Slavic Surnames

These names are used by Slavic peoples.
usage
Martinov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Martin".
Martinova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Martinov.
Marušić Croatian
Matronymic name meaning "son of Marija".
Maruška m Czech
Derived from the given name Marie.
Marušková f Czech
Feminine form of Maruška.
Mašek m Czech
Derived from the given name Mašek, which can be a diminutive of either Matěj or Tomáš.
Máselník m Czech (Rare)
Referred to one who churned or sold butter or buttermilk, derived from Czech máslo "butter".
Mašková f Czech
Feminine form of Mašek.
Maślanka Polish
Polish cognate of Máselník.
Mateev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Matey".
Mateeva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Mateev.
Matějka m Czech
Derived from the given name Matěj.
Matějková f Czech
Feminine form of Matějka.
Matić Croatian
Means "son of Matija".
Matoušek m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Matouš.
Matoušková f Czech
Feminine form of Matoušek.
Matveev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Матвеев (see Matveyev).
Matveeva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Матвеева (see Matveyeva).
Matveyev m Russian
Means "son of Matvey".
Matveyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Matveyev.
Mazur Polish
Indicated a person from either Mazovia (Polish Mazowsze) or Masuria (Polish Mazury), regions in Poland.
Medved Slovene, Croatian, Ukrainian
Means "bear" in several languages, from the Old Slavic root medvědĭ.
Medveď m Slovak
Slovak cognate of Medved.
Medvedev m Russian
Derived from Russian медведь (medved) meaning "bear".
Medvedeva f Russian
Feminine form of Medvedev.
Medveďová f Slovak
Feminine form of Medveď.
Mehmedović Bosnian
Means "son of Mehmed".
Melnik Russian, Belarusian
Means "miller" in Russian and Belarusian.
Melnyk Ukrainian
Means "miller" in Ukrainian. This is the most common Ukrainian surname.
Mencher Polish
Possibly an occupational name derived from Polish maczarz meaning "miller".
Miazga Polish
Derived from Polish miazga "pulp, crush".
Michalak Polish
Means "son of Michał".
Michalska f Polish
Feminine form of Michalski.
Michalski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from a village named Michale or Michały, both derived from the given name Michał.
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.
Mikhailov m Russian
Means "son of Mikhail".
Mikhailova f Russian
Feminine form of Mikhailov.
Mikhaylov m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Михайлов (see Mikhailov).
Mikhaylova f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Михайлова (see Mikhailova).
Mikołajczak Polish
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Mikołaj.
Mikula m Slovak, Czech
Derived from the given name Mikuláš.
Mikulová f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Mikula.
Milić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Mile".
Milojević Serbian
Means "son of Miloje".
Milošević Serbian
Means "son of Miloš".
Minkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Minko", a Bulgarian diminutive of Mihail.
Minkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Minkov.
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".
Mlynář m Czech
Means "miller" in Czech.
Mlynárik m Slovak
Slovak form of Mlynář.
Mlynáriková f Slovak
Feminine form of Mlynárik.
Mlynářová f Czech
Feminine form of Mlynář.
Moravcová f Czech
Feminine form of Moravec.
Moravec m Czech
Originally indicated a person from Moravia (Czech Morava).
Moroz Ukrainian
Means "frost" in Ukrainian.
Morozov m Russian
Derived from Russian мороз (moroz) meaning "frost".
Morozova f Russian
Feminine form of Morozov.
Moździerz Polish
Means "mortar" in Polish. It probably referred to someone who worked with or sold mortar.
Muratović Bosnian
Means "son of Murat".
Musiał Polish
Polish cognate of Musil.
Musil m Czech
Possibly from a nickname meaning "the one who had to", from the past participle of the Czech verb muset meaning "must" (of Germanic origin).
Musilová f Czech
Feminine form of Musil.
Myška m Czech
From a nickname derived from Czech myš meaning "mouse".
Myšková f Czech
Feminine form of Myška.
Nagy um Hungarian, Slovak
From a nickname meaning "big, great" in Hungarian, referring to one's characteristics. This is the most common Hungarian surname. In Slovakia this spelling is only used for men, with Nagyová being the feminine form.
Nagyová f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Nagy.
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.
