (1840-1893), with the surname commonly Romanized as Tchaikovsky.

Chmela m Czech
Derived from Czech chmel "hops", referring to a person who grew hops, a plant used in brewing beer.

Chmelová f Czech
Feminine form of Chmela.

Chmiel Polish
Polish cognate of Chmela, from Polish chmiel.

Čierna f Slovak
Feminine form of Čierny.

Čiernik m Slovak
Variant of Čierny.

Čierniková f Slovak
Feminine form of Čiernik.

Čierny m Slovak
Slovak cognate of Černý.

Čížek m Czech
Means "siskin" in Czech, referring to a type of bird in the finch family.

Čížik m Slovak
Slovak cognate of Čížek.

Čížiková f Slovak
Feminine form of Čížik.

Čížková f Czech
Feminine form of Čížek.

Crnčević Serbian, Croatian
Derived from Serbian and Croatian црн (crn) meaning "black".

Cvetkov m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Цветков (see Tsvetkov).

Cvetkova f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Цветкова (see Tsvetkova).

Czajka Polish
Means "lapwing (bird)" in Polish.

Czajkowska f Polish
Feminine form of Czajkowski.

Czajkowski m Polish
Originally indicated a person from any of the Polish towns named Czajków, all derived from Polish czajka meaning "lapwing (bird)".

Dąbrowska f Polish
Feminine form of Dąbrowski.

Dąbrowski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations named Dąbrowa or Dobrów, derived from Polish dąb meaning "oak".

Dobrev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Dobri".

Dobreva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Dobrev.

Doubek m Czech
Means "small oak" in Czech, derived from dub "oak".

Doubková f Czech
Feminine form of Doubek.

Draganov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Dragan".

Draganova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Draganov.

Dragić Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Patronymic from any of the Slavic given names starting with Drag (see Drago).

Dragomirov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Dragomir".

Dragomirova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Dragomirov.

Dragov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Drago".

Dragova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Dragov.

Dragović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Drago".

Duda um Polish, Czech
Means "bagpiper" in Polish and Czech.

Dudek um Polish, Czech
Means "hoopoe (bird)" in Polish and Czech.

Dudková f Czech
Czech feminine form of Dudek.

Dudová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Duda.

Dušek m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of Dušan.

Dušková f Czech
Feminine form of Dušek.

Gniewek Polish
Derived from Gniewek, a diminutive of Zbigniew, Jarogniew, or other names containing gniew "anger".

Golob Slovene
Means "pigeon" in Slovene.

Golub Croatian
Means "pigeon" in Croatian.

Goranov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Goran".

Goranova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Goranov.

Gorecka f Polish
Feminine form of Gorecki.

Gorecki m Polish
Originally indicated a person from Górka, the name of various towns in Poland, ultimately from Polish góra "mountain".

Górka Polish
Variant of Gorecki.

Górska f Polish
Feminine form of Górski.

Górski m Polish
From the Polish word góra meaning "mountain".

Grbić Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Means "hunchback", derived from Serbian, Croatian and Slovene grba "hump".

Gustafsson Swedish
Means "son of Gustaf". The actress Greta Garbo (1905-1990) was originally named Greta Gustafsson.

Gustavsson Swedish
Means "son of Gustav".

Hlaváč m Czech
From a nickname for a person with an oddly-shaped head, derived from Czech hlava "head".

Hlaváček m Czech
Diminutive form of Hlaváč.

Hlaváčková f Czech
Feminine form of Hlaváček.

Hlaváčová f Czech
Feminine form of Hlaváč.

Holub mu Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian
Means "dove, pigeon" in Czech, Slovak and Ukrainian.

Holubová f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Holub.

Horáček m Czech
Diminutive derived from Czech hora "mountain".

Horáčková f Czech
Feminine form of Horáček.

Horák m Czech
Derived from Czech hora "mountain".

Horáková f Czech
Feminine form of Horák.

Hornick Czech (Anglicized), Slovak (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Horník.

Horník m Czech, Slovak
Occupational name meaning "miner" in Czech and Slovak.

Horníková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Horník.

Horowitz Jewish
From the German name of Hořovice, a town in the Czech Republic. Its name is derived from Czech hora "mountain".

Horvat Croatian, Slovene
From Croatian and Slovene Hrvat meaning "Croat, person from Croatia".

Horváth um Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak form of Horvat. This is the second most common surname in Hungary and the most common surname in Slovakia (where is is typically borne by those of Hungarian ancestry).

