Slavic Submitted Surnames

These names are used by Slavic peoples.
usage
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Vukov Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Vuksan Croatian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Vuksanović Serbian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Vulović Serbian
Vulović is the last name of Roki Vulović, a Serbian nationalist singer who lives in Bosnia.
Vyarbitski m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Verbitskiy.
Vybornov m Russian
From Russian выборный (vybornyy), meaning "elective, electoral".
Vyborov m Russian
From Russian выбор (vybor), meaning "choice, option". It can also mean "election".
Vydrov m Russian
Derived from Russian выдра (vydra), meaning "otter".
Vyodrov m Russian
Variant of Vedrov.
Vyshnevyy m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian вишня (vyshnya), meaning "cherry".
Vysotskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Derived from высота (vysota) meaning height, or a Russian form of Wysocki.
Vytebskyi Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Vitebsky.
Wachowska m Polish
Feminie form of Wachowski
Wachowski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from the village of Wachów
Wacławski Polish
Name for someone from a place named Wacławice or Wacławów, both derived from the given name Wacław.
Walbrzychiak Polish
Means a person who is from the city of Walbrzych in Poland.
Walenta Polish
From a derivative of the personal name Walenty.
Wałęsa Polish
From old Polish wałęsa, meaning "vagabond"
Warhol Rusyn (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of Varhola.
Warkentin m Russian (Germanized)
Germanised form of Varkentin. In Germany, the gender specification does not apply to the last name.
Warszawa Polish
Place name for a person from Warsaw, the capital of Poland.
Wasikowska Polish
It is the surname of Australian actress Mia Wasikowska.
Wawrzyniak Polish
from the personal name Wawrzyniec
Wawrzyszewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Wawrzyszew.
Wędrogowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Wędrogów.
Węglarz Polish
Means "Charcoal burner". Uncommon, mostly popular in voivodship of Małopolska (Lesser Poland) in places like Szczawnica, Kraków or Mszana Dolna.
Węgrzyn Polish
Means "Hungarian" in Polish.
Wences Slavic
Based on Wenceslaus or Wenceslas, latinized forms of name of Slavic rulers in various forms such as Václav, Wacław, Więcesław, Vyacheslav, Vjenceslav, etc. Derived from the Slavic words veli/vyache/więce/više ("great(er), large(r)"), and slava ("glory, fame")... [more]
Wernik Polish (Rare)
A diminutive surname created from the initial sound of a personal name, place or thing and diminutive ik suffix added to create a surname. The ik suffix may be commemorative also, meaning a significant event has occured regarding the person or family... [more]
Wesolowski Polish
Meaning Happy men
Wiącek Polish
Derived from the given name Wiecek (see Więcesław).
Wicherek Polish, English
Means "a light, gentle breeze", or figuratively, "an unruly strand of hair". It is a diminutive of the Polish word wicher, "strong wind".
Wichorek Polish (Anglicized), English (American)
Americanized form of Wieczorek. Alternatively, it may be a variant of Wicherek.
Wierczowokowski Polish
A polish surname that is not used anymore to often. It was common in Polish areas.
Wierzbicka Polish
Feminine form of Wierzbicki.
Wierzbicki m Polish
From Polish villages derived from wierzba, meaning "willow".
Wierzbowski Polish
Taken from the word wierzba meaning "willow", this name may have designated someone who lived near a willow tree.
Wiest Polish
Not available
Wilczek Polish
Diminutive form of Wilk, which means "wolf" in Polish.
Wilewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Wilewo.
Wilkosz Polish
Derivative of Wilk.
Wilkowska f Polish
Feminine form of Wilkowski.
Wilkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Wilkowo or Wilków, derived from Polish wilk meaning "wolf".
Winnykamien Polish
It is the Polish version of Weinstein
Winsininski Polish (Anglicized)
Winsininski is an anglicized version of the name "Wisniewski", which is from multiple places in Poland called Wisniewo, Wisniew, and Wisniewa. These names all have "wisna" which means cherry, or cherry tree.... [more]
Wiosna Polish
Derived from Polish wiosna "spring".
Wisneski Polish
A derivate of Wiśniewski, which is said to mean "The Little Cherry Tree"
Witek Polish, English (Rare)
From the personal name Wit, a short form of Witold, a derivative of Lithuanian Vytautas, a compound of vyti 'to guide' + tauta 'the people'... [more]
Władysław Polish
four polish kings names
Własow Polish
Polish form of Vlasov.
Włoszczowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Lesser Polish localities: the town of Włoszczowa or the village of Włoszczowice.