Navrátil m Czech
Means "returned" in Czech, from the verb navrátit "to return", perhaps used to denote a person who came home following a long absence.
Navrátilová f Czech
Feminine form of Navrátil.
Nedbálek m Czech
From Czech nedbalý meaning "careless".
Nedbálková f Czech
Feminine form of Nedbálek.
Nedvěd m Czech
Czech cognate of Medved, derived from the dialectal nedvěd.
Nedvědová f Czech
Feminine form of Nedvěd.
Němcová f Czech
Feminine form of Němec.
Němec m Czech
Means "German" in Czech.
Němeček m Czech
Diminutive form of Němec.
Němečková f Czech
Feminine form of Němeček.
Niemczyk Polish
From Polish Niemiec meaning "German" and the patronymic suffix -czyk.
Niemec Polish
Means "German" in Polish.
Nikitin m Russian
From the given name Nikita 1.
Nikitina f Russian
Feminine form of Nikitin.
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.
Nikolayev m Russian
Means "son of Nikolay".
Nikolayeva f Russian
Feminine form of Nikolayev.
Nikolova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Nikolov.
Nikolovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Nikolovski.
Nikolovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Nikola 1".
Nosek mu Czech, Polish
Means "small nose" in Czech and Polish.
Nosková f Czech
Czech feminine form of Nosek.
Nováček m Czech
Diminutive of Novak.
Nováčková f Czech
Feminine form of Nováček.
Novák mu Czech, Slovak, Hungarian
Czech, Slovak and Hungarian form of Novak.
Novak Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Slavic novŭ "new", originally a name for someone who was new to a village.
Nováková f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Novák.
Novik Belarusian
From Belarusian новы (novy) meaning "new".
Novikov m Russian
Derived from Russian новый (novy) meaning "new".
Novikova f Russian
Feminine form of Novikov.
Novosad m Czech
From place names meaning "new orchard" in Czech.
Novosadová f Czech
Feminine form of Novosad.
Novotná f Czech
Feminine form of Novotný.
Novotný m Czech
Czech variant of Novak.
Nowak Polish
Polish cognate of Novak. This is the most common surname in Poland.
Nowakowska f Polish
Feminine form of Nowakowski.
Nowakowski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from various towns called Nowakowo or similar, derived from Polish nowy meaning "new".
Nowicka f Polish
Feminine form of Nowicki.
Nowicki m Polish
Habitational name for a person from any of the towns in Poland called Nowice. The name is derived from Polish nowy meaning "new".
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.
Oliynyk Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian олія (oliya) meaning "oil, fat".
Olszewska f Polish
Feminine form of Olszewski.
Olszewski m Polish
Originally denoted someone who lived near an alder tree, from Polish olsza meaning "alder tree".
Orlov m Russian
Derived from Russian орёл (oryol) meaning "eagle".
Orlova f Russian
Feminine form of Orlov.
Ostrowska f Polish
Feminine form of Ostrowski.
Ostrowski m Polish
From Polish ostrów meaning "river island".
Pakulska f Polish
Feminine form of Pakulski.
Pakulski m Polish
Originally denoted a person from Pakuly, Poland.
Pandev m Macedonian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Pande", Pande being a diminutive of Petar.
Pandeva f Macedonian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Pandev.
Pasternak Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Yiddish
Means "parsnip" in various Slavic languages, ultimately from Latin pastinaca. A famous bearer was Boris Pasternak (1890-1960), author of Doctor Zhivago.
Paszek Polish
Derived from a diminutive of Paweł.
Pavić Croatian
Means "son of Pavle".
Pavičić Croatian
Means "son of Pavao".
Pavlenko Ukrainian
From the given name Pavlo.
Pavletić Croatian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Pavle.
Pavlík m Slovak, Czech
From a diminutive of the given name Pavol or Pavel.
Pavlíková f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Pavlík.
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.
Pavlovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Pavlovski.
Pavlovskaya f Russian
Feminine form of Pavlovsky.
Pavlovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Pavle".
Pavlovsky m Russian
Means "son of Pavel".
Pawlak Polish
Means "son of Paweł".
Pawłowska f Polish
Feminine form of Pawłowski.
Pawłowski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from a town named Pawłowo, derived from the given name Paweł.
