Slovene Origin Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the origin is Slovene. Slovene is the South Slavic language spoken in Slovenia.

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Babič Slovene
Slovene form of Babić.

Bernard um French, English, Dutch, German, Czech, Slovene
From the given name Bernard.

Brankovič Slovene
Slovene form of Branković.

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

Furlan Italian, Slovene
From the name of the Italian region of Friuli, in the northeast of Italy, which is derived from the name of the Roman town of Forum Iulii meaning "forum of Julius".

Gašper Slovene
Derived from the given name Gašper.

Golob Slovene
Means "pigeon" in Slovene.

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

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

Jankovič Slovene
Means "son of Janko".

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

Jež um Slovene, Czech
Cognate of Jeż.

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

Kokot Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian cognate of Kohut.

Kolar Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene cognate of Kolář.

Kopitar Slovene
From Slovene kopito meaning "hoof", an occupational name for a shoer.

Korošec Slovene
Originally indicated a person from Koroška (Carinthia), a medieval Slovene state, now divided between Slovenia and Austria.

Kos Slovene
Means "blackbird" in Slovene.

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

Kovačevič Slovene
Slovene form of Kovačević.

Kovačič Slovene
Slovene form of Kovačić.

Krajnc Slovene
Originally denoted a person from Carniola (Slovene Kranjska), a region that makes up a large part of central Slovenia.

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

Križman Slovene
From Slovene križ meaning "cross".

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

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

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

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

Perko Slovene, Croatian
Derived from an archaic diminutive of Peter.

Plešec Slovene
Variant of Pleško.

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

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

Resnik Slovene
Possibly from Slovene resa meaning "heather".

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

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

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

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

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

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.