Wodziński Polish
Habitational name for someone from Wodzin in Piotrków voivodeship, named with Polish woda meaning "water".
Wójcicki Polish
Habitational name for a person originally from a place called Wójcice.
Wójciński Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the many places called Wójcin, or from Wójcina in Tarnów voivodeship, named with wójt meaning "village headman".
Wojick Polish
Pet form of the personal name Wojciech (see Voytek).
Wojtczak Polish
Polish: patronymic from Wojtek, a pet form of the personal name Wojciech ( see Voytek ).
Wojtyła Polish
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Wojciech. It was the surname of Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920-2005), the pope John Paul II.
Wonskolaser Yiddish, Polish
An uncommon Yiddish surname currently known mostly as the basis for Wonka.
Woytek Czech, Slovak, Polish
Eastern European surname of unknown meaning. A variant of Vojtek.
Wozniak Polish (Expatriate)
Unaccented form of Woźniak primarily used outside of Poland.
Woźniakowa Polish (Archaic), Jewish
Archaic feminine spelling of Woźniak.
Wrbanek Polish
Polish, Czech (Urbánek), and Sorbian: from a pet form of the personal name Urban . The surname is also established in Germany.
Wrobleski Polish
from Polish "wroble" wren.
Wrubleski Polish (Americanized, Rare)
Rare variant spelling of Wrobleski.... [more]
Wrzesień Polish
Derived from Polish wresień "September (month)".
Wrzesiński Polish
Name for someone from a place called Września, Wrzesina or Wrzesiny, all derived from Polish wrzos meaning "heather".
Wujcik Polish
Variant of Wójcik.
Wujek Polish
It literally means "uncle" in Polish but it could possibly refer to the Polesian village of the same name.
Wysocki m Polish
Possibly from Polish wysokość, meaning "height".
Wysokiński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Wysokin.
Wyspiański m Polish
Derived from the Polish word wyspa meaning "island."
Wyszyński Polish
It indicates familial origin within any of several Podlachian villages named ''Wyszonki''.
Yablokov Russian
From Russian яблоко (yabloko) meaning "apple", used as a nickname for a ruddy person or a gardener who received a plentiful harvest.
Yachmenyov m Russian
From ячмень (yachmen') meaning "barley".
Yadov m Russian
Derived from "яд (yad)" meaning poison.
Yakemenko Ukrainian
Vasiliy Yakemenko was the chairman of the Nashi youth group in Russia.
Yakimets Russian
Derived from the given name Yakim.
Yakimov Russian
Means "Son of Yakim".
Yakivenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Yakiv".
Yakovets' Russian, Ukrainian (?)
Derived from given name Yakov.
Yakubenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Yakub".
Yakubovich Russian, Belarusian
Derived from the given name Yakub.
Yakymenko Ukrainian
From the given name Yakym.
Yampilskiy Ukrainian (Rare)
This was used by people originating from any of various Ukrainian settlements by the name of "Yampil".
Yanenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Yan 1".
Yankouskaya f Belarusian
Feminine form of Yankouski.
Yankouski m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Jankowski.
Yankovic Slovene, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Polish
Americanized form of Janković, or perhaps Jankowicz.
Yankovich Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Americanized spelling of Janković or Jankovič.
Yankovska f Ukrainian
Feminine form of Yankovskyi.
Yankovskaya f Russian
Feminine form of Yankovsky.
Yankovsky m Russian
Russian form of Jankowski.
Yankovskyi m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Jankowski.
Yanukovych Belarusian (Ukrainianized)
Yanukovych was the last name of the Ukrainian president from 2010-2014 who was overthrown during Euromaidan.... [more]
Yapontsev m Russian
Denotes to a Japanese person.
Yaremchuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Yarema".
Yarmolenko Ukrainian
Regional name for someone from Yarmolyntsi, an urban-type settlement in Ukraine.
Yaroshenko Ukrainian
Derived from a diminutive form of Yaroslav.
Yarovenko Ukrainian
Possibly from the given name Yaroslav.
Yasenov Bulgarian
Means "son of Yasen".
Yasevich Belarusian
Possibly derived from ясна (yasna), meaning "clear" in Belarusian.
Yashin Russian
Means "son of Yasha". This surname was borne by the Soviet soccer goalkeeper Lev Yashin (1929-1990).
Yashina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Я́шин (see Yashin).
Yastrebov m Russian
Derived from Russian ястреб (yastreb) meaning "hawk".
Yastremskyi m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Jastremski.
Yatsenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Yatsentiy.
Yatsenyuk Ukrainian
