Slavic Submitted Surnames

These names are used by Slavic peoples.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Ostrikov Russian
From ostrik, meaning "sharp".
Ostrovska f Ukrainian
Feminine form of Ostrovskiy.
Ostrovská f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Ostrovský.
Ostrovskaya f Russian
Feminine form of Ostrovsky.
Ostrovskiy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Ostrowski.
Ostrovsky m Russian
Russian form of Ostrowski.
Ostrovský m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Ostrowski.
Ostrow Polish (Americanized)
From any of several places called Ostrów (island), or Jewish-American shortened form of Ostrowski.
Otradovec Czech
Habitational name for someone from any of four places in Bohemia called Otradov or Otradovice.
Ovchinnikov m Russian
Probably related to the Ukrainian last name Ovcharenko.
Ovechkin Russian
Patronymic derived from Russian овечка (ovechka) meaning "lamb". A famous bearer is the Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin (1985-).
Ovechkina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Овечкин (see Ovechkin).
Oven Slovene, German
Derived from Oven "ram, male sheep".
Ovsyankin m Russian
From Russian овсянок (ovsyanok), meaning "oatmeal".
Ožana Czech
Ožana - ožanka (Teucrium) - Osana - OSANNA, OSANKA (german) - HOSANA (hebrew)... [more]
Ozarovskaya Russian
Feminine form of Ozarovsky (Озаровский)
Ozarovsky Russian
Variant of Azarov (Азаров)
Ozerov Russian
From Russian озеро (ozero) meaning "lake".
Ożga m Polish (Polonized, Modern)
The Polish surname Ozga, originating in the 15th century, derives from the Polish word "ozga," denoting a young tree or sapling, especially a willow. Variations such as "Ożga" reflect regional dialectal differences and linguistic shifts... [more]
Pačariz Bosnian
Derived from Turkish "paçariz" meaning "damage, difficulty, or mess" ... [more]
Pacyna Polish
Unflattering nickname from paczyna meaning "clod", "brickbat", or possibly a metonymic occupational name for a boatman, from the same word in the sense meaning "oar", "rudder".
Pagác Slovak
Nickname from pagáč meaning "clown", "buffoon".
Pająkowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Pająków.
Pakhalin m Russian
From пахать (pakhat') meaning "plow"
Paley Jewish, Yiddish, Belarusian, Ukrainian
Occupational name for a distiller, derived from an East Slavic word (Russian палить (palitʹ), Ukrainian палити (palyty)) meaning "to burn". A famous bearer was Princess Olga Valerianovna Paley (1865-1929), the morganatic second wife of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia.
Paliak Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian паляк (paliak) meaning "Pole, Polish".
Palić Serbian, Croatian
Derived from paliti, meaning "to fire" or "to set on fire".
Paljević Montenegrin, Croatian
Derived from paliti (палити), meaning "to burn, to set of fire".
Pallas German, Polish (Germanized)
Nickname for a small man, from Slavic palac 'thumb'.
Paltrow Polish (Anglicized), Jewish
Anglicized form of Paltrowicz. A famous bearer is American actress Gwyneth Paltrow (1972-).
Paltrowicz Polish, Jewish
Derived from Palter, a variant of the Yiddish given name Paltiel.
Paluchowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Paluchów.
Palyak Belarusian
Belarusian form of Polák.
Palych Ukrainian
From Ukrainian паличка (palychka), meaning "stick".
Pamidoraŭ m Belarusian
From Belarusian памідор (pamidor), meaning "tomato".
Pampukha Belarusian
Means "dumpling" in Belarusian.
Panaiotievich Russian (Rare)
Means "Son of Panagiotis" in Russian
Panayotov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Panayot".
Panayotova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Panayotov.
Panchenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Panko".
Panenka Czech
From Czech meaning "doll". Perhaps a nickname for a petite person.
Panibudlaska Ukrainian, Russian (Rare)
From the Cossack nickname, derived from the Ukrainian vocative phrase пані, будь ласка! (pani, bud laska!) meaning "Lady, please!".
Panić Serbian, Serbo-Croatian, Croatian
Patronymic from the personal names Pane, Pano, Panteleon or Pankracij.