Horváthová f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Horváth.

Horvatinčić Croatian
Patronymic derived from Horvat.

Hruška m Czech, Slovak
Means "pear" in Czech and Slovak, most likely used to denote a person who grew or sold pears.

Hrušková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Hruška.

Jagoda Polish
Means "berry" in Polish.

Jahoda m Czech
Czech cognate of Jagoda.

Jahodová f Czech
Feminine form of Jahoda.

Jaworska f Polish
Feminine form of Jaworski.

Jaworski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various places named Jawory or Jaworze, derived from Polish jawor meaning "maple tree".

Jelen mu Czech, Slovene
From a nickname meaning "stag" in Czech and Slovene.

Jeleń Polish
Polish form of Jelen.

Jelenová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Jelen.

Jelínek m Czech
Diminutive of Jelen.

Jelínková f Czech
Feminine form of Jelínek.

Jež um Slovene, Czech
Cognate of Jeż.

Jeż Polish
Means "hedgehog" in Polish. It may have originally been given to a person who resembled a hedgehog in some way.

Ježek m Czech
Diminutive form of Jež.

Ježková f Czech
Czech feminine form of Ježek.

Ježová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Jež.

Kafka m Czech
Derived from Czech kavka meaning "jackdaw". A notable bearer was the author Franz Kafka (1883-1924).

Kafková f Czech
Feminine form of Kafka.

Kałuża Polish
Means "puddle" in Polish.

Kaluža um Slovene, Czech
Slovene and Czech form of Kałuża.

Kalužová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Kaluža.

Kavalchuk Belarusian
Belarusian cognate of Kovalchuk.

Kavaliauskaitė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Kavaliauskas. This form is used by unmarried women.

Kavaliauskas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Kowalski.

Kavaliauskienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Kavaliauskas. This form is used by married women.

Kavalioŭ m Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Belarusian Кавалёў (see Kavalyow).

Kavaliova f Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Belarusian Кавалёва (see Kavalyova).

Kavalyova f Belarusian
Feminine form of Kavalyow.

Kavalyow m Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian каваль (kaval') meaning "blacksmith".

Kawa Polish
Derived from Polish kawka "jackdaw".

Kazlauskaitė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Kazlauskas. This form is used by unmarried women.

Kazlauskas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Kozłowski. This is the most common surname in Lithuania.

Kazlauskienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Kazlauskas. This form is used by married women.

Kędzierska f Polish
Feminine form of Kędzierski.

Kędzierski m Polish
From a nickname meaning "curly", describing a person with curly hair.

Király Hungarian
Means "king" in Hungarian, of Slavic origin (a cognate of Król).

Knežević Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic of Serbo-Croatian knez meaning "prince" (ultimately of Germanic origin).

Kohout m Czech
Czech cognate of Kohut.

Kohoutová f Czech
Feminine form of Kohout.

Kohut Ukrainian, Polish
Means "rooster" in Ukrainian and Polish, a nickname for a proud person.

Kokot Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian cognate of Kohut.

Kolář m Czech
Means "wheelwright", a derivative of Czech kolo "wheel".

Kolar Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene cognate of Kolář.

Kolarić Croatian
Patronymic form of Kolar.

Kolářová f Czech
Feminine form of Kolář.

Kollár m Slovak
Slovak form of Kolář.

Kollárová f Slovak
Feminine form of Kollár.

Konečná f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Konečný.

Konečný m Czech, Slovak
Means "final, last" in Czech and Slovak, perhaps a nickname for the youngest son of a family or a topographic name for someone who lived at the end of a settlement.

Kováč m Slovak, Czech
Slovak and Czech cognate of Kovač.

Kovac Slovak (Anglicized), Croatian (Anglicized), Serbian (Anglicized), Czech (Anglicized)
Simplified spelling of Kováč or Kovač.

Kovač Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Slovene
Means "blacksmith", a derivative of Slavic kovati meaning "to forge".

Kovačević Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Variant of Kovačić.

Kovačevič Slovene
Slovene form of Kovačević.

Kovách Hungarian
Variant of Kovács.

Kovachev m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian ковач (kovach) meaning "blacksmith".

Kovacheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Kovachev.

Kovačić Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Patronymic derived from South Slavic kovač meaning "blacksmith".

Kovačič Slovene
Slovene form of Kovačić.

Kováčová f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Kováč.

