Serbo-Croatian Submitted Surnames

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Matejić Матејић Serbian
Means "son of Mateja 2".

Matek Croatian
From the given name Matek.

Mateša Croatian

Matešić Croatian

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".

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

Matovinović Croatian

Matunec Croatian
Meaning - "mason" from Croatian màtūn, from Italian mattone meaning brick + agent noun -ec

Maturanec Croatian (Rare)

Matuščak Serbian (Rare)

Maurović Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Mauro".

Mavrek Croatian

Mažuranić Croatian
Derived from mažuran, meaning "marjoram", a type of plant.

Medar Croatian

Medenčević Bosnian

Medenica Montenegrin
Derived from medenica, meaning "mead".

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

Medojević Montenegrin

Mehmedbašić Bosnian

Mehmedinović Bosnian

Mehović Bosnian, Montenegrin
Slavic version that might have developed from the Albanian surname Mehaj

Menalo Croatian, Bosnian

Merdanović Bosnian

Mešanović Bosnian

Mesarić Croatian
Derived from mesar, meaning "butcher".

Mesaroš Месарош Serbian
Serbian variant of Mészáros, meaning "butcher".

Mešić Bosnian

Mesić Croatian

Mešter Мештер Serbian, Montenegrin

Meštrović Croatian
Derived from the Croatian word meštar, a rare form of "master".

Mićić Мићић Serbian

Mihelec Croatian

Mijačević Croatian

Mijatović Мијатовић Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Mijat".

Mijović Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Mijo".

Mijušković Montenegrin

Miklaužić Croatian

Mikolandric Croatian

Mikulandra Croatian

Mikulić Croatian
Means ''son of Mikula''.

Mikuš Slovak, Czech, Slovene, Croatian (Rare)
From the given name Mikuláš.

Milak Милак Bosnian, Serbian

Milan Милан Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Russian
From the given name Milan, a derivative of names such as Bohumil and Miloslav, containing the Slavic elements mil or milu meaning ‘grace, favor, dear’.

Milanović Милановић Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Milan".

Milenković Миленковић Serbian
Means "son of Milenko".

Miletić Милетић Croatian, Serbian
Means ''son of Mile''.

Milina Croatian, Serbian
passed down from generations

Milinković Serbian
Means "son of Milinko"

Miliša Croatian

Milisavljević Милисављевић Serbian
Means "son of Milisav".

Miljak Croatian

Miljanović Миљановић Serbian
Means "son of Miljan".

Miljković Serbian, Croatian
Variant of Milković.

Milković Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic derived from the given name Milko, itself a diminutive of Slavic names containing the element milu meaning "gracious, dear".

Milkovich Serbian (Anglicized), Croatian (Anglicized), Slovak (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Serbo-Croatian Milković or Slovak Milkovič.

Milutinović Милутиновић Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Milutin".

Minić Минић Serbian

Mioč Croatian

Mirković Мирковић Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Mirko".

Mirvić Bosnian

Mišić Мишић Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Mišo". Also, mišić (мишић) can be translated as "muscle".

Misita Мисита Serbian

Mišković Мишковић Serbian, Croatian, Montenegrin
Means "son of Miško".

Mitag Croatian
From german Mittag, redacted during WWII.

Mitić Митић Serbian

Mitrović Митровић Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Mitar".

Mladić Младић Serbian, Croatian
Derived from mlad/a (млад/а), meaning "young".

Mlinarić Croatian
Means "son of a miller".

Modrić Croatian
Famous bearer of this surname is Croatian footballer Luka Modrić.

Modrić Croatian
Derived from Croatian mȍdar meaning "blue", most likely used to refer to a person who wore blue clothes. It can also be a habitational name for someone from any of the various places called Modrić, Modrič, Modrići, Modrića, Modruš or Modřice in Croatia... [more]

Mohač Croatian
Croatian form of Mohácsi.

Molnar Молнар Serbian, Croatian, Romanian
Variant of Molnár.

Momčilović Момчиловић Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Momčilo".

Morača Морача Serbian
Morača is a historical region in Montenegro.

