Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the usage is South Slavic; and the length is 5.
usage
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Antić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Anto" or "son of Ante 1".
Antov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Anton".
Babić Serbian, Croatian
Matronymic surname derived from Serbo-Croatian baba "grandmother, old woman".
Babič Slovene
Slovene form of Babić.
Bašić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of the chief", derived from Serbo-Croatian baša meaning "chief, boss" (of Turkish origin).
Božić Croatian
Means "Christmas" in Croatian, a diminutive of bog meaning "god".
Brkić Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian brk meaning "moustache, whisker".
Ćosić Croatian, Serbian
From Croatian and Serbian ćosav "beardless", ultimately from Persian کوسه (kūseh) meaning "shark".
Dimov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Dimo".
Đurić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Đuro".
Genov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Geno".
Golob Slovene
Means "pigeon" in Slovene.
Golub Croatian
Means "pigeon" in Croatian.
Grbić Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Means "hunchback", derived from Serbian, Croatian and Slovene grba "hump".
Grgić Croatian
Means "son of Grgur".
Gujić Bosnian
Means "son of a snake" from the Bosnian word guja meaning "snake".
Iliev m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Iliya".
Ivova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Ivov.
Jelen mu Czech, Slovene
From a nickname meaning "stag" in Czech and Slovene.
Jukić Croatian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Juraj.
Jurić Croatian
Means "son of Jure".
Jusić Bosnian
Perhaps means "son of Josip".
Kasun Croatian
Possibly derived from the old Slavic word kazati meaning "to order, to command".
Kokot Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian cognate of Kohut.
Kolar Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene cognate of Kolář.
Košar Croatian
From Croatian koš meaning "basket", originally indicating a person who made or sold baskets.
Kovač Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Slovene
Means "blacksmith", a derivative of Slavic kovati meaning "to forge".
Kralj Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Slovene, Croatian and Serbian form of Król.
Lazić Serbian
Means "son of Lazar".
Lučić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Luka".
Lukić Serbian
Means "son of Luka".
Marić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Marija".
Matić Croatian
Means "son of Matija".
Mihov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Miho", the given name Miho being a diminutive of Mihail.
Milić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Mile".
Novak Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Slavic novŭ "new", originally a name for someone who was new to a village.
Oblak Slovene
Means "cloud" in Slovene.
Pavić Croatian
Means "son of Pavle".
Perić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pero".
Perko Slovene, Croatian
Derived from an archaic diminutive of Peter.
Popov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of the priest", derived from Russian and Bulgarian поп (pop).
Radev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Rade", a diminutive of Radoslav or Radomir.
Radić Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic derived from the given name Rade.
Šarić Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic of (possibly) Serbo-Croatian šaren meaning "colourful, patterned".
Savić Serbian
Means "son of Sava".
Šimić Croatian
Means "son of Šime".
Tadić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Tadija".
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).
Tomić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Toma 2".
Tomov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Toma 2".
Vanev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vane", a diminutive of Ivan.
Vasić Serbian
Means "son of Vaso 1".
Yanev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yane", a diminutive of Yoan 2.
Žagar Slovene
Occupational name for a woodcutter, from Slovene žaga meaning "saw".
Zajec Slovene
Means "hare" in Slovene.
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".