Panin Russian
Means "son of Panya".
Pankiewicz Polish
From the nickname Panek, a diminutive of Panas, itself a form of the given name Atanazy.
Pankiv Ukrainian
Possibly a variant of Panchenko or from Ukrainian пані (pani), meaning "lady, respected woman, mrs.".
Pankov Russian
Means "son of Panko".
Pankratov Russian
Means "son of Pankratiy".
Panosovich Russian
Means "Son of Panos" in Russian
Panov Russian
Means "son of Panya".
Panteleev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Пантелеев (see Panteleyev).
Panteleyev m Russian
Means "son of Panteley".
Panyk Ukrainian
From the title пан (pan), to show a respected male (similar to "mister"). Extremely rare surname with 61 bearers in Ukraine (2013 data).
Parvanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Parvan".
Parvanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Parvanov.
Pašalić Bosnian, Croatian
Derived from paša, meaning "Pasha", which was a high rank in the Ottoman political and military system.
Pasechnik Russian
Means "beekeeper" in Russian. Leonid Pasechnik is the leader of the LNR.
Pasechnikov m Russian
Means "son of a beekeeper".
Pashkov m Russian
Means "son of Pashka 2".
Pasinski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Paszyn in Nowy Sacz voivodeship; also a pet form of Paweł.
Paskalev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Paskal".
Paskaleva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Paskalev.
Pastukhov Russian
Derived from Russian пастух (pastukh) meaning "shepherd".
Pater Dutch, German, English, Polish
From Latin pater "father", used as a religious title for a priest in Roman Catholicism. Possibly used semi-literally for a man who worked in the church, or figuratively for a solemn or pompous man.
Patera Czech
Nickname for the illegitimate son of a priest.
Patrushev Russian
Patronymic derived from a Russian diminutive of Patricius. This is borne by Russian political and security figure Nikolai Patrushev (1951-), former director of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).
Pauell Russian
Russian translation of the surname of Powell
Pauro Croatian, Istriot
Probably an Istrian form of Paro.
Pávek m Czech
Diminutive of páv "peacock", hence a nickname for a pretentious or ostentatious person.
Pavek Czech (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of Pávek.
Pavel Slovak
Comes from the personal name Pavel.
Pavelec Czech
Pavelec is short form of name Pavel.
Pavelić Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Pavel".
Pavelka Czech
Derived from the given name Pavel. A famosu bearer is Jake Pavelka.
Pavićević Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Pavao".
Pavle Slovak
From the given name Pavol.
Pavlić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pavle".
Pavlisko Slovak
Rusyn patronym based on Pavel
Pavloff Russian, Bulgarian
Anglicized variant form of Pavlov.
Pavlyukov m Russian
Russian form of Pavlyuk.
Pavulyak Ukrainian, Rusyn (?)
Likely from the given name Pavlo.
Pawlovich Belarusian
Belarusian form of Pavlovich.
Paznyak Belarusian
Means "late one", from Belarusian пазней (pazniej), meaning "late".
Pcholkin Belarusian, Ukrainian
Belarusian and Ukrainian variant of Pchyolkin.
Pchyolkin Russian
Derived from Russian пчёлка (pchyolka), a diminutive of пчела (pchela) meaning "bee". The founder of the surname may have been a beekeeper.
Pčolkin Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Pcholkin.
Pećanac Serbian
Habitational name for someone from the village of Peći, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Pechanec Czech
Pronounced /Pe-khan-nets/... [more]
Pehlivanov m Bulgarian
Derived from Turkish pehlivan meaning "wrestler".
Pehlivanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Pehlivanov.
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
Pekarev Russian
Russian variation of the surname "Baker"
Pelevin Russian
Derived from dialectal Russian пелева (peleva) meaning "chaff, shuck". A notable bearer is Victor Pelevin, the Russian fiction writer.
Pelka Polish
Reduced pet form of the given name Świętopełk.
Penchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Pencho".
Pencheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Penchev.
Penkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Penko".
Penkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Penkov.
Pepin Russian
Means "son of Pepa".
Pera Croatian
Derived from Pero. Also means "feathers".