Moravčević Моравчевић Serbian

Morosin Istriot, Croatian

Moslavac Croatian
Habitational name for someone from Moslavina, a region in Croatia.

Mrakić Мракић Serbian

Mrakovčić Croatian

Mrkšić Мркшић Serbian

Muftić Bosnian

Muharemović Bosnian
Means "son of Muharem".

Mujević Bosnian
Variant of Mujović

Mujezinović Bosnian

Mujić Bosnian
Means "son of Mujo".

Mujkanović Bosnian

Mujović Bosnian
Means "son of Mujo"

Mulabdić Bosnian

Mulac Croatian

Mulahalilović Bosnian

Mulahasanović Bosnian

Mulahmetović Bosnian

Mulaosmanović Bosnian

Mulavdić Bosnian

Muminović Bosnian
Means "son of Mumin".

Muradbegović Bosnian

Murić Bosnian

Musemić Bosnian

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

Mušicki Мушицки Serbian

Muslimović Bosnian

Mušović Bosnian

Mustafić Bosnian
Means "son of Mustafa".

Mustajbegović Bosnian

Nađ Нађ Serbian, Croatian
Serbian and Croatian variant of Nagy.

Nadarević Bosnian

Nalis Croatian
Unknown. A famous bearer of this surname is Antun Nalis, aka Tonči Nalis, a post-World War 2 actor in Croatian and Yugoslav cinema in the 1950s and 1960s.

Nedić Недић Serbian, Croatian

Nedović Недовић Serbian

Neralić Serbian, Croatian, German (Austrian)

Neretljak Croatian

Nikčević Никчевић Montenegrin, Serbian

Nikitović Никитовић Serbian
Means "son of Nikita 1".

Nikočević Montenegrin, Bosnian

Nikodijević Никодијевић Serbian
Means "son of Nikodije".

Nikšić Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian

Norac Croatian

Novačić Croatian, Serbian

Novaković Новаковић Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Novak.

Novakovich Новаковицх Croatian, Serbian
Anglicised form of Novaković.

Novosel Croatian
Derived from nov, meaning "new", and selo, meaning "village", so the possible meaning is "the one who's new to the village".

Novoselec Croatian
Derived from nov, meaning "new", and selo, meaning "village", so the possible meaning is "the one who's new to the village".

Novoselić Croatian
Derived from nov, meaning "new", and selo, meaning "village", so the possible meaning is "the one who's new to the village".... [more]

Novović Нововић Serbian, Montenegrin

Oblak Slovene, Croatian
Derived from oblak "cloud".

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

Obrenović Обреновић Serbian

Obuća Bosnian
Derived from obuća meaning ''footwear'', denoting someone who made or sold footwear.

Ognjanović Огњановић Serbian
Means "son of Ognjan".

Ognjenović Огњеновић Serbian, Montenegrin
Means "son of Ognjen".

Ojdanić Ојданић Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Ojdan".

Okić Bosnian

Omanović Bosnian

Omerbašić Bosnian
Derived from Omer.

Omerbegović Bosnian
Derived from Omer and beg, a title of Turko-Mongol origin meaning ''chief'' or ''commander''.

Omerović Bosnian
Means "son of Omer".

Orahovac Montenegrin
Derived from orah (орах), meaning "walnut".

Orešković Croatian

Oruč Bosnian
Derived from the Turkish Oruç.

Osmanagić Bosnian
Derived from Osman.

Osmanhodžić Bosnian
Derived from Osman.

Osmanković Bosnian

Osmanović Bosnian
Means ''son of Osman''.

Osmić Bosnian

Ostojić Остојић Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Ostoja".

Oštraković Bosnian

Ostrich German (Americanized), English (American), Croatian (Americanized)
Americanized form of Österreich or Oštrić.

Ožegović Croatian, Serbian

Pačariz Bosnian
Derived from Turkish "paçariz" meaning "damage, difficulty, or mess" ... [more]

Palić Палић Serbian, Croatian
Derived from paliti, meaning "to fire" or "to set on fire".

Palijan Croatian

Paljević Montenegrin, Croatian
Derived from paliti (палити), meaning "to burn, to set of fire".