Pecháček m Czech
From a diminutive of the given name Petr.
Pecháčková f Czech
Feminine form of Pecháček.
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.
Pešek m Czech
From a diminutive of the given name Petr.
Pešková f Czech
Feminine form of Pešek.
Petrenko Ukrainian
From the given name Petro.
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.
Petrovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Petrovski.
Petrovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Petar".
Piątek Polish
Means "Friday" in Polish, derived from the word piąty meaning "fifth".
Pietrzak Polish
Means "son of Piotr".
Piotrowska f Polish
Feminine form of Piotrowski.
Piotrowski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from towns named Piotrów, Piotrowo or Piotrowice, all derived from the given name Piotr.
Pleško Slovene
Nickname for a bald person, from Slovene pleša meaning "bald patch".
Podsedník m Czech
Means "one who sits behind" in Czech, an equivalent to Zahradník mainly used in the region of Moravia.
Podsedníková f Czech
Feminine form of Podsedník.
Pokorná f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Pokorný.
Pokorny Polish
Polish form of Pokorný.
Pokorný m Czech, Slovak
Means "humble" in Czech and Slovak.
Polák m Czech, Slovak
Means "Pole, person from Poland" in Czech and Slovak.
Poláková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Polák.
Pololáník m Czech
Derived from Czech polo "one half" and lán, a medieval Czech measure of land (approximately 18 hectares). The name denoted someone who owned this much land.
Pololáníková f Czech
Feminine form of Pololáník.
Popławska f Polish
Feminine form of Popławski.
Popławski m Polish
From Polish poplaw meaning "flowing water, flood".
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.
Pospíšil m Czech
Nickname for a person in a hurry, from Czech pospíšit "hurry".
Pospíšilová f Czech
Feminine form of Pospíšil.
Potočnik Slovene
From Slovene potok meaning "stream, brook".
Pražak m Czech
Means "from Prague" in Czech.
Pražaková f Czech
Feminine form of Pražak.
Procházka m Czech
Means "walk, wander, stroll" in Czech. This was an occupational name for a travelling tradesman.
Procházková f Czech
Feminine form of Procházka.
Pulkrábek m Czech
Derived from the Czech medieval title purkrabí, itself from German Burggraf, meaning "burgrave".
Pulkrábková f Czech
Feminine form of Pulkrábek.
Putin m Russian
From Russian путь (put) meaning "road, path". This surname is borne by the Russian president Vladimir Putin (1952-).
Putina f Russian
Feminine form of Putin.
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.
Rasputin m Russian
From Russian распутье (rasputye) meaning "crossroads". A famous bearer was the Russian mystic Grigoriy Rasputin (1869-1916).
Rasputina f Russian
Feminine form of Rasputin.
Řeha m Czech
Derived from the given name Řehoř.
Řehová f Czech
Feminine form of Řeha.
Resnik Slovene
Possibly from Slovene resa meaning "heather".
Řezníček m Czech
Diminutive of Řezník.
Řezníčková f Czech
Feminine form of Řezníček.
Řezník m Czech
Means "butcher" in Czech.
Řezníková f Czech
Feminine form of Řezník.
Róg Polish
Means "animal horn" in Polish.
Roman Romanian, Polish, Ukrainian
From the given name Roman.
Romanov m Russian
Means "son of Roman". This was the surname of the last dynasty of Russian tsars.
Romanova f Russian
Feminine form of Romanov.
Rudaski Polish (Anglicized)
Americanized variant of Rudawski.
Rudawska f Polish
Feminine form of Rudawski.
Rudawski m Polish
Indicated a person who lived near the Rudawa, a river in Poland.
Rusnak Polish
Means "Russian" in Polish.
Rutkowska f Polish
Feminine form of Rutkowski.
Rutkowski m Polish
Originally a name for a person from Rutki, Poland.
Růžička m Czech
Means "little rose" in Czech.
Růžičková f Czech
Feminine form of Růžička.
Ryba um Polish, Czech
Means "fish" in Polish and Czech, an occupational name for a fisher.
Rybár m Slovak
Means "fisher" in Slovak, from ryba meaning "fish".
Rybář m Czech
Czech form of Rybár.
Rybářová f Czech
Feminine form of Rybář.
