Behind the Name: Croatian Surnames

ANTIĆSerbian, Croatian
Means "son of ANTO" or "son of ANTE (1)".

BABIĆSerbian, Croatian
Matronymic surname derived from Slavic baba "old woman".

BOGDANOVIĆSerbian, Croatian
Means "son of BOGDAN".

BRANKOVIĆSerbian, Croatian
Means "son of BRANKO".

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

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

DRAGIĆSerbian, Croatian, Slovene
Patronymic from any of the Slavic given names starting with Drag (see DRAGO).

DRAGOVIĆSerbian, Croatian
Means "son of DRAGO".

FILIPOVIĆSerbian, Croatian
Means "son of FILIP".

FRANIĆCroatian
Variant of FRANJIĆ.

FRANJIĆCroatian
Means "son of FRANJO".

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

GRGIĆCroatian
Means "son of GRGUR".

HERCEGCroatian
Croatian form of HERZOG.

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

HORVATINČIĆCroatian
Patronymic derived from HORVAT.

ILIĆSerbian, Croatian
Means "son of ILIJA".

IVANOVIĆCroatian, Serbian
Means "son of IVAN".

JANKOVIĆCroatian, Serbian
Means "son of JANKO".

JUGOVACCroatian
From Croatian jug meaning "south".

JURIĆCroatian
Means "son of JURE".

JURIŠACroatian
Derived from a diminutive form of JURE.

KASUNCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Derived from the Old Slavic term kazac "to order, command", here referring to one who bore an air of authority, and whose word was heeded and obeyed.

KNEŽEVIĆCroatian, Serbian
Patronymic of the South Slavic word knež meaning "prince".

KOLARCroatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene cognate of KOLÁŘ.

KOŠARCroatian
From the Slavic word koš meaning "basket". It originally indicated a person who made or sold baskets.

KOVACSlovak, Croatian, Serbian, Czech
Simplified spelling of KOVÁČ or KOVAČ.

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

KOVAČEVIĆCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Variant of KOVAČIĆ.

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

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

MARIĆCroatian
Means "son of MARIJA".

MARKOVIĆSerbian, Croatian
Means "son of MARKO".

MARUŠIĆCroatian
Matronymic surname meaning "son of MARIJA".

MATIĆCroatian
Means "son of MATIJA".

MEDVEDSlovene, Slovak, Croatian, Russian
Means "bear" in several Slavic languages.

MILIĆSerbian, Croatian
Means "son of MILE".

MLAKARSlovene, Croatian
Derived from mlaka "pool". The name referred to someone who lived close to a pool.

NIKOLIĆSerbian, Croatian
Means "son of NIKOLA (1)".

NOVAKSlovene, Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Slavic novy "new", originally a name for someone who was new to a village.

PAVIĆCroatian
Means "son of PAVLE".

PAVLETIĆCroatian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name PAVLE.

PAVLOVIĆCroatian, Serbian
Means "son of PAVLE".

PERKOCroatian, Slovene
Derived from an archaic diminutive of PETAR.

PETRIĆCroatian
Means "son of PETAR".

PETROVIĆCroatian, Serbian
Means "son of PETAR".

RADIĆSerbian, Croatian
Patronymic derived from the given name RADE.

STANKIĆSerbian, Croatian
Means "son of STANKO".

STJEPANIĆCroatian
Means "son of STJEPAN".

STOJANOVIĆSerbian, Croatian
Means "son of STOJAN".

TOMČIĆSerbian, Croatian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name TOMA (2).

TOMIĆSerbian, Croatian
Means "son of TOMA (2)".

VINKOVIĆCroatian
Means "son of VINKO".

VLAHOVIĆSerbian, Croatian
Patronymic from Serbo-Croatian Vlah meaning "Romanian".

VLAŠIĆCroatian
Patronymic from the nickname Vlah meaning "Romanian".

VUKOJACroatian
Derived from the given name VUK.

VUKOVIĆSerbian, Croatian
Derived from the given name VUK.

ŽIVKOVIĆSerbian, Croatian
Means "son of ŽIVKO".

ZORIĆSerbian, Croatian
Means "son of ZORA".

ŽUPANCroatian
Croatian cognate of ZUPAN.

	Usage
	Initial letter
	Source
	Meaning	expand search to ancestral names the meaning is anything from the name's write-up that is surrounded by "double quotes" separate search terms with spaces search for an exact phrase by surrounding it with double quotes this field understands simple boolean logic force a term to be included by preceding it with a + sign force a term to be excluded by preceding it with a - sign expand search to ancestral names: meanings for names further up the family tree will be included in the search
	Description	ignore name meanings the description is the meaning and history write-up for the name separate search terms with spaces search for an exact phrase by surrounding it with double quotes example: "lord of the rings" will match names from the novel 'The Lord of the Rings' this field understands simple boolean logic force a term to be included by preceding it with a + sign force a term to be excluded by preceding it with a - sign example: +greek +(legend myth) -zeus will match Greek names of myths or legends not about Zeus ignore name meanings: keywords from the name meanings are ignored
	Origin
	Length
	Syllables	syllables can only be counted in names that have been assigned pronunciations names without pronunciations are excluded from results
	Pattern	the pattern will be compared to the name * is a wildcard that will match zero or more letters example: oo will match names which contain oo _ is a wildcard that will match exactly one letter example: __z will match names which have two letters and then a z
	Sound	case sensitive see the pronunciation key for a guide on how to write the sounds sounds can only be searched in names that have been assigned pronunciations names without pronunciations are excluded from results * is a wildcard that will match zero or more letters in the pronunciation example: lee will match names which end with the sound lee* (s) will match exactly one syllable in the pronunciation example: (s)(s)rah will match names which have two syllables and then the sound rah (c) will match a consonant (k) will match a consonant or consonant cluster (v) will match a vowel (p) will match a plosive or stop consonant (p) will match a fricative consonant (n) will match a nasal consonant case sensitive: check this if you wish distinguish between unstressed lowercase sounds and stressed uppercase sounds
	Related name
	Relationship	expand search to ancestral names the "relationship" is how the name relates to its parent name example: searching for diminutive will return Betsy because it is a diminutive of its parent Elizabeth selecting *(all core forms)* will exclude peripheral forms such as diminutives, short forms, and combinations expand search to ancestral names: relationships between names further up the family tree will be included
	Popularity
	Namesake
	User list	enter a behindthename.com username to search that user's public personal name lists to limit your search to a specific list, put the name of the list in brackets after the username
	Options