Kovács Hungarian
Hungarian form of Kovač.

Kovalchuk Ukrainian, Russian
Derived from Ukrainian коваль (koval) meaning "blacksmith".

Kovalenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian коваль (koval) meaning "blacksmith".

Kovalev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Ковалёв (see Kovalyov).

Kovaleva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Ковалёва (see Kovalyova).

Kovalyov m Russian
Derived from Russian коваль (koval) meaning "blacksmith".

Kovalyova f Russian
Feminine form of Kovalyov.

Kovář m Czech
Czech cognate of Kovač.

Kovářová f Czech
Feminine form of Kovář.

Kováts Hungarian
Variant of Kovács.

Kowalczyk Polish
Patronymic derived from Polish kowal "blacksmith".

Kowalska f Polish
Feminine form of Kowalski.

Kowalski m Polish
From Polish kowal meaning "blacksmith". This is the second most common surname in Poland.

Kozel um Belarusian, Czech
Belarusian and Czech cognate of Kozioł.

Kozieł Polish
Variant of Kozioł.

Kozioł Polish
Means "male goat" in Polish, probably used to denote a goatherd.

Kozlov m Russian
Derived from Russian козёл (kozyol) meaning "male goat", probably used to denote a goatherd.

Kozlova f Russian
Feminine form of Kozlov.

Kozlová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Kozel.

Kozłow Polish
Variant of Kozłowski.

Kozłowska f Polish
Feminine form of Kozłowski.

Kozłowski m Polish
Originally a name for a person from Kozłów, Kozłowo, or other places with a name derived from Polish kozioł meaning "male goat".

Král m Czech
Czech form of Król.

Kráľ m Slovak
Slovak form of Król.

Kralj Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Slovene, Croatian and Serbian form of Król.

Krall Czech (Anglicized), Slovak (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Král or Kráľ.

Kráľová f Slovak
Feminine form of Kráľ.

Králová f Czech
Feminine form of Král.

Kravchenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian кравець (kravets) meaning "tailor".

Kravitz Jewish
Occupational name derived from Polish krawiec meaning "tailor".

Krawczyk Polish
From a diminutive of krawiec meaning "tailor".

Krawiec Polish
Means "tailor" in Polish.

Krejči m Czech
Means "tailor" in Czech.

Krejčová f Czech
Feminine form of Krejči.

Król Polish
Means "king" in Polish. The name referred to one who acted like a king or was connected in some way with a king's household.

Krstevska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Krstevski.

Krstevski m Macedonian
Means "son of Krste".

Krupa Polish
Means "groats, grain" in Polish.

Krupin m Russian
Derived from Russian крупа (krupa) meaning "grain".

Krupina f Russian
Feminine form of Krupin.

Kučera m Czech, Slovak
Means "curl" in Czech and Slovak, a nickname for a person with curly locks of hair.

Kučerová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Kučera.

Kudrna m Czech
Means "curl" in Czech, a nickname for someone with curly hair.

Kudrnová f Czech
Feminine form of Kudrna.

Kwiatkowska f Polish
Feminine form of Kwiatkowski.

Kwiatkowski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations named Kwiatków, Kwiatkowo or Kwiatkowice, named from a diminutive of Polish kwiat meaning "flower".

Łaska Polish
Means "grace, mercy" in Polish.

Láska m Czech, Slovak
Means "love" in Czech and Slovak.

Lásková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Láska.

László Hungarian
Derived from the given name László.

Lis Polish
Means "fox" in Polish, a nickname for a sly person.

Lončar Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Means "potter", from Serbo-Croatian lonac, Slovene lonec meaning "pot".

Lysenko Ukrainian
From a nickname, either from Ukrainian лис (lys) meaning "fox" or лисий (lysy) meaning "bald".

Malá f Czech
Feminine form of Malý.

Malinowska f Polish
Feminine form of Malinowski.

Malinowski m Polish
From Polish malina meaning "raspberry", originally indicating a person who lived near a raspberry patch.

Mały Polish
Polish cognate of Malý.

Malý m Czech
Means "small" in Czech.

Maroz Belarusian
Belarusian form of Moroz.

Máselník m Czech (Rare)
Referred to one who churned or sold butter or buttermilk, derived from Czech máslo "butter".

Máselníková f Czech (Rare)
Feminine form of Máselník.

Maślanka Polish
Polish cognate of Máselník.

Medved Slovene, Croatian, Ukrainian
Means "bear" in several languages, from the Old Slavic root medvědĭ.