Rybárová f Slovak
Feminine form of Rybár.
Rybová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Ryba.
Sadowska f Polish
Feminine form of Sadowski.
Sadowski m Polish
Denoted someone who lived in Sadowo, Sadowice or other places beginning with Polish sad meaning "garden, orchard".
Salamon Hungarian, Polish
Derived from the given name Salamon or Salomon.
Salihović Bosnian
Means "son of Salih".
Šarić Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic of (possibly) Serbo-Croatian šaren meaning "colourful, patterned".
Schovajsa m Czech
Means "hide yourself" in Czech, of Moravian origin.
Schovajsová f Czech
Feminine form of Schovajsa.
Sedláček m Czech, Slovak
Diminutive form of Sedlák.
Sedláčková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Sedláček.
Sedlák m Czech, Slovak
Means "farmer" in Czech and Slovak. A sedlák had more land than a Zahradník or a Chalupník, but less land than a Dvořák.
Sedláková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Sedlák.
Serafin Polish, Italian
Derived from the given name Serafin or Serafino.
Sergeev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Сергеев (see Sergeyev).
Sergeeva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Сергеева (see Sergeyeva).
Sergeyev m Russian
Means "son of Sergey".
Sergeyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Sergeyev.
Ševčík m Czech, Slovak
Occupational name derived from Czech and Slovak švec meaning "shoemaker, cobbler".
Ševčíková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Ševčík.
Shevchenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian швець (shvets) meaning "shoemaker".
Shevchuk Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian швець (shvets) meaning "shoemaker".
Shvets Ukrainian
Means "shoemaker" in Ukrainian.
Sienkiewicz Polish
Patronymic from the given name Sienko, an old diminutive of Szymon. This was the surname of the Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916).
Sierżant Polish
Polish cognate of Sergeant.
Sikora Polish
Means "tit (bird)" in Polish.
Šimek m Czech
Derived from the name Šimek, a diminutive of Šimon.
Simeonov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Simeon".
Simeonova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Simeonov.
Šimić Croatian
Means "son of Šime".
Šimko m Slovak
From a diminutive of the given name Šimon.
Šimková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Šimek or Šimko.
Šimon m Slovak, Czech
Derived from the given name Šimon.
Šimonová f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Šimon.
Šimunović Croatian
Means "son of Šimun".
Sitko Polish
Means "fine sieve" in Polish, a diminutive of the Polish word sito "sieve".
Skála m Czech
Means "rock" in Czech, indicating that the original bearer lived near a prominent rock.
Skała Polish
Polish cognate of Skála.
Skalická f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Skalický.
Skalický m Czech, Slovak
Indicated the original bearer came from a place named Skalice, Skalica or Skalička in the Czech Republic or Slovakia, derived from the Slavic root skala meaning "rock".
Skálová f Czech
Feminine form of Skála.
Śląska f Polish
Feminine form of Śląski.
Śląski m Polish
Polish cognate of Slezák.
Slávik m Slovak
Slovak cognate of Slavík.
Slavík m Czech
Means "nightingale" in Czech.
Sláviková f Slovak
Feminine form of Slávik.
Slavíková f Czech
Feminine form of Slavík.
Slavkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Slavko".
Slavkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Slavkov.
Ślązak Polish
Polish cognate of Slezák.
Slezák m Czech, Slovak
Originally a name for a person from Silesia, a historical region that is nowadays split between Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic.
Slezáková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Slezák.
Slováček m Czech
Variant of Slovák.
Slováčková f Czech
Feminine form of Slováček.
Slovák m Slovak, Czech
Originally described one who was from Slovakia.
Slováková f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Slovák.
Ślusarczyk Polish
Diminutive form of Ślusarski.
Ślusarska f Polish
Feminine form of Ślusarski.
Ślusarski m Polish
Occupational name for a locksmith, from Polish ślusarz, of Germanic origin.
Smirnov m Russian
Derived from Russian смирный (smirny) meaning "quiet, peaceful, timid". This is one of the most common surnames in Russia.
Smirnova f Russian
Feminine form of Smirnov.
Smola m Czech
Czech form of Smolak.
Smolak Polish
Occupational name for a distiller of pitch, derived from the Old Slavic word smola meaning "pitch, resin".