Croatian Submitted Surnames

ABRAMOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Abram".

ADAMOVIĆ Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic from the personal name Adam.

ANA Croatian

ANČIĆ Croatian

ANDREJIĆ Serbian, Croatian, Vlach
Means ''son of Andrej''.

ANIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Ana" in Serbo-Croatian.

ANTOLOVIĆ Croatian

ANTUNOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Antun".

ARNAUTOVIĆ Serbian, Croatian

ARSLANOVIĆ Bosnian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)

BAČIĆ Croatian

BADELJ Croatian
Meaning unknown.... [more]

BAJT Slovene, Croatian

BALIĆ Croatian
Derived from the word balija meaning "peasant" or from the forename Balislav.

BALOKOVIĆ Croatian
Most of Croatian families with the surname (last name) Baloković originate from the town of Donji Miholjac located in Osijek-Baranja County on the border with Hungary. During the 1700s and 1800s most of the people bearing this family name were born either in Donji Miholjac and/or nearby Nasice... [more]

BAN Croatian
Derived from a noble title used in several states in Central and Southeastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.

BANADINOVIĆ Croatian

BANOVIĆ Serbian, Croatian
"Son of a Ban", the -ić "son of" suffix with ban, the title of class of Croatian nobility beginning in the 7th century approximately equivalent to viceroy, lord or duke, stemming potentially from the Turkic bajan ("rich, wealthy").

BARBARIĆ Croatian

BARIĆ Croatian

BARIČEVIĆ Croatian

BARIŠIĆ Croatian
Means ''son of Bariša''.

BARNJAK Croatian

BAŠIĆ Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Derived from baša, a honorific term for “chief”, “boss”, “head of the family”, etc.

BASTALEC Croatian

BEBER Slovene (Rare), Croatian (Rare)

BEGIĆ Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian

BEGOVIĆ Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian

BEHMEN Bosnian, Croatian (Rare)

BELIĆ Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the word belo meaning "white".

BELOŠEVIĆ Serbian, Croatian

BENKO Croatian, Slovene

BERBEROVIĆ Bosnian, Croatian

BIGOVIĆ Croatian
Meaning unknown. Sources say that there's only 35 people with this surname in Croatia.... [more]

BIJELIĆ Croatian
Derived from bijel, meaning "white".

BILIĆ Croatian
Derived from dialectal bil, standard Croatian bijel, meaning "white".... [more]

BLAŽEVIĆ Croatian
Means ''son of Blaž''.

BOBIĆ Croatian

BOGDAN Romanian, Croatian
From the given name BOGDAN.

BOLIĆ Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the word bol, meaning "pain, ache".

BOSNIĆ Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian
Means ''from Bosnia''.

BOŠNJAK Croatian, Serbian
Derived from "Bošnjak", for someone who has their roots in Bosnia. This surname is rare in Bosnian Muslims.

BOTICA Croatian

BOŽAK Croatian
Derived from the forename Božo.

BOŽIĆ Croatian
Diminutive of bog, meaning "god", literally means Christmas.

BOŽOVIĆ Serbian, Croatian, Montenegrin
Means "son of Božo".

BRAJKOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian

BRANKOV Macedonian, Bulgarian, Croatian (Rare)
Means "son of Branko".

BREGAR Slovene, Croatian
Derived from breg meaning ''hill''.

BRKIĆ Croatian, Serbian

BRNČIĆ Croatian
Meaning unknown.

BROZOVIĆ Croatian
Derived from Broz.

BUČAN Bosnian, Croatian

BUDIMIR Croatian, Serbian
From the given name Budimir.

BULIĆ Croatian
Derived from Ottoman Turkish bula meaning "a married woman or a Muslim woman in harem pants or covered with a headscarf" or from the forename Bule a hypocoristic of Budislav, Budimir, Budivoj, Budimil.

BULJUBAŠIĆ Croatian, Bosnian

BURIĆ Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian

CAR Croatian, Serbian
Means "Tzar".

ČELIK Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian "čelik", ultimately from Turkish çelik, meaning "steel".

ČELIKOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian "čelik", ultimately from Turkish çelik, meaning "steel". The -ović suffix is a patronym.

ČERKEZ Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Turkish çerkez, meaning "Circassian".

ČEŠNJAK Croatian (Rare)
Means ''garlic''.

ČIČAK Croatian
Means ''burdock, thistle''.

ČILIĆ Croatian (Rare)

CIMIROT Croatian

CINDRIĆ Croatian

ČOBAN Croatian, Serbian
From čoban meaning ''shepherd''. Cognate of Turkish Çoban.

ČOBANAC Croatian
From čoban meaning ''shepherd''.

ČOBANIĆ Croatian
From čoban meaning ''shepherd''.

ČOBANKOVIĆ Croatian
From čoban meaning ''shepherd''.

ČOBANOV Croatian
From čoban meaning ''shepherd''.

ČOBANOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
From čoban meaning ''shepherd''.

ČOBANSKI Croatian (Rare)
From čoban meaning ''shepherd''.

ČORALIĆ Bosnian, Croatian

ĆORIĆ Croatian

ĆORLUKA Croatian
Derived from Turkish körlük, meaning "blindness".... [more]

ČORLUKA Croatian
Variant of Ćorluka.

ĆOSIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means ''beardless''.

ČOSIĆ Croatian
Variant spelling of Ćosić.

ČOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian

CRNKOVIĆ Croatian
Derived from crn "black". The name refers to a person who was dark-skinned, or a person from the region Crna Gora "Black Mountain" (modern-day Montenegro).

CVETKOVIĆ Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Cvetko".

CVIJANOVIĆ Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Cvijan".

DEBELJAK Slovene, Croatian

DEDIĆ Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian

DELAČ Croatian

DELIĆ Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian

DELICH Croatian

DESPENIĆ Croatian

DIM Croatian
Derived from dim, meaning "smoke".... [more]

DIVJAK Croatian, Serbian
From divjak meaning ''savage''.

DIZDAR Croatian, Bosnian

DJUKANOVIĆ Serbian (Anglicized), Montenegrin (Anglicized), Croatian (Anglicized)
Anglicized spelling of Đukanović.

DODIG Croatian

DOKLESTIĆ Croatian, Serbian

DOMINIKOVIĆ Croatian
Means "son of Dominik" in Croatian.

DUDIĆ Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian

DUJMOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Dujam".

ĐUKANOVIĆ Serbian, Croatian, Montenegrin
From the given name Đuka / Đukan, a variant of Đorđe.

DUNDOVIĆ Croatian
Patronymic of the Ragusan word dundo meaning "uncle" or "gentleman" and originating from the Latin word dominus (meaning "master" or "sir").

ĐURIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Đuro".

ĐUROV Croatian
Means "Đuro's son" in Croatian.

DŽIDIĆ Croatian, Bosnian

ERCEG Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Herceg.

FALETAR Croatian (Rare)

FELDER German, Croatian
Derived from German feld, meaning "field".

FERIĆ Croatian

FILAGIC Serbian, Croatian
Probably derived from the Turkish word aga. Agas were the Sultan's regents.

FILIPČIĆ Croatian
Derived from the forename Filip.

GABRIĆ Croatian

GAGULA Croatian

GALIĆ Croatian, Serbian

GALOVIĆ Croatian

GAVRAN Croatian, Serbian
Means ''raven''.

GLUHAK Croatian
Derived from gluh, meaning "deaf".

GLUHEK Croatian
Derived from gluh, meaning "deaf".

GOBAC Croatian

GOLUB Croatian
Means "pigeon".

GOLUBIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Golub.

GOLUBOVEC Croatian
From golub meaning ''pigeon''.

GRGURIĆ Croatian
Means "son of Grgur".

GRINFELDER Croatian
Derived from German grün, "green", and feld, "field".

GRUBIŠIĆ Croatian

GRŽAC Croatian (Rare)

GUTIĆ Serbian, Croatian

GUZINA Serbian, Croatian

HEREK Croatian (?), Polish (?)
Unsure but read it’s Croatian but I also heard Polish

HMELINA Croatian

HORVATIĆ Croatian
Derived from Horvat.

