Ateljević SerbianProbably from
Hatelji, the name of a town in Serbia, which is of unknown meaning.
Babić Serbian, CroatianMatronymic surname derived from Serbo-Croatian
baba "grandmother, old woman".
Bašić Croatian, SerbianMeans
"son of the chief", derived from Serbo-Croatian
baša meaning "chief, boss" (of Turkish origin).
Bosko PolishDerived from Polish
bosy meaning
"barefoot".
Boyko UkrainianOriginally indicated a member of the Boykos, an ethnic group of western Ukraine.
Božić CroatianMeans
"Christmas" in Croatian, a diminutive of
bog meaning "god".
Broz CroatianDerived from
Broz, a diminutive of
Ambrozije. This was the birth surname of the Yugoslavian dictator Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980).
Budny PolishPossibly from Polish
buda meaning
"hut, cabin".
Ćosić Croatian, SerbianFrom Croatian and Serbian
ćosav "beardless", ultimately from Persian
کوسه (kūseh) meaning "shark".
Furlan Italian, SloveneFrom 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".
Gajos PolishDerived from Polish
gaj meaning
"grove, thicket".
Gomółka PolishDerived from Polish
gomółka, a type of round cheese, ultimately from an old Polish word meaning "round".
Gujić BosnianMeans
"son of a snake" from the Bosnian word
guja meaning "snake".
Gwózdek PolishDerived from either archaic Polish
gwozd meaning
"forest" or
gwóźdź meaning
"nail".
Hadžić BosnianFrom Bosnian
hadž meaning
"hajj, pilgrimage", ultimately derived from Arabic
حَجّ (ḥajj). It originally denoted a person who had completed the hajj.
Hodžić BosnianFrom Bosnian
hodža meaning
"master, teacher, imam", a word of Persian origin.
Jeż PolishMeans
"hedgehog" in Polish. It may have originally been given to a person who resembled a hedgehog in some way.
Kaczmarek PolishOccupational name for a person who worked as an innkeeper, derived from Polish
karczma meaning "inn".
Kasun CroatianPossibly derived from the old Slavic word
kazati meaning
"to order, to command".
Kijek PolishMeans
"small stick", from Polish
kij "stick".
Kopitar SloveneFrom Slovene
kopito meaning
"hoof", an occupational name for a shoer.
Korošec SloveneOriginally indicated a person from Koroška (Carinthia), a medieval Slovene state, now divided between Slovenia and Austria.
Košar CroatianFrom Croatian
koš meaning
"basket", originally indicating a person who made or sold baskets.
Kotnik SloveneFrom Slovene
kot meaning
"corner". The name referred to someone who was from a remote area.
Kozioł PolishMeans
"male goat" in Polish, probably used to denote a goatherd.
Krajnc SloveneOriginally denoted a person from Carniola (Slovene
Kranjska), a region that makes up a large part of central Slovenia.
Król PolishMeans
"king" in Polish. The name referred to one who acted like a king or was connected in some way with a king's household.
Kumięga PolishPossibly from Polish
kum "godfather, friend" or
komięga "raft, barge".
Lis PolishMeans
"fox" in Polish, a nickname for a sly person.
Mazur PolishIndicated a person from either Mazovia (Polish
Mazowsze) or Masuria (Polish
Mazury), regions in Poland.
Melnyk UkrainianMeans
"miller" in Ukrainian. This is the most common Ukrainian surname.
Mencher PolishPossibly an occupational name derived from Polish
maczarz meaning
"miller".
Mlakar Slovene, CroatianReferred to someone who lived near a pool, derived from South Slavic
mlaka meaning
"pool, puddle".
Moździerz PolishMeans
"mortar" in Polish. It probably referred to someone who worked with or sold mortar.
Niemczyk PolishFrom Polish
Niemiec meaning
"German" and the patronymic suffix
-czyk.
Novik BelarusianFrom Belarusian
новы (novy) meaning
"new", originally a name for a newcomer to a village.
Pasternak Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, YiddishMeans
"parsnip" in various Slavic languages, ultimately from Latin
pastinaca. A famous bearer was Boris Pasternak (1890-1960), author of
Doctor Zhivago.
Piątek PolishMeans
"Friday" in Polish, derived from the word
piąty meaning "fifth".
Pleško SloveneNickname for a bald person, from Slovene
pleša meaning
"bald patch".
Polishchuk UkrainianDenoted a person from Polesia, a large region between Ukraine, Belarus and Poland.
Ryba um Polish, CzechMeans
"fish" in Polish and Czech, an occupational name for a fisher.
Šarić Croatian, SerbianPatronymic of (possibly) Serbo-Croatian
šaren meaning
"colourful, patterned".
Sienkiewicz PolishPatronymic from the given name
Sienko, an old diminutive of
Szymon. This was the surname of the Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916).
Sitko PolishMeans
"fine sieve" in Polish, a diminutive of the Polish word
sito "sieve".
Smolak PolishOccupational name for a distiller of pitch, derived from the Old Slavic word
smola meaning
"pitch, resin".
Sówka PolishFrom a diminutive of Polish
sowa meaning
"owl".
Starek PolishFrom a nickname derived from Polish
stary meaning
"old".
Stępień PolishPossibly an occupational name for a herbalist, from Polish
stępa "mortar".