Pandža Croatian

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

Pantić Пантић Serbian

Parlov Croatian

Pašalić Bosnian, Croatian
Derived from paša, meaning "Pasha", which was a high rank in the Ottoman political and military system.

Pašić Serbian

Pauro Croatian, Istriot
Probably an Istrian form of Paro.

Pavelić Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Pavel".

Pavićević Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Pavao".

Pavković Павковић Croatian, Serbian

Pavlić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pavle".

Pavlinić Croatian

Pećanac Пећанац Serbian
Habitational name for someone from the village of Peći, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Pedović Montenegrin

Pehlić Bosnian

Pejanović Пејановић Serbian

Pejčić Пејчић Serbian

Pejić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pejo".

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

Pekas Croatian

Peković Пековић Montenegrin, Serbian

Pelak Serbian

Penl Croatian

Pepić Пепић Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian

Pera Croatian
Derived from Pero. Also means "feathers".

Perazić Montenegrin

Percan Istriot, Croatian

Perčević Перчевић Serbian, Croatian

Pereković Croatian

Peričić Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Perica".

Perišić Перишић Serbian, Montenegrin

Perišin Croatian

Perkov Croatian, Russian

Perović Перовић Serbian, Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Pero".

Peršin Першин Croatian, Serbian
From Croatian peršin meaning "parsley," likely referring to a grower or seller.

Peruničić Перуничић Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Perun". Perun was the Slavic god of lightning.

Peruško Croatian
Habitational name for someone from Peruški, Croatia.

Pesic Пешић Serbian

Petek Slovene, Croatian
Derived from petek "Friday".

Petković Croatian, Serbian

Petović Montenegrin

Petranović Serbian

Petreković Croatian

Petriček Croatian
From given name Petar.

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

Pevec Croatian
From pevec meaning ''rooster''

Pezdirc Croatian

Pezić Croatian

Pijade Пијаде Serbian

Piletić Пилетић Serbian, Croatian, Montenegrin

Pilipović Bosnian, Croatian
means "son of Pilip"... [more]

Pintarić Croatian

Pintol Bosnian

Pirić Croatian

Piroćanac Пироћанац Serbian
Habitational name for someone from Pirot, Serbia.

Pletikosa Croatian
Derived from pletiti, meaning "to knit", and kosa, meaning "hair".

Pletikosić Croatian
Derived from pletiti, meaning "to knit", and kosa, meaning "hair".

Poljak Croatian

Poljaković Пољаковић Serbian, Croatian
Cognate of Polyakov.

Posavec Croatian
Denotes a person living in Posavina, an area that is adjacent or near the Sava river in Croatia.

Praljak Croatian

Pranjić Croatian

Pravdić Croatian
Derived from pravda, meaning "justice".

Preldžić Bosnian

Preradović Прерадовић Serbian

Prevljak Bosnian

Princip Принцип 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]

Prizmić Croatian

Prljača Bosnian

Prodanović Serbian
Means "son of Prodan".

Prohaska Croatian
Croatian form of Procházka

Protić Протић Serbian

Prpić Croatian

Pudar Пудар Bosnian

Puhar Пухар 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.

Pulišić Croatian
Derived From puliš meaning "to smoke". It may refer to a smoker or someone who sells cigarettes.

Puntar Slovene, Croatian
Derived from a 19th century phrase that denoted someone who supported the unification of the Kingdoms of Croatia and Dalmatia within Austria-Hungary.

Purić Пурић Serbian, Croatian

Pusić Croatian

Puškarić Croatian
Derived from puškar, meaning "gunsmith".

Putnik Путник Serbian
Derived from putnik (путник), meaning "traveller".

Puž Croatian
Means ''snail''.

Pužek Croatian (Rare)
From puž meaning ''snail''.

Pužić Croatian (Rare)
From puž meaning ''snail''.

Puzigaća Пузигаћа Serbian

Rabrenović Рабреновић Serbian

Raca Croatian (Rare)

Račan Croatian

Račić Рачић Serbian, Croatian