HRASKI Croatian

HRELJA Croatian

HRŽIĆ Slovene, Croatian

IBRIČIĆ Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Ibro" in Serbo-Croatian.... [more]

ILECIC Croatian (?)

IVAČEVIĆ Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVACI Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVAČIĆ Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVAKIĆ Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVAKOVIĆ Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVA MARIJA Croatian

IVAN Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANAC Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANAGIĆ Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANČAN Croatian
Means "son of Ivan".

IVANČEC Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANČEK Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANČEV Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANČEVIĆ Croatian
Means "son of Ivan".

IVANČIĆ Croatian
Patronymic from the personal name Ivan.

IVANČIĆEVIĆ Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANČIN Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANČIR Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANČOK Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANDA Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANDIĆ Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANDIJA Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANEC Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANEK Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANEŠIĆ Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANETIĆ Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANIC Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANIĆ Croatian
Means "son of Ivan" in Croatian.

IVANIČEK Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANIŠ Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivaniš.

IVANIŠEVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Ivan".

IVANJAC Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANJEK Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANJI Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANJKO Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANJOŠ Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANKIĆ Croatian (Rare)
Means "son of Ivan" in Croatian.

IVANKO Croatian, Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANKOVAC Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANKOVIĆ Croatian
Means "son of Ivan".

IVANOSKI Macedonian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANŠĆAK Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANŠIĆ Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANUŠ Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANUŠA Slovene, Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANUŠEC Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANUŠEVIĆ Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVANUŠIĆ Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVAS Romanian, Croatian
As a Croatian surname it is derived from forenames starting with Iv-, for example Ivan, Ivo (2), Ivica, etc.

IVAŠIĆ Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVASIĆ Croatian
Derived from Ivas.

IVAŠKOVIĆ Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVASOVIĆ Croatian
Derived from Ivas.

IVAŠTINOVIĆ Croatian (Rare)

IVATEK Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVČE Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVČEC Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVČEK Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVČETIĆ Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVČEVIĆ Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVČIĆ Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVČIN Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVEKOVIĆ Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivek.

IVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Ivo".

IVKOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Ivko".

JABLANOVIĆ Croatian
Derived from jablan meaning ''poplar''.

JAJALO Croatian

JAKOV Croatian
Derived from the name Jakov.

JAKOVLJEVIĆ Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Jakov".

JAKŠA Croatian
Derived from the forename Jakov.

JAKŠIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the forename Jakov.

JAMBREČEC Croatian

JAMBRIŠAK Croatian

JANDREJ Croatian

JANDRO Croatian
Derived from the forename Jandro.

JANDROKOVIĆ Croatian
Derived from the forename Jandro.

JANTOL Croatian

JELIĆ Croatian, Serbian

JELUŠIĆ Croatian
The first ever appearance recorded to this date was even before the Turkish men (Ottoman) broke into the Kingdom of Croatia (around 13. century).... [more]

JERAK Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.

JERAS Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.

JEREC Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.

JERIĆ Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.

JERIČEVIĆ Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.

JERKAN Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.

JERKOV Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the forename Jerko.

JERKOVAC Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Jerko.

JERKOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means ''son of Jerko''.

JEROLIMOV Croatian
Derived from the forename Jerolim.

JESENKOVIĆ Croatian, Bosnian

JOSIPOVIĆ Croatian
Means "son of Josip" in Croatian.... [more]

JOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Jovan".

JOZIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Jozo".

JUKIĆ Croatian

JURIŠIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Jure".

JURKOVIĆ Croatian

KALE Croatian
Possibly derived from Turkish kale, meaning "castle, fortress".

KALEB Croatian
Possibly rom the name Caleb.... [more]

KALINIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Meaning unknown.... [more]

KAPETANOVIĆ Croatian, Bosnian
Occupational surname derived from kapetan meaning "captain".

KARAMATIĆ Croatian, Serbian

KATALINIĆ Croatian
Means "son of Katalin" in Croatian.

