South Slavic Origin Surnames

Abadjiev m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Абаджиев (see Abadzhiev).

Abadjieva f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Абаджиева (see Abadzhieva).

Abadzhiev m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian абаджия (abadzhiya) meaning "weaver, tailor" (of Turkish origin, ultimately from Arabic عباءة (ʿabāʾa) meaning "cloak").

Abadzhieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Abadzhiev.

Adamić Croatian
Means "son of Adam".

Aleksandrov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Aleksandr".

Aleksandrova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Aleksandrov.

Andonov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Andon".

Andonova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Andonov.

Andreyev m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Andrey".

Andreyeva f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Andreyev.

Angelov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Angel".

Angelova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Angelov.

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

Antonov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Anton".

Antonova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Antonov.

Antov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Anton".

Antova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Antov.

Antunović Croatian
Means "son of Antun".

Apostolov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Apostol".

Apostolova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Apostolov.

Asenov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Asen".

Asenova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Asenov.

Atanasov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Atanas".

Atanasova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Atanasov.

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".

Babič Slovene
Slovene form of Babić.

Bachvarov m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian бъчвар (bachvar) meaning "cooper, barrel maker".

Bachvarova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Bachvarov.

Bakalov m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian бакалин (bakalin) meaning "grocer" (of Arabic origin).

Bakalova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Bakalov.

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

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

Biškup Croatian
Croatian cognate of Bishop.

Blažević Croatian
Means "son of Blaž".

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.

Borisov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Boris".

Borisova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Borisov.

Boyadjiev m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Бояджиев (see Boyadzhiev).

Boyadjieva f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Бояджиева (see Boyadzhieva).

Boyadzhiev m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian бояджия (boyadzhiya) meaning "dyer".

Boyadzhieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Boyadzhiev.

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.

Božić Croatian
Means "Christmas" in Croatian, a diminutive of bog meaning "god".

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".

Broz Croatian
Derived from Broz, a diminutive of Ambrozije. This was the birth surname of the Yugoslavian dictator Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980).

Buchvarov m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Бъчваров (see Bachvarov).

Buchvarova f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Бъчварова (see Bachvarova).

Chavdarov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Chavdar".

Chavdarova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Chavdarov.

Chilikov m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian челик (chelik) meaning "steel" (of Turkish origin).

Chilikova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Chilikov.

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".

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

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

Damyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Damyan".

Damyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Damyanov.

Danailov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Danail".

Danailova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Danailov.

Danchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Dancho".

Dancheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Danchev.

Daskalov m Bulgarian
Derived from даскал (daskal) meaning "teacher".

Daskalova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Daskalov.

Davidović Serbian
Means "son of David".

Demirović Bosnian
Means "son of Demir".

Dimitrov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Dimitar".

Dimitrova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Dimitrov.

Dimov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Dimo".

Dimova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Dimov.

Dobrev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Dobri".

Dobreva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Dobrev.

Đorđević Serbian
Means "son of Đorđe".

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".

Đurić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Đuro".

Filipov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Filip".

Filipova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Filipov.

Filipović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Filip".

Franić Croatian
Variant of Franjić.

Franjić Croatian
Means "son of Franjo".

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".

Furnadjiev m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Фурнаджиев (see Furnadzhiev).

Furnadjieva f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Фурнаджиева (see Furnadzhieva).

Furnadzhiev m Bulgarian
Occupational name for a baker, derived from Bulgarian фурна (furna) meaning "oven" (of Latin origin).

Furnadzhieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Furnadzhiev.

Gašper Slovene
Derived from the given name Gašper.

Gavrilović Serbian
Means "son of Gavrilo".

Genadiev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Genadi".

Genadieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Genadiev.

Genkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Genko".

Genkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Genkov.

Genov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Geno".

Genova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Genov.

Georgiev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Georgi".

Georgieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Georgiev.

Giugovaz Italian
Italian form of the Croatian surname Jugovac.

Gjorgiev m Macedonian
Means "son of Gjorgji".

Gjorgieva f Macedonian
Feminine form of Gjorgiev.

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.

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

Grgić Croatian
Means "son of Grgur".

Grigorov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Grigor".

Grigorova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Grigorov.

Gujić Bosnian
Means "son of a snake" from the Bosnian word guja meaning "snake".

Hadjiev m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Хаджиев (see Hadzhiev).

Hadjieva f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Хаджиева (see Hadzhieva).

Hadzhiev m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian хаджия (hadzhiya) meaning "pilgrim", ultimately from Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj).

Hadzhieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Hadzhiev.

Hadžić Bosnian
From Bosnian hadž meaning "hajj, pilgrimage", ultimately derived from Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj). It originally denoted a person who had completed the hajj.

Haralampiev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Haralampi".

Haralampieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Haralampiev.

Herceg Croatian
Croatian form of Herzog.

Hodžić Bosnian
From Bosnian hodža meaning "master, teacher, imam", a word of Persian origin.

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

Horvatinčić Croatian
Patronymic derived from Horvat.

Hristov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Hristo".

Hristova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Hristov.

Ibrahimović Bosnian
Means "son of Ibrahim".

