Behind the Name: Serbian Surnames

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

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

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

BOGDANOVIĆБогдановићSerbian, Croatian
Means "son of BOGDAN".

BRANKOVIĆБранковићSerbian, Croatian
Means "son of BRANKO".

BRANKOVICHБранковићSerbian
Variant transcription of BRANKOVIĆ.

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

DAVIDOVIĆДавидовићSerbian
Means "son of DAVID".

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

DRAGOVIĆДраговићSerbian, Croatian
Means "son of DRAGO".

FILIPOVIĆФилиповићSerbian, Croatian
Means "son of FILIP".

GAVRILOVIĆГавриловићSerbian
Means "son of GAVRILO".

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

ILIĆИлићSerbian, Croatian
Means "son of ILIJA".

IVANOVIĆИвановићCroatian, Serbian
Means "son of IVAN".

JANKOVIĆCroatian, Serbian
Means "son of JANKO".

JOVANOVIĆSerbian
Means "son of JOVAN".

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.

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

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

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

KOVAČEVIĆКовачевићCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Variant of KOVAČIĆ.

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

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

LUKIĆЛукићSerbian
Means "son of LUKA".

MARKOVIĆМарковићSerbian, Croatian
Means "son of MARKO".

MIHAILOVIĆSerbian
Means "son of MIHAILO".

MIHAJLOVIĆSerbian
Means "son of MIHAJLO".

MILIĆSerbian, Croatian
Means "son of MILE".

MILOJEVIĆМилојевићSerbian
Means "son of MILOJE".

MILOŠEVIĆМилошевићSerbian
Means "son of MILOŠ".

MILOVANOVIĆМиловановићSerbian
Means "son of MILOVAN".

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

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

PAVLOVIĆПавловићCroatian, Serbian
Means "son of PAVLE".

PETROVIĆПетровићCroatian, Serbian
Means "son of PETAR".

RADIĆРадићSerbian, Croatian
Patronymic derived from the given name RADE.

STANKIĆСтанкићSerbian, Croatian
Means "son of STANKO".

STEFANOVIĆСтефановићSerbian
Means "son of STEFAN".

STOJANOVIĆСтојановићSerbian, Croatian
Means "son of STOJAN".

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

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

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

VUKOVIĆВуковићSerbian, Croatian
Derived from the given name VUK.

ŽIVKOVIĆЖивковићSerbian, Croatian
Means "son of ŽIVKO".

ZORIĆЗорићSerbian, Croatian
Means "son of ZORA".

	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