Slavic Submitted Surnames
These
names are used by Slavic peoples.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
ADAMSKI Polish, JewishOriginally denoted someone who came from the Polish village Adamy, a Polish village Adamowo, the Polish village Adamki, or the Belorussian city Adamki. These locations are derived from the given name
ADAM.
ALJAŽ SloveneEtymological origin unknown, possibly from the latin word
alias, meaning "different".
ANDRELLY Russian, UkrainianThe first occurrence that I found was of Mikhaila Orosvigovskago ANDRELLY, or ANDRELLA (author of religious literature, in the century XVI) .
ANDRULEWICZ Lithuanian (Modern, Rare), Polish (Modern, Rare), Jewish (Modern, Rare), LatvianOriginally
Andrulevičus or
Andrulevičius, it means
"ben-Adam" or
"ben-ish" ("ben" being "son" in Hebrew; Adam meaning "man"). The Andrulevičiuses were originally Sephardic kohanim whom immigrated to Lithuania, and then Poland, Latvia, and other countries.
ASIMOV RussianOriginally spelled Ozimov, Asimov is the anglicized surname of science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. His father was not familiar with Latin characters when they immigrated to the United States, when Isaac was 3, so the name became Asimov, not Azimov....
[more] AUGUSTYN PolishFrom the personal name Augustyn, Polish form of Latin Augustinus
BABINEC CzechNickname from Old Czech babinec meaning "coward".
BĄCZALSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within either of a cluster of 3 Lesser Polish villages: Bączal Dolny, Bączal Górny, or Bączałka.
BADOWSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called Badowo in Skierniewice voivodeship.
BĄKOWSKI Polish, JewishHabitational name for someone from a place called Bąkowa, Bąkowice, Bąkowiec, or Bąkowo.
BALOKOVIĆ CroatianMost 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 CroatianDerived from a noble title used in several states in Central and Southeastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.
BANAS PolishThe town of Bana, in Hungary, is said to have given birth to this family name. The name appears to have traveled northward, within eastern Europe, ending up in Poland where it is most recognized.
BARAGA SloveneA Slovene surname of unknown origin. A notable bearer was Slovene-American Roman Catholic bishop Frederic Baraga (1797-1868), who was the bishop of Marquette, a town in Upper Michigan, USA. There is also a village in Upper Michigan named Baraga, which was named after the bishop.
BARINOV RussianMeans "son of the boyar", derived from Russian барин
(barin) "boyar, nobleman".
BARNO Italian, Ukrainian, French, Ancient Aramaic, RussianThe surname Barno was first found in the north of Italy, especially in Tuscany. The name occasionally appears in the south, usually in forms which end in "o," but the northern forms ending in "i" are much more common...
[more] BARSKIY UkrainianMeans "of Bar", referring to the city of Bar in the Vínnitsya Oblast.
BARTEK Polish, Czech, Slovak, GermanPolish, Czech, Slovak, and eastern German: from a pet form of a vernacular form of the personal name Bartolomaeus (Czech Bartoloměj, Polish Bartłomiej, German Bartolomäus)
BASIŃSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called Basin.
BASZOWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Baszowice.
BEKANOWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Bekanówka.
BELIKOV RussianDerived from Russian белый
(belyy) meaning "white, fair".
BĚLÍN CzechEither a nickname from Czech bílý ‘white’ or a derivative of the female personal name Běla (which also means ‘white’), denoting the son or husband of a woman so named.
BELKIN RussianPatronymic from the nickname
Belka meaning "squirrel" (a derivative of
bely "white", referring to the animal's white stomach).
BEŁZOWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Bełzów.
BENDA CzechBenda is short form from names Benjamin or Benedikt.
BERBERIĆ BosnianOccupational name for a barber, from berber(in) meaning "barber", from Turkish.
BERUŠKA CzechAllegedly derived from Czech
beruška "ladybird; ladybug".
BIAŁACZOWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Białaczów.
BIAŁKOWSKI Polishhabitational name for someone from a place called Bialkowo in Plock and Torun voivodeships
BIEDROŃ PolishNickname, either from dialect biedron ‘spotted bullock’, or for someone with conspicuous or deformed hips, from a derivative of dialect biedro ‘hip’.
BIEL Polish, Czech, SlovakNickname for a white- or fair-haired person, from Polish
biel, Old Czech
bielý, Slovak
biely "white".
BIELAWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Bielawa.
BIELEC PolishNickname for a man with white hair or a blond beard, from biały meaning "white".
BIELECKI PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called Bielcza in Tarnów voivodeship.
BIELINSKI Polish, JewishHabitual surname for someone from Bielin in Volhynia or Bielina, Bielino, or Bieliny in Poland.
BIENIAK PolishBieniak (also, Bieńiak) is from Polish
Bieńkowski, it was used by one szlachta (noble) family in the times of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Now, the name is still used by nobility in the House of Nassau-Ter Haar.
BIEŃKOWSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from any of various places called Bieńkowice, Bieńkowiec, or Bieńkowo.
BIESIADA PolishNickname from biesiada meaning "feast", "banquet", probably for someone who liked to feast.
BIESIADECKI PolishPossible name for a person who came from
Biesiadki or
Biesiadka in Poland.
BIGOVIĆ CroatianMeaning unknown. Sources say that there's only 35 people with this surname in Croatia....
[more] BILCZEWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 distinct Greater Polish villages by the name of Bilczew.
BINOWSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from
binowo or other places starting with
binow in Poland.
BIZON PolishNickname from bizon meaning "whip", used for a big, ponderous person.
BLACH PolishAlternatively perhaps a metonymic occupational name from Old Polish blach ‘skeet iron’, ‘metal fittings’.
BLACHOWSKI PolishRelated to forming or rolling thin sheets of metal, perhaps gilding.
BŁAŻEJEWSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from Błażejewo, Błażejewice, Błażejewko, or another place named with Błażej, a vernacular form of the personal name
Blasius.
BLAZKOWICZ PolishFrom the video game series, Wolfenstein, Blazkowicz is the main character.
BŁEŃSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin anywhere within a cluster of 3 Kuyavian villages in Gmina Izbica Kujawska: Błenna, Błenna A, or Błenna B.
BLINOV RussianRussian surname, derived from the word "блин" (pancake).
BŁOŃSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from Błonie, a place named with błonie meaning "meadow".
BOBIŃSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called Bobin or Bobino.
BOBROWSKI Polish, JewishHabitational name for someone from a place called Bobrowa, Bobrowo, Bobrowce, or Bobrowiec.
BÓBSKI PolishPossibly derived from the Polish word
bób, which means "broad bean".
BOĆWIŃSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 Masurian villages.
BOGDANSKI PolishHabitational name for a person from "Bogdanowo" or "Bogdanka" or any other places with
Bogdan in it in Poland.
BOGUSŁAWSKI Polish, JewishHabitational name for someone from a place called Boguslaw or Boguslawice, from the personal name
Bogusław (composed of Slavic
Bog "God" and
slav "glory").
BOLEWSKI PolishComes from the given name
Bolesław, also a name for a person who comes from
Bolewice or other places starting with
-Bolew in Poland.
BONUŠ CzechFrom a pet form of the personal name Bonifác, Czech form of Bonifacio.
BORÁK CzechHabitational name for someone from one of many places named with bor meaning "pine forest"; alternatively from a short form of the personal names Dalibor or Bořivoj, containing the element -bor meaning "battle".
BORISOW UkrainianThe origin of this name comes from Ukraine, the original name being Borisov.
BORKOWSKI Polish, JewishHabitational name for someone from a place called Borki, Borkowice, or Borek, all named with Polish
bór 'pine forest', or from Borków, which derives from the personal name
Borek + the possessive suffix
-ow.
BOROWICZ PolishPatronymic from a pet form of Borowy, or from Borzyslaw, Bolebor, or some other personal name formed with the element bor ‘to fight’.
BOŠNJAK Croatian, SerbianDerived from "Bošnjak", for someone who has their roots in Bosnia. This surname is rare in Bosnian Muslims.
BOTKIN RussianThis was the surname of
Evgeniy Botkin ( 1865 - 1918) who was the Russian court physician. He remained loyal to the family of Tsar Nicholas II Romanov when the revolution occurred and followed them into exile in Siberia...
[more] BOŽIĆ CroatianDiminutive of
bog, meaning "god", literally means Christmas.
BRODSKY CzechHabitational name derived from a number of places, including Bohemia.
BRODZIŃSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called for example Brudzyń (formerly Brodzino) in Konin voivodeship, or Brodna in Piła voivodeship.
BRONIKOWSKI PolishHabitational name from any of several places called Broniki or Bronikowo, in Konin, Leszczno, Piła, and Sieradz provinces.
BRUSKI PolishHabitational surname for someone from a place called Brus.
BRZOZA PolishTopographic name from brzoza meaning ‘birch tree’.
BRZOZOGAJSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Brzozogaj.
BRZOZOWSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from a place named with brzoza meaning "birch tree", for example Brzozowa, Brzozowice, or Brzozowo.
BRZUMIŃSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Brzumin.
BUBIEN PolishThe name came originally from France. An officer of Napoleon Bonaparte during the French Russian war, in 1812 stayed in Poland and married. One of his sons, became a regional Judge and large land owner in the Belarus area of Poland...
[more] BUCHCICKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Buchcice.
BUDUROV RussianIt is believed to mean "The Blessed One" or "Bless You" in Russian.
BUGAJSKI PolishHabitational name from any of numerous places called Bugaj.
BUJNOWSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called Bujnowo or Bujnow, named with bujny ‘luxuriant’, ‘bushy’, ‘fertile’.
BURCZYK PolishNickname for a grouse or complainer, from burczeć meaning "to grumble".