Ignatov m Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Ignat".

Ignatova f Bulgarian, Russian
Feminine form of Ignatov.

Ilić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Ilija".

Iliev m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Iliya".

Ilieva f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Iliev.

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

Ivanov m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Macedonian
Means "son of Ivan". It is among the most common surnames in Bulgaria and Russia.

Ivanova f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Macedonian, Belarusian
Feminine form of Ivanov or Ivanow.

Ivanović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Ivan".

Ivanovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Ivanovski.

Ivanovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Ivan".

Ivov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Ivo 2".

Ivova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Ivov.

Janković Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Janko".

Jankovič Slovene
Means "son of Janko".

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

Jerković Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Jerko".

Jež um Slovene, Czech
Cognate of Jeż.

Jovanović Serbian
Means "son of Jovan".

Jovanovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Jovanovski.

Jovanovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Jovan".

Jugovac Croatian
From Croatian jug meaning "south".

Jukić Croatian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Juraj.

Jurić Croatian
Means "son of Jure".

Juriša Croatian
Derived from a diminutive form of Jure.

Jusić Bosnian
Perhaps means "son of Josip".

Kaloyanchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Kaloyan".

Kaloyancheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Kaloyanchev.

Kaloyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Kaloyan".

Kaloyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Kaloyanov.

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

Kasun Croatian
Possibly derived from the old Slavic word kazati meaning "to order, to command".

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

Kokot Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian cognate of Kohut.

Kolar Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene cognate of Kolář.

Kolarić Croatian
Patronymic form of Kolar.

Konstantinov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Konstantin".

Konstantinova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Konstantinov.

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.

Košar Croatian
From Croatian koš meaning "basket", originally indicating a person who made or sold baskets.

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.

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.

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.

Krastev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Krastyo".

Krasteva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Krastev.

Križman Slovene
From Slovene križ meaning "cross".

Krstevska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Krstevski.

Krstevski m Macedonian
Means "son of Krste".

Lazarov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Lazar".

Lazarova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Lazarov.

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

Lovrić Croatian
Means "son of Lovro".

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".

Marinov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Marin".

Marinova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Marinov.

Marinović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Marin".

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

Markov m Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Marko or Mark".

Markova f Bulgarian, Russian
Feminine form of Markov.

Marković Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Marko".

Martinov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Martin".

Martinova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Martinov.

Martinović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Martin".

Marušić Croatian
Matronymic name meaning "son of Marija".

Mateev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Matey".

Mateeva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Mateev.

Matić Croatian
Means "son of Matija".

Matijević Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Matija".

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

Mehmedović Bosnian
Means "son of Mehmed".

Mihailović Serbian
Means "son of Mihailo".

Mihajlović Serbian
Means "son of Mihajlo".

Mihaljević Croatian
Means "son of Mihael".

Mihaylov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Mihail".

Mihaylova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Mihaylov.

Mihov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Miho", the given name Miho being a diminutive of Mihail.

Mihova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Mihov.

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".

Minkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Minko", a Bulgarian diminutive of Mihail.

Minkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Minkov.

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".

Muratović Bosnian
Means "son of Murat".

Naoumov m Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Наумов (see Naumov).

Naoumova f Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Наумова (see Naumova).

Naumov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Naum".

Naumova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Naumov.

Nikolaev m Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian Николаев (see Nikolayev), as well as the usual Bulgarian form.

Nikolaeva f Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian Николаева (see Nikolayeva), as well as the usual Bulgarian form.

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

Nikolov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Nikola 1".

Nikolova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Nikolov.

Nikolovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Nikolovski.

Nikolovski m Macedonian
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.

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.

Pandev m Macedonian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Pande", Pande being a diminutive of Petar.

Pandeva f Macedonian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Pandev.

Pavić Croatian
Means "son of Pavle".

Pavičić Croatian
Means "son of Pavao".

Pavletić Croatian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Pavle.

Pavlov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Pavel". A famous bearer of this surname was the Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936), known for his discovery of the conditioned reflex.

Pavlova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Pavlov.

Pavlović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pavle".

Pavlovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Pavlovski.

Pavlovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Pavle".

Perić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pero".

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

Perković Croatian
Patronymic derived from an archaic diminutive of Petar.

Petrić Croatian
Means "son of Petar".

Petrov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Peter" in Russian and Bulgarian.

Petrova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Petrov.

Petrović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Petar".

Petrovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Petrovski.

Petrovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Petar".

Plešec Slovene
Variant of Pleško.

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

Popov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of the priest", derived from Russian and Bulgarian поп (pop).

Popova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Popov.

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

Popovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Popovski.

Popovski m Macedonian
Means "son of the priest" in Macedonian.

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

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.

Resnik Slovene
Possibly from Slovene resa meaning "heather".

Salihović Bosnian
Means "son of Salih".

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

Simeonov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Simeon".

Simeonova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Simeonov.

Šimić Croatian
Means "son of Šime".

Šimunović Croatian
Means "son of Šimun".

Slavkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Slavko".

Slavkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Slavkov.

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

Sokolova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Sokolov.

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

Staneva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stanev.