Old Slavic Origin Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the origin is Old Slavic. The Common Slavic language was the ancestor of the Slavic languages, as used by the Slavic peoples of eastern Europe.

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Prebensen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Preben".

Radev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Rade", a diminutive of Radoslav or Radomir.

Radeva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Radev.

Radić Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic derived from the given name Rade.

Radkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Radko".

Radkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Radkov.

Radu Romanian
From the given name Radu.

Řezníček m Czech
Diminutive of Řezník.

Řezníčková f Czech
Feminine form of Řezníček.

Řezník m Czech
Means "butcher" in Czech.

Řezníková f Czech
Feminine form of Řezník.

Ryba um Polish, Czech
Means "fish" in Polish and Czech, an occupational name for a fisher.

Rybár m Slovak
Means "fisher" in Slovak, from ryba meaning "fish".

Rybář m Czech
Czech form of Rybár.

Rybářová f Czech
Feminine form of Rybář.

Rybárová f Slovak
Feminine form of Rybár.

Rybová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Ryba.

Sedláček m Czech, Slovak
Diminutive form of Sedlák.

Sedláčková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Sedláček.

Sedlák m Czech, Slovak
Means "farmer" in Czech and Slovak. A sedlák had more land than a Zahradník or a Chalupník, but less land than a Dvořák.

Sedláková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Sedlák.

Ševčík m Czech, Slovak
Occupational name derived from Czech and Slovak švec meaning "shoemaker, cobbler".

Ševčíková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Ševčík.

Shevchenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian швець (shvets) meaning "shoemaker".

Shevchuk Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian швець (shvets) meaning "shoemaker".

Shvets Ukrainian
Means "shoemaker" in Ukrainian.

Shwetz Ukrainian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Shvets.

Sikora Polish
Means "tit (bird)" in Polish.

Skála m Czech
Means "rock" in Czech, indicating that the original bearer lived near a prominent rock.

Skała Polish
Polish cognate of Skála.

Skalická f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Skalický.

Skalický m Czech, Slovak
Indicated the original bearer came from a place named Skalice, Skalica or Skalička in the Czech Republic or Slovakia, derived from the Slavic root skala meaning "rock".

Skálová f Czech
Feminine form of Skála.

Slávik m Slovak
Slovak cognate of Slavík.

Slavík m Czech
Means "nightingale" in Czech.

Sláviková f Slovak
Feminine form of Slávik.

Slavíková f Czech
Feminine form of Slavík.

Slavkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Slavko".

Slavkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Slavkov.

Slováček m Czech
Variant of Slovák.

Slováčková f Czech
Feminine form of Slováček.

Slovák m Slovak, Czech
Originally described one who was from Slovakia.

Slováková f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Slovák.

Smola m Czech
Czech form of Smolak.

Smolak Polish
Occupational name for a distiller of pitch, derived from the Old Slavic word smola meaning "pitch, resin".

Smolarek Polish
Variant of Smolak.

Smolová f Czech
Feminine form of Smola.

Śniegowska f Polish
Feminine form of Śniegowski.

Śniegowski m Polish
Derived from Polish śnieg meaning "snow".

Sobel Jewish
Variant of Sobol.

Soból Polish
Polish cognate of Sobol.

Sobol Ukrainian, Russian, Jewish
Occupational name for a fur trader, from the Slavic word sobolĭ meaning "sable, marten". As a Jewish name it is ornamental.

Sokal Polish
Polish cognate of Sokol.

Sokół Polish
Polish cognate of Sokol.

Sokol mu Slovak, Czech, Jewish
From Czech and Slovak sokol meaning "falcon", a nickname or an occupational name for a falconer. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.

Sokoll Jewish
Variant of Sokol.

Sokolof Jewish
Means "son of Sokol".

Sokoloff Jewish
Means "son of Sokol".

Sokolov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Sokol".

Sokolova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Sokolov.

Sokolová f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Sokol.

Sokolovskaya f Russian
Feminine form of Sokolovsky.

Sokolovsky m Russian
Means "son of Sokol".

Sokołowska f Polish
Feminine form of Sokołowski.

Sokołowski m Polish
From the name of Polish towns called Sokołów or similar, derived from Polish sokół meaning "falcon".

