Serbian Submitted Surnames - Behind the Name

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ABDUŠEVIC Vlach
Son of the Abduš.

ABRAMOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Abram".

AĆIMOVIĆ Serbian
A patronymic surname derived from the given name Aćim.

ADAMOVIĆ Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic from the personal name Adam.

ALANOVIĆ Serbian
Means "son of Alan" in Serbian.

ANĐELKOVIĆ Serbian
Means "son of Anđelko".

ANDJELKOVIĆ Serbian (Anglicized)
Anglicized version of Anđelković.

ANDREJEVIĆ Serbian
Means ''son of Andrej''.

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

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

ANTUNOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Antun".

ARANĐELOVIĆ Serbian

ARNAUTOVIĆ Serbian, Croatian

ARSENIJEVIĆ Serbian
Means "son of Arsenije".

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

BAČUNIĆ Vlach
From Bačuna

BAJIĆ Serbian

BANDOVIĆ Serbian

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").

BASARABIĆ Vlach
From Basarabia. Basarabia is land of origin Vlach

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

BEATOVIĆ Serbian

BEGIĆ Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian

BEGOVIĆ Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian

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

BELIN Serbian
Variant of Belan.

BELOŠEVIĆ Serbian, Croatian

BELOVUK Serbian
Means "white wolf" in Serbian.

BILBIJA Serbian

BJELIĆ Serbian
Cognate of Bijelić.

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.

BOZINOVIC Serbian
Son of Bozidar

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

BRAJKOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian

BRATIĆ Serbian
Means ''little brother''.

BRKIĆ Croatian, Serbian

BUDIMIR Croatian, Serbian
From the given name Budimir.

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".

ĆIRKOVIĆ Serbian

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

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

ĆOSIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means ''beardless''.

ČOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian

CVETKOVIĆ Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Cvetko".

CVIJANOVIĆ Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Cvijan".

DAMJANOVIĆ Serbian
Means "son of Damjan" in Serbian.

DANILOVIĆ Serbian
Means "son of Danilo".

DEDIĆ Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian

DELIBAŠIĆ Serbian, Bosnian, Montenegrin

DELIĆ Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian

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

DJORDJEVIĆ Serbian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Đorđević.

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

DOKLESTIĆ Croatian, Serbian

ĐORĐEVIĆ Serbian
Means "son of Đorđe (see George)".

DRAGOMIROVIĆ Serbian
Means "son of Dragomir" in Serbian.

DUDIĆ Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian

DUGALIĆ Serbian, Bosnian

DUJMOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Dujam".

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

DUKIĆ Serbian

ĐURIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Đuro".

ĐURKOVIĆ Serbian

ĐUROVIĆ Serbian
Derived from the forename Đuro.

EKMEČIĆ Serbian, Bosnian
Variant of Ekmekçi.

ERCEG Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Herceg.

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

GALIĆ Croatian, Serbian

GAVRAN Croatian, Serbian
Means ''raven''.

GOJKOVIĆ Serbian
Serbian patronymic surname, derived from the masculine given name Gojko.

GOLUBIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Golub.

GRUJIĆ Serbian

GUTIĆ Serbian, Croatian

GUZINA Serbian, Croatian

HALIMOVIĆ Bosnian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Means "son of Halim" in Bosnian.

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

IGNJATOVIĆ Serbian
Means “son of Ignjat” in Serbian.

IVANČEV Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

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

IVANIŠEVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Ivan".

IVANJI Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVAŠTANIN Serbian

IVAZ Serbian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

IVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Ivo".

IVKOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Ivko".

JAKOVLJEVIĆ Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Jakov".

JAKŠIĆ Croatian, Serbian

JANJUŠ Serbian

JAUKOVIĆ Montenegrin, Serbian

JELAVIĆ Serbian, Bosnian
derived from the place name Jelav, one of the places in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

JELIĆ Croatian, Serbian

JERENIĆ Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.

JERKOV Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the forename Jerko.

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

JEVTIĆ Serbian

JEZDIMIROVIĆ Serbian
Means "son of Jezdimir".

JOCIĆ Serbian

JOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Jovan".

JOVIČIĆ Serbian
Means "son of Jovan".

JOZIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Jozo".

JURIŠIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Jure".

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

KARAĐORĐEVIĆ Serbian
Derived from the nickname Karađorđe.

KARALIĆ Serbian

KARAMATIĆ Croatian, Serbian

KATANČEVIĆ Vlach

KATIĆ Croatian, Serbian

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]

KOJADINOVIĆ Serbian
Derived from the forename Kojadin.

KOJANOVIĆ Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the forename Koja.

KOJAŠEVIĆ Serbian, Montenegrin

KOJIĆ Serbian
Derived from the forename Koja.

KOJOVIĆ Serbian
Derived from the forename Koja.

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

KOMAZEC Serbian

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

KONSTANTINOVIĆ Serbian
Means ''son of Konstantin''.

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

KOS Croatian, Slovene, Serbian
Means "blackbird".

KOSTADINOVIĆ Serbian
Derived from the given name Kostadin (see Constantine).

KOSTIĆ Serbian

KRALJ Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Means "king".

