Serbian Origin Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the origin is Serbian. Serbian is the South Slavic language spoken in Serbia.

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Antić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Anto" or "son of Ante 1".

Ateljević Serbian
Probably from Hatelji, the name of a town in Serbia, which is of unknown meaning.

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

Bašić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of the chief", derived from Serbo-Croatian baša meaning "chief, boss" (of Turkish origin).

Bogdanović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Bogdan".

Branković Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Branko".

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

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

Ćosić Croatian, Serbian
From Croatian and Serbian ćosav "beardless", ultimately from Persian کوسه (kūseh) meaning "shark".

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

Davidović Serbian
Means "son of David".

Đorđević Serbian
Means "son of Đorđe".

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

Dragović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Drago".

Đurić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Đuro".

Filipović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Filip".

Gavrilović Serbian
Means "son of Gavrilo".

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

Ilić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Ilija".

Ivanković Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic derived from a diminutive of Ivan.

Ivanović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Ivan".

Janković Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Janko".

Jerković Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Jerko".

Jovanović Serbian
Means "son of Jovan".

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

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.

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

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

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

Lučić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Luka".

Lukić Serbian
Means "son of Luka".

Mandić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Manda".

Marić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Marija".

Marinović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Marin".

Marjanović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Marjan 2".

Marković Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Marko".

Martinović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Martin".

Matijević Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Matija".

Mihailović Serbian
Means "son of Mihailo".

Mihajlović Serbian
Means "son of Mihajlo".

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".

Nikolić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Nikola 1".

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

Pavlović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pavle".

Perić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pero".

Petrović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Petar".

Popović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of the priest", derived from Serbo-Croatian pop meaning "priest".

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

Šarić Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic of (possibly) Serbo-Croatian šaren meaning "colourful, patterned".

Stankić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Stanko".

Stanković Serbian
Means "son of Stanko".

Stefanović Serbian
Means "son of Stefan".

Stojanović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Stojan".

Tadić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Tadija".

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).

Tomčić Serbian, Croatian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Toma 2.

Tomić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Toma 2".

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

Vukoja Croatian
Derived from the given name Vuk.

Vuković Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the given name Vuk.

Živković Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Živko".

Zorić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Zora".