Serbo-Croatian Submitted Surnames

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Abdagić Bosnian

Abdić Bosnian

Abramović Абрамовић Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Abram 2".

Abramušić Bosnian, Croatian

Aćimović Аћимовић Serbian
A patronymic surname derived from the given name Aćim.

Acović Ацовић Serbian, Macedonian
Means "son of Aco".

Adamović Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic from the personal name Adam.

Adem Turkish, Bosnian, Albanian, Uyghur
From the given name Adem.

Ademović Bosnian
Means "son of Adem".

Adilović Bosnian
Means "son of Adil".

Adrović Адровић Montenegrin

Ađžić Montenegrin

Aganović Bosnian
means "son of Agan

Aganspahić Bosnian

Agejev Croatian

Agović Аговић Montenegrin, Serbian

Ahmedović Bosnian
Means "son of Ahmed" in Bosnian.

Ahmetović Bosnian
Means "son of Ahmet".

Ahmić Bosnian

Ajdinović Bosnian
Means "son of Ajdin".

Aksentijević Аксентијевић Serbian
Means "son of Aksentije".

Alagić Bosnian

Alaim Bosnian

Alajbegović Bosnian

Alanović Serbian
Means "son of Alan" in Serbian.

Aleksandrović Александровић Serbian
Means "son of Aleksandar."

Alić Bosnian
Means "son of Ali 1".

Alikadić Bosnian

Alispahić Bosnian

Alomerović Bosnian (Modern)
Derived from the Arabic surname al-Omari.

Alomerovich Bosnian (Russified, Modern)
Variant of Bosnian Alomerović.

Amidžić Bosnian

Ana Croatian

Ančić Croatian

Anđelković Анђелковић Serbian
Means "son of Anđelko".

Andjelković Анђелковић Serbian (Anglicized)
Anglicized version of Anđelković.

Andrejević Андрејевић Serbian
Means ''son of Andrej''.

Andrejić Serbian, Croatian, Vlach
Means "son of Andrej".

Andrijević Андријевић Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Andrija".

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

Antolović Croatian

Antonić Serbian

Antonijević Антонијевић Serbian
Means "son of Antonije".

Apostolović Апостоловић Serbian
Means "son of Apostolos" in Serbian.

Aranđelović Аранђеловић Serbian

Arapović Croatian, Bosnian (Rare)
From “Arap” meaning “Arab” in Croatian, derived from Turkish Arap

Arežina Croatian

Arifović Bosnian
Means "son of Arif".

Arnautović Арнаутовић Serbian, Croatian
From Turkish arnavut meaning "Albanian".

Arsenijević Serbian
Means "son of Arsenije".

Arslanagić Bosnian
Means "son of Arslan".

Arslanović Bosnian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)

Ašanin Ашанин Serbian

Avdić Bosnian

Avdispahić Bosnian

Azabagić Bosnian

Babović Бабовић Montenegrin, Serbian

Bačić Croatian

Baćović Баћовић Montenegrin, Serbian

Bačvar Croatian
Bačvar family my grandfather Stjepan Bačvar born July 11 1904 in Bosiljevo Croatia in Croatia it means barrel Here in Canada it's spelled Bacvar thank you

Badelj Croatian
Meaning unknown.... [more]

Bagarić Bosnian (?), Croatian, German, Serbian (?)

Bago Croatian

Bahtijarević Bosnian
Cognate of Bakhtiari.

Bajić Бајић Serbian

Bajraktarević Bosnian

Bajramović Bosnian
Derived from Bosnian bajram meaning "Eid" (a Muslim festival), borrowed from Turkish bayram.

Bajrić Bosnian

Bajrović Bosnian

Bajt Slovene, Croatian

Bakarić Croatian

Bakić Бакић Montenegrin, Serbian

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

Baljić Bosnian

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]

Baltić Балтић Serbian

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

Bandić Croatian

Bandović Бандовић Serbian

Banović Бановић 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").

Barać Croatian

Barbarić Croatian

Barbić Croatian

Barešić Croatian
Variant of Barišić.

Barić Croatian

Baričević Croatian

Barišić Croatian
Means ''son of Bariša''.

Barjaktarović Montenegrin
Derived from barjaktar (барјактар), meaning "flag bearer, standard bearer".

Beber Slovene (Rare), Croatian (Rare)

Bećirović Bosnian

Bećirspahić Bosnian

Beganović Bosnian

Begić Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian

Begović Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian

Behmen Bosnian, Croatian (Rare)

Bekić Bosnian

Bektešević Bosnian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Bektaş".

Bektić Bosnian

Belas Croatian

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.

Beluhan Croatian

Benčić Croatian
Habitational name for someone from Benčići, Croatia.

Benko Croatian, Slovene

Berberić Bosnian
Occupational name for a barber, from berber(in) meaning "barber", from Turkish.

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".

Bikić Croatian
Occupational name for someone who raised bulls.

Bilbija Билбија Serbian

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

Biogradlić Bosnian

Birčanin Бирчанин Serbian
Possibly derived from the village of Birač, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bitorajac Croatian

Bivol Romanian, Moldovan, Russian, Croatian
Means "buffalo, ox" in Romanian, Russian and Croatian.

Bjelić Serbian
Cognate of Bijelić.

Bjelica Serbian

Bjeljac Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian
From the Croation Area of Kordun specifically Koranski Lug. Possibly also Bosnia. A large migration of Serbs were enticed by the Austrian government to move from Bosnia to Croatia to act as a buffer militia between the Ottoman Empire of Bosnia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in Croatia... [more]

Bjelovuk Serbian
From the given name Vuk. Variant of Belovuk.

Blagojević Благојевић Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Blagoje".