Sokolsky Jewish
Means "son of Sokol".

Stan Romanian
Derived from the given name Stan 2.

Staněk m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Stanislav.

Stanek Polish
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Stanisław.

Stanev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Stane", Stane being a diminutive of Stanislav.

Staneva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stanev.

Stankevičienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Stankevičius. This form is used by married women.

Stankevičius m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Stankiewicz.

Stankevičiūtė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Stankevičius. This form is used by unmarried women.

Stankić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Stanko".

Stankiewicz Polish
From a diminutive of Stanisław.

Staňková f Czech
Feminine form of Staněk.

Stanković Serbian
Means "son of Stanko".

Stárek m Czech
From a nickname derived from Czech starý meaning "old".

Starek Polish
From a nickname derived from Polish stary meaning "old".

Stárková f Czech
Feminine form of Stárek.

Stasiuk Ukrainian, Polish
From a diminutive of the given name Stanislav.

Stojanov m Macedonian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stojanova f Macedonian
Feminine form of Stojanov.

Stojanović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stojanovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Stojanovski.

Stojanovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stoyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Stoyan".

Stoyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stoyanov.

Strnad mu Czech, Slovene
Means "bunting (bird)" in Czech and Slovene.

Strnadová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Strnad.

Struna Slovene
From Slovene struna meaning "string, cord", possibly denoting a maker of rope.

Suchá f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Suchý.

Suchý m Czech, Slovak
Means "dry" in Czech and Slovak. This was a nickname for a thin person.

Sýkora m Czech, Slovak
Means "tit (bird)" in Czech and Slovak.

Sýkorová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Sýkora.

Szewc Polish
Means "shoemaker" in Polish.

Szewczyk Polish
Diminutive form of Szewc.

Tchaikovskaya f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Чайковская (see Chaykovskaya).

Tchaikovsky m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Чайковский (see Chaykovsky).

Tesař m Czech
Means "carpenter" in Czech, ultimately from the Old Slavic word tesla meaning "adze".

Tesařík m Czech
Diminutive of Tesař.

Tesaříková f Czech
Feminine form of Tesařík.

Tesařová f Czech
Feminine form of Tesař.

Tesla Serbian
Occupational name for a carpenter, derived from Serbian tesla meaning "adze". This name was notably borne by the Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla (1856-1943).

Tichá f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Tichý.

Tichý m Czech, Slovak
Means "quiet" in Czech and Slovak.

Tkachenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian ткач (tkach) meaning "weaver".

Tkachuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian ткач (tkach) meaning "weaver".

Trajkovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Trajkovski.

Trajkovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Trajko".

Tsvetanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Tsvetan".

Tsvetanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Tsvetanov.

Tsvetkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Tsvetko".

Tsvetkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Tsvetkov.

Vacek m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Václav.

Vacík m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Václav.

Vacíková f Czech
Feminine form of Vacík.

Vacková f Czech
Feminine form of Vacek.

Vančura m Czech
Derived from the given name Václav.

Vančurová f Czech
Feminine form of Vančura.

Vaněk m Czech
From an old diminutive of the given name Václav.

Vaňková f Czech
Feminine form of Vaněk.

Vašek m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Václav.

Vaško m Slovak
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Václav.

Vašková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Vašek or Vaško.

Velichkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Velichko".

Velichkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Velichkov.

Velitchkov m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Величков (see Velichkov).

Velitchkova f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Величкова (see Velichkova).

Vencel Hungarian
Derived from the given name Vencel.

Venczel Hungarian
Derived from the given name Vencel.

Veselá f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Veselý.

Veselý m Czech, Slovak
From a nickname meaning "cheerful" in Czech and Slovak.

Vlachos m Greek
Means "Romanian, Wallachian" in Greek, from Old Slavic volxŭ "Romance-speaker" (of Germanic origin).

Vlachou f Greek
Feminine form of Vlachos.

Vladimirescu Romanian
Means "son of Vladimir".

Vlahos m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βλάχος (see Vlachos).

Vlahou f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βλάχου (see Vlachou).

Vlahović Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic from Serbo-Croatian Vlah meaning "Romanian, Wallachian".

Vlašić Croatian
Patronymic from the nickname Vlah meaning "Romanian, Wallachian".