Medveď m Slovak
Slovak cognate of Medved.

Medvedev m Russian
Derived from Russian медведь (medved) meaning "bear".

Medvedeva f Russian
Feminine form of Medvedev.

Medveďová f Slovak
Feminine form of Medveď.

Melnik Russian, Belarusian
Means "miller" in Russian and Belarusian.

Melnyk Ukrainian
Means "miller" in Ukrainian. This is the most common Ukrainian surname.

Miles English
From the given name Miles.

Milić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Mile".

Milojević Serbian
Means "son of Miloje".

Milošević Serbian
Means "son of Miloš".

Milovanović Serbian
Means "son of Milovan".

Mladenovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Mladenovski.

Mladenovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mladen".

Mlakar Slovene, Croatian
Referred to someone who lived near a pool, derived from South Slavic mlaka meaning "pool, puddle".

Mlynář m Czech
Means "miller" in Czech.

Mlynárik m Slovak
Slovak form of Mlynář.

Mlynáriková f Slovak
Feminine form of Mlynárik.

Mlynářová f Czech
Feminine form of Mlynář.

Molnár Hungarian
Occupational name meaning "miller" in Hungarian.

Moroz Ukrainian
Means "frost" in Ukrainian.

Morozov m Russian
Derived from Russian мороз (moroz) meaning "frost".

Morozova f Russian
Feminine form of Morozov.

Myles English
From the given name Miles.

Navickaitė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Navickas. This form is used by unmarried women.

Navickas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Nowicki.

Navickienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Navickas. This form is used by married women.

Nedvěd m Czech
Czech cognate of Medved, derived from the dialectal nedvěd.

Nedvědová f Czech
Feminine form of Nedvěd.

Němcová f Czech
Feminine form of Němec.

Němec m Czech
Means "German" in Czech.

Němeček m Czech
Diminutive form of Němec.

Němečková f Czech
Feminine form of Němeček.

Német Hungarian
Variant of Németh.

Németh Hungarian
Means "German" in Hungarian.

Niemczyk Polish
From Polish Niemiec meaning "German" and the patronymic suffix -czyk.

Niemec Polish
Means "German" in Polish.

Nosek mu Czech, Polish
Means "small nose" in Czech and Polish.

Nosková f Czech
Czech feminine form of Nosek.

Nováček m Czech
Diminutive of Novak.

Nováčková f Czech
Feminine form of Nováček.

Novák mu Czech, Slovak, Hungarian
Czech, Slovak and Hungarian form of Novak.

Novak Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Slavic novŭ "new", originally a name for someone who was new to a village.

Nováková f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Novák.

Novik Belarusian
From Belarusian новы (novy) meaning "new".

Novikov m Russian
Derived from Russian новый (novy) meaning "new".

Novikova f Russian
Feminine form of Novikov.

Novotná f Czech
Feminine form of Novotný.

Novotný m Czech
Czech variant of Novak.

Nowak Polish
Polish cognate of Novak. This is the most common surname in Poland.

Nowakowska f Polish
Feminine form of Nowakowski.

Nowakowski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from various towns called Nowakowo or similar, derived from Polish nowy meaning "new".

Nowicka f Polish
Feminine form of Nowicki.

Nowicki m Polish
Habitational name for a person from any of the towns in Poland called Nowice. The name is derived from Polish nowy meaning "new".

Ognianov m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Огнянов (see Ognyanov).

Ognianova f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Огнянова (see Ognyanova).

Ognyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Ognyan".

Ognyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Ognyanov.

Oláh Hungarian
Means "Romanian, Wallachian" in Hungarian, from Old Slavic volxŭ "Romance-speaker" (of Germanic origin).

Olasz Hungarian
Means "Italian" in Hungarian, from Old Slavic volxŭ "Romance-speaker" (of Germanic origin).

Pataki Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian patak meaning "creek, brook" (a word of Slavic origin). It was given to people who lived near a creek.

Plešec Slovene
Variant of Pleško.

Pleško Slovene
Nickname for a bald person, from Slovene pleša meaning "bald patch".

Pokorná f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Pokorný.

Pokorni Hungarian
Hungarian form of Pokorný.

Pokorny Polish
Polish form of Pokorný.

Pokorný m Czech, Slovak
Means "humble" in Czech and Slovak.

Potočnik Slovene
From Slovene potok meaning "stream, brook".