Peremena Russian
Means "change".
Perepelkin Russian
From perepel, meaning "quail".
Perevodchik Russian
Means "translator" in Russian.
Perevozchik Russian, Belarusian
Means "carrier". It is a Russian last name, but it also present in Belarus.
Peričić Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Perica".
Perminov Russian
Indicated a person from the Russian city of Perm, of Uralic origin meaning "faraway land".
Perović Serbian, Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Pero".
Perovski m Russian, Macedonian
Habitational name derived from the toponym Перово (Perovo).
Pershin m Russian
From Russian перший (pershiy), meaning "first". Probably denoted to a first born child.
Peršin Croatian, Serbian
From Croatian peršin meaning "parsley," likely referring to a grower or seller.
Peršin Slovene
From given name Perše.
Perske Belarusian, Lithuanian, Jewish
Variant form of Persky. This was the real surname of American actress Lauren Bacall (1924-2014), who was born Betty Joan Perske.
Persky Belarusian, Lithuanian, Jewish
Derived from the village of Pershai in the Valozhyn District of Belarus, or the place named Perki in Lithuania.
Peruničić Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Perun". Perun was the Slavic god of lightning.
Peruško Croatian
Habitational name for someone from Peruški, Croatia.
Pervak Ukrainian, Russian
Derived either from Russian первый (pervy) meaning "first" or directly from colloquial Ukrainian первак (pervak) meaning "firstborn".
Pervushin m Russian
Possibly derived from первый (pervyy) meaning first.
Peshkov m Russian
Derived from Russian пешка (peshka), meaning "pawn".
Peska Czech
From a pet form of the personal name Pešek
Petač Slovene
slovene version of petazzi
Peták Czech
Derivative of the personal name Petr, Czech form of Peter.
Petek Slovene, Croatian
Derived from petek "Friday".
Petkevich Russian
Russian form of Piatkievič.
Petkoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Petkoski.
Petkoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Petko".
Petkov Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means “son of Petko” in Bulgarian and Macedonian.
Petkovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Petkovski.
Petkovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Petko".
Petranov Bulgarian
From Greek petros meaning "rock" or "stone".
Petrasov m Russian
Probably related to Pyotr.
Petreska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Petreski.
Petreski m Macedonian
Means "son of Petre".
Petrevska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Petrevski.
Petrevski Macedonian
Means "son of Petar".
Petříček Czech
From given name Petr.
Petríček Czech
Derived from a diminutive of Petr.
Petriček Croatian
From given name Petar.
Petričević Croatian, Serbian
A patronymic derived from Petrič, a diminutive of Petar.
Petrovich Ukrainian, Belarusian
Patronymic from Petro, the Ukrainian form of Peter.
Petrovskiy m Russian
Alternate transcription of Petrovsky.
Petrunkevich Belarusian
From a diminutive of Piotr.
Petryniec Ukrainian
From the given name Peter.
Pevec Croatian
From pevec meaning ''rooster''
Pevtsov m Russian
Means "son of the singer", from Russian певец (pevets) "singer".
Pezda Polish
Probably old polish word for "Orzech Ziemny" (Peanut)
Piatkievič Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Pyatkevich.
Piatraha Belarusian
Derived from an augmentative form of the Belarusian given name Piotr.
Pichugin Russian
From pichuga, meaning "small bird".
Pidluzhnyi m Ukrainian
Denoted to someone from the village of Pidluzhne
Piech Polish, German (Austrian)
From a diminutive form of Peter.
Pieech Polish
Alternate spelling of Piech.
Pierahud Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian перагуд (pierahud) meaning "prolonged rumble". This may have been a nickname for a gossip.
Pierog Polish
Occupational nickname for a cook.
Pikacz Polish
From Polish meaning "picker". Occupational name for someone who had a profession related to picking or sorting through materials.
Pikalev m Russian
Variant of Pikalov.
Pikalov m Russian
Means "from Pikalovo, Pikalevo, Pikalev" or other similar sounding places. These are the names of various Russian villages.
Pikhach Ukrainian
From Ukrainian meaning "infantryman".
Piktor Polish
From the personal name Wiktor (see Victor).