Blagojevich Благојевић Serbian (Americanized, Modern)
Americanized form of Serbian patronymic Blagojević.

Blaškić Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Blaž".

Blašković Croatian

Blatarić Croatian

Blažeković Croatian

Blizanac Близанац Serbian
From Serbian meaning 'twin'.

Boban Croatian
Habitational name, originates from Bobanova Draga, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bobetko Croatian

Bobić Croatian

Bogdan Romanian, Croatian
From the given name Bogdan.

Bogosavljević Богосављевић Serbian
Means "son of Bogosav".

Bogunović Богуновић Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Bogun".

Bojanovski Бојановски Serbian

Bojić Бојић Serbian
Derived from boj (бој), meaning "battle".

Bojović Бојовић Montenegrin, Serbian

Bolanča Croatian

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

Boljkovac Croatian

Bombi Italian, Bosnian, Albanian, Georgian, Armenian, Ossetian
Patronymic form of Bomba.

Borenić Croatian

Borilović Бориловић Serbian, Montenegrin
Means "son of Boril"

Borislavić Бориславић Serbian, Montenegrin
Means "son of Borislav"

Boršić Croatian

Bosak Croatian
Derived from bos, meaning "barefoot".

Bošković Бошковић Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Boško".

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

Bošnjak Бошњак 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.

Božidarević Croatian
Means "son of Božidar".

Božikov Croatian
From božikovina, meaning "holly".

Bozinovic Serbian
Son of Bozidar

Božović Божовић Serbian, Croatian, Montenegrin
Means "son of Božo".

Brajković Брајковић Croatian, Serbian

Brajović Montenegrin

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

Bratić Serbian
Means ''little brother''.

Bratulić Croatian

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

Brnčić Croatian
Meaning unknown.

Brnić Croatian

Brnović Montenegrin

Brozović Croatian
Derived from Broz.

Bubanja Montenegrin
Derived from bubanj, meaning "drum".

Bublé Istriot, Croatian

Bučan Bosnian, Croatian

Budimir Будимир Croatian, Serbian
From the given name Budimir.

Bulatović Булатовић Serbian, Montenegrin

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

Buljubašić Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Slovene
Buljubašić is a Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian surname derived from the Ottoman military rank Boluk-bashi.... [more]

Bumrap Bosnian (Rare)
Of Slavic origin, possibly originating near the city of Tuzla.

Burić Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian

Buršić Croatian

Buterin Croatian

Butković Croatian
Habitational name for someone from Butkovići, Croatia.

Butorac Croatian

Čabarkapa Чабаркапа Serbian, Montenegrin
Derived from čabar (чабар), meaning "tub, bucket", and kapa (капа), meaning "cap, hat".

Čada Croatian

Ćalasan Montenegrin

Camović Цамовић Serbian, Bosnian

Čandić Bosnian

Canović Bosnian

Čapljić Чапљић Serbian

Car Croatian, Serbian
Means "Tzar".

Čekić Чекић Serbian, Bosnian
Derived from čekić (чекић), meaning "hammer".

Čelar Челар Serbian, Croatian
Derived from čelar (челар), meaning "beekeeper".

Čelebić Bosnian, Montenegrin
Derived from the Turkish title çelebi meaning "gentleman".

Čeleketić Челекетић Serbian

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

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

Čemalović Bosnian

Čengić Bosnian

Cerić Bosnian

Ćerimović Bosnian
means "son of Ćerim"

Čerkez Черкез Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Turkish çerkez, meaning "Circassian".

Cerović Церовић Serbian, Montenegrin

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

Char Croatian, Serbian, Polish, Slovene
Anglicized spelling of the Slovenian nickname Čar, an ironic nickname from car "tsar".

Ćibarić Croatian
Son of Ćibar

Čičak Croatian
Means ''burdock, thistle''.

Cicmil Montenegrin

Cicvara Цицвара Serbian
Derived from cicvara (цицвара), meaning "gruel", a type of food.

Čilić Croatian (Rare)

Ćirić Ћирић Serbian

Ćirković Ћирковић Serbian

Čizmadija Croatian
Possibly derived from čizma, meaning "boot".

Čoban Чобан 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''.

Čobrnić Croatian

Čolak Bosnian
Bosnian form of Turkish surname Çolak.

Čomor Bosnian (Rare), Bosnian
Čomor is a rare surname in the world and has (mostly) Herzegovenian origins. You can find most Čomors in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Only 400 people bare the surname. Čomor has two meanings; First meaning is 'buttercup' and the second one is 'a disease that comes from eating fatty (oily) foods, fever with a constant feeling of nausea and disgust'

Ćoralić Bosnian

Čoralić Bosnian, Croatian

Čorbadžić Bosnian

Ćorić Croatian

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

Čorluka Croatian
Variant of Ćorluka.

Čosić Croatian
Variant spelling of Ćosić.

Čović Croatian, Serbian

Crnjac Croatian
Derived from crn, meaning "black".

Črnjak Croatian

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).

Cujec Croatian
Derived from the word "cuj" which means "listen" or "hear" in English. Likely used to denote someone who was a good listener or was known for their attentive nature.

Ćuk Ћук Serbian, Croatian
Derived from ćuk (ћук), meaning "scops owl".

Cukavac Цукавац Serbian

Cupich Croatian

Čurović Montenegrin

Curović Montenegrin

Custovic Чустовић Bosnian
Justo

Ćutahija Bosnian

Čuvidina Bosnian

Cvetković Цветковић Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Cvetko".

Cvijanović Цвијановић Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Cvijan".

Cvijetić Цвијетић Serbian, Croatian
Means "little flower".

Cvitković Croatian
Patronymic, means "son of Cvitko".