KATAVA Croatian

KATIĆ Croatian, Serbian

KELAVA Croatian
Possibly derived from Turkish kel, meaning "bald".... [more]

KITAROVIĆ Croatian

KLANAC Croatian
Means ''gorge, ravine, narrow pass''.

KLARIĆ Croatian, Slovene
From the given name KLARA

KMET Slovenian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovak
Slovenian, Serbian, Croatian, and Slovak status name for a type of peasant. In Slovenia this denoted a peasant who had his own landed property. In Serbia and elsewhere it was a status name for a feudal peasant farmer who cultivated the land of his lord instead of paying rent or doing military service... [more]

KOČO Bosnian, Croatian

KOJANOVIĆ Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the forename Koja.

KOKOTOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
From the Slavic word kokot meaning "rooster, cock".

KOLARAC Croatian
Derived from Kolar.

KOLAREC Croatian
Derived from Kolar.

KOLAREK Croatian
Derived from Kolar.

KOLAREVIĆ Croatian
Derived from Kolar.

KOLARIĆ Croatian
Derived from Kolar.

KOLARIN Croatian
Derived from Kolar.

KONČAR Slovene, Serbian, Croatian
Derived from konac meaning ''thread'', ''string''.

KOPRIVICA Serbian, Croatian
A diminutive of kopriva meaning ''nettle''.

KORIĆ Croatian, Bosnian

KOS Croatian, Slovene, Serbian
Means "blackbird".

KOZAR Ukrainian, Russian, Croatian, Slovene
Means “goatherd”.

KRALJ Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Means "king".

KRALJEVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
From kralj ''king'', means ''little king, prince''.

KRALJIĆ Croatian, Serbian
From kralj ''king''.

KRAMARIĆ Croatian
Possibly a Croatian form of Krämer.

KRAVAR Croatian
Means ''cow herder''.

KRČMAR Croatian
Derived from Croatian krčmar meaning "innkeeper, tavern owner, barkeeper", which is ultimately derived from Croatian krčma meaning "inn, tavern, pub".... [more]

KRPIĆ Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian

KRSTANOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Derived from krst, meaning "cross".

KRZNAR Croatian
Means ''furrier''.

KRZNARIĆ Croatian
From krznar meaning ''furrier''.

LACIĆ Croatian

LAGUMDŽIJA Bosnian, Croatian (Rare)

LASTAVEC Croatian
From lasta meaning ''swallow''.

LIPNJAK Croatian
Derived from lipa meaning ''linden tree''.

LIPOVAČA Bosnian, Croatian

LIZATOVIĆ Croatian

LJUBIĆ Croatian

LJUBIČIĆ Croatian, Serbian

LONČARIĆ Croatian
Derived from Lončar.

LOVRIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means ''son of Lovro''.

LOVRIŠEC Croatian

LUČIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic from the personal name Luka.

MAĐAR Croatian
Derived from Mađar, Madžar, meaning "Hungarian".

MADŽAR Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Mađar, Madžar, meaning "Hungarian".

MAJIĆ Croatian, Serbian

MALIN Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
From the Serbian word мали meaning "small".

MANDARIĆ Croatian, Serbian

MANDIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means ''son of Manda''.

MANDŽUKIĆ Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Famous bearer of this last name is Mario Mandžukić who is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian club Juventus and the Croatia national team.

MARINOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means ''son of Marin''.

MARJANOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Marjan (2)".

MARKOVINA Croatian
Derived from the forename Marko.

MARTIĆ Croatian

MARTINOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
It is formed by adding the patronymic suffix -ić and the possessive infix -ov- to the given name Martin.

MATEK Croatian
From the given name Matek.

MATIJEVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means ''son of Matija''.

MATKO Croatian
From the given name Matko.

MATKOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means ''son of Matko''.

MATOŠ Croatian
Means "son of Mato".

MATOŠEVIĆ Croatian
Means "son of Mato".

MATURANEC Croatian (Rare)

MEDO Croatian
Derived from medo meaning ''bear''.

MIHALJEVIĆ Croatian
Means "son of Mihael".