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

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

KRESOVIĆ Serbian

KRPIĆ Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian

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

KRUNIĆ Serbian

KUPREŠANIN Serbian

LAGUNDZIN Serbian (Rare)
Believe also spelling as Lagundzija

LALATOVIC Serbian
Possibly derived from the slavic word for "tulips", lale or from son of Lala (a nickname for Lazar)

LAZAREVIĆ Serbian
Means "son of Lazar".

LAZIĆ Serbian

LJUBIČIĆ Croatian, Serbian

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

LUČIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic from the personal name Luka.

MAČKIĆ Serbian

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

MAJIĆ Croatian, Serbian

MAKIĆ Serbian

MAKSIMOVIĆ Serbian
Means "son of Maksim".

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

MANDARIĆ Croatian, Serbian

MANDARIN Indonesian (Rare, ?), Serbian (Rare, ?)

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)".

MARKUŠEVIĆ Serbian

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

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

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

MATOVIC Montenegrin, Serbian
Patronymic last name - descendants of Mato. Originally from Kotor, Montenegro.

MATUŠČAK Serbian (Rare)

MEŠTER Serbian, Montenegrin

MIĆIĆ Serbian

MIJATOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Mijat".

MILAK Bosnian, Serbian

MILENKOVIĆ Serbian
Means "son of Milenko".

MILETIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means ''son of Mile''.

MILINA Croatian, Serbian
passed down from generations

MISITA Serbian

MITROVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Mitar".

MORAVČEVIĆ Serbian

MURGANOVIĆ Vlach
Means "son of Murgan".

MUSIĆ Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian
Patronymic from the personal name Musa, a pet form of the Biblical name Mojsije.

NEDIĆ Serbian, Croatian

NIKITOVIĆ Serbian
Means "son of Nikita (1)".

NOVAKOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Novak.

OBRADOVIĆ Serbian
Patronymic from the personal name Obrad, a derivative of obradovati meaning "to give joy".

OJDANIĆ Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Ojdan".

OŽEGOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian

PANIĆ Serbian, Serbo-Croatian, Croatian
Patronymic from the personal names Pane, Pano, Panteleon or Pankracij.

PANTIĆ Serbian

PAŠIĆ Serbian

PAVLIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pavle".

PEJIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pejo".

PEJOVIĆ Serbian (Russified, Modern)
Pejović is a Serbian surname. Mainly used in serbia. But also used in Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Macedonia

PELAK Serbian

PERIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the short form of Petar, Pero.

PESIC Serbian

PETKOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian

PETRANOVIĆ Serbian

PETRIČEVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
A patronymic derived from Petrič, a diminutive of Petar.

POLJAKOVIĆ Serbian, Croatian
Cognate of Polyakov.

POPOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means ''son of a priest''.

PRINCIP Bosnian, Serbian
Probably derived from Latin princeps "leader, initiator, prince", which itself was ultimately derived from primus "first" and capere "to take". The surname may thus have originated as a nickname for someone with a princely appearance, or for someone who was the illegitimate offspring of a prince... [more]

PRODANOVIĆ Serbian
Means "son of Prodan".

PROTIĆ Serbian

PRVULOVIĆ Vlach
Means "son of Prvul".

PUHAR Serbian (Modern, Rare)
The last name of the contestant Mirjana Puhar from America's Next Top Model, who originally was born in Serbia. She died on February 24, 2015, aged 19 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

PURIĆ Serbian, Croatian

PUZIGAĆA Serbian

RADENKOVIĆ Serbian
Means ''son of Radenko''.

RADINOVIĆ Serbian
Means "son of Radin".

RADMILOVIĆ Serbian
Derived from the given name Radmilo.

RAIČKOVIĆ Serbian, Montenegrin

RAJKOVIĆ Serbian
Means "son of Rajko".

RAJLIĆ Serbian

RAKITIĆ Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Famous bearer of this surname is Croatian footballer Ivan Rakitić.

RATKOVIĆ Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Ratko".

REPAC Serbian, Croatian
means little tail

REPČIĆ Serbian (Rare)

RISTIĆ Serbian, Croatian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare)

RUKAVINA Croatian, Serbian

RUŽIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Derived from ruža meaning ''rose''.

SAMARDŽIĆ Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian

ŠARABA Serbian

ŠARANOVIĆ Bosnian, Serbian

ŠARIĆ Croatian, Serbian

SAVIĆ Serbian
Means "son of Sava".

ŠĆEPANOVIĆ Serbian, Montenegrin
Means "son of Šćepan".

SEKULIC Serbian
There is possibility that name come from latin word secolo, means century. Usual Serb end of surname is IC. All Serbs-Montenegrians, also small number of Croats who has that surname has origion from heart of Montenegro... [more]

SERTIĆ Croatian, Serbian

ŠILJKUT Serbian

ŠIMIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Šimo".

SIMIĆ Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Means "son of Simo".

ŠIRKIĆ Serbian

ŠKONDRIĆ Serbian, Croatian

ŠKORO Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian

ŠMIGIÆ Serbian
It is old Serbian surname.It's origins are probably from Kosovo.

SPASOJEVIC Serbian

ŠPOLJARIĆ Croatian, Serbian

STAJIĆ Serbian

STANIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of STANKO".