South Slavic Surnames

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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".

Ristić Serbian
Means "son of Risto".

Salihović Bosnian
Means "son of Salih".

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

Savić Serbian
Means "son of Sava".

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
Patronymic form 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.

Stankić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Stanko".

Stanković Serbian
Means "son of Stanko".

Stefanov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Stefan".

Stefanova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Stefanov.

Stefanović Serbian
Means "son of Stefan".

Stevanović Serbian
Means "son of Stevan".

Stjepanić Croatian
Means "son of Stjepan".

Stojanov m Macedonian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stojanova f Macedonian
Feminine form of Stojanov.

Stojanović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stojanovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Stojanovski.

Stojanovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Stojan".

Stoyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Stoyan".

Stoyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stoyanov.

Strnad mu Czech, Slovene
Means "bunting (bird)" in Czech and Slovene.

Struna Slovene
From Slovene struna meaning "string, cord", possibly denoting a maker of rope.

Tadić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Tadija".

Tahirović Bosnian
Means "son of Tahir".

Terzić Bosnian
From Bosnian terzija meaning "tailor", ultimately of Persian origin.

Tesla Serbian
Occupational name for a carpenter, derived from Serbian tesla meaning "adze". This name was notably borne by the Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla (1856-1943).

Todorov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Todor".

Todorova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Todorov.

Todorović Serbian
Means "son of Todor".

Tomčić Serbian, Croatian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Toma 2.

Tomić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Toma 2".

Tomov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Toma 2".

Tomova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Tomov.

Trajkovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Trajkovski.

Trajkovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Trajko".

Trifonov m Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Trifon".

Trifonova f Bulgarian, Russian
Feminine form of Trifonov.

Tsvetanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Tsvetan".

Tsvetanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Tsvetanov.

Tsvetkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Tsvetko".

Tsvetkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Tsvetkov.

Turk Slovene, Croatian
Means "Turkish" in Slovene and Croatian.

Valentinov m Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Valentin".

Valentinova f Bulgarian, Russian
Feminine form of Valentinov.

Valeriev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Valeri".

Valerieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Valeriev.

Vanchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vancho".

Vancheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vanchev.

Vanev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vane", a diminutive of Ivan.

Vaneva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vanev.

Vankov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vanko", a diminutive of Ivan.

Vankova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vankov.

Vasić Serbian
Means "son of Vaso 1".

Vasilev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vasil".

Vasileva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vasilev.

Velichkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Velichko".

Velichkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Velichkov.

Velitchkov m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Величков (see Velichkov).

Velitchkova f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Величкова (see Velichkova).

Vidmar Slovene
From various places in Slovenia named Videm, meaning "church property" in Slovene.

Vidović Croatian
Means "son of Vid".

Viktorov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Viktor".

Viktorova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Viktorov.

Vinković Croatian
Means "son of Vinko".

Vlahović Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic from Serbo-Croatian Vlah meaning "Romanian, Wallachian".

Vlašić Croatian
Patronymic from the nickname Vlah meaning "Romanian, Wallachian".

Vlašič Slovene
Patronymic from the nickname Vlah meaning "Romanian, Wallachian".

Vodenicharov m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian воденичар (vodenichar) meaning "miller".

Vodenicharova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vodenicharov.

Vrabec um Croatian, Slovene, Czech, Slovak
Means "sparrow" in several languages, from Old Slavic vorbĭ.

Vukoja Croatian
Derived from the given name Vuk.

Vuković Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the given name Vuk.

Yanev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yane", a diminutive of Yoan 2.

Yaneva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yanev.

Yankov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yanko".

Yankova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yankov.

Yordanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yordan".

Yordanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yordanov.

Žagar Slovene
Occupational name for a woodcutter, from Slovene žaga meaning "saw".

Zahariev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Zahari".

Zaharieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zahariev.

Zajec Slovene
Means "hare" in Slovene.

Zdravkov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Zdravko".

Zdravkova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Zdravkov.

Zhivkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Zhivko".

Zhivkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zhivkov.

Žitnik Slovene
From the Slavic root žito meaning "rye, grain". This was an occupational name for a dealer in rye or a baker.

Živković Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Živko".

Zlatkov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Zlatko".

Zlatkova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Zlatkov.

Zorić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Zora".

Župan Croatian
Croatian cognate of Zupan.

Zupan Slovene
From Old Slavic županŭ meaning "head of the district, community leader", a derivative of župa meaning "district, region".

Zupančič Slovene
Patronymic form of Zupan.

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