Vlašič Slovene
Patronymic from the nickname Vlah meaning "Romanian, Wallachian".

Vlček m Czech, Slovak
Diminutive form of Czech and Slovak vlk meaning "wolf".

Vlčková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Vlček.

Volkov m Russian
Derived from Russian волк (volk) meaning "wolf".

Volkova f Russian
Feminine form of Volkov.

Voronin m Russian
Derived from Russian ворона (vorona) meaning "crow".

Voronina f Russian
Feminine form of Voronin.

Vrabcová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Vrabec.

Vrabec um Croatian, Slovene, Czech, Slovak
Means "sparrow" in several languages, from Old Slavic vorbĭ.

Vrubel m Czech
From a dialectal variant of Czech vrabec "sparrow".

Vrublová f Czech
Feminine form of Vrubel.

Warshawsky Jewish
Variant of Warszawski.

Warszawska f Polish
Feminine form of Warszawski.

Warszawski mu Polish, Jewish
Place name for someone from the Polish city of Warsaw, itself derived from the given name Warsz, a short form of Warcisław.

Wetzel German
From the given name Wenzel.

Wilk Polish
Means "wolf" in Polish.

Wiśniewska f Polish
Feminine form of Wiśniewski.

Wiśniewski m Polish
From the name of various Polish towns called Wiśniewo, derived from Polish wiśnia meaning "sour cherry".

Wojciechowska f Polish
Feminine form of Wojciechowski.

Wojciechowski m Polish
From the given name Wojciech.

Wojda Polish
Variant of Wojewoda.

Wojewoda Polish
From the Polish title wojewoda meaning "governor, voivode" (originally meaning "warlord").

Wojewódka Polish
Variant of Wojewoda.

Wojewódzka f Polish
Feminine form of Wojewódzki.

Wojewódzki m Polish
Variant of Wojewoda.

Wróbel Polish
Means "sparrow" in Polish.

Wróblewska f Polish
Feminine form of Wróblewski.

Wróblewski m Polish
Originally indicated a person from Polish towns named Wróblewo or similar, derived from Polish wróbel meaning "sparrow".

Wrona Polish
Derived from Polish wrona meaning "crow".

Wrońska f Polish
Feminine form of Wroński.

Wroński m Polish
Derived from Polish wrona meaning "crow".

Zając Polish
Means "hare" in Polish.

Zawisza Polish
Derived from the Old Polish given name Zawisza.

Zaytsev m Russian
Derived from Russian заяц (zayats) meaning "hare".

Zaytseva f Russian
Feminine form of Zaytsev.

Zdravkov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Zdravko".

Zdravkova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Zdravkov.

Zelenka m Czech
Czech cognate of Zieliński.

Zelenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Zieliński.

Zelenková f Czech
Feminine form of Zelenka.

Zeman m Czech, Slovak
Means "landowner", ultimately from Old Slavic zemľa meaning "land".

Zemanová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Zeman.

Zhivkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Zhivko".

Zhivkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zhivkov.

Zhuk Belarusian
Means "beetle" in Belarusian.

Zhukov m Russian
Derived from Russian жук (zhuk) meaning "beetle".

Zhukova f Russian
Feminine form of Zhukov.

Zielińska f Polish
Feminine form of Zieliński.

Zieliński m Polish
From Polish zieleń meaning "green". It was possibly a nickname for a person who dressed in green clothing.

Žilinskaitė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Žilinskas. This form is used by unmarried women.

Žilinskas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Zieliński.

Žilinskienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Žilinskas. This form is used by married women.

Zima mu Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian
From an Old Slavic word meaning "winter". This may have been a nickname for a person with a chilly personality.

Zimová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Zima.

Žitnik Slovene
From the Slavic root žito meaning "rye, grain". This was an occupational name for a dealer in rye or a baker.

Živković Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Živko".

Zlatkov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Zlatko".

Zlatkova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Zlatkov.

Zorić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Zora".

Župan Croatian
Croatian cognate of Zupan.

Zupan Slovene
From Old Slavic županŭ meaning "head of the district, community leader", a derivative of župa meaning "district, region".

Zupančič Slovene
Patronymic form of Zupan.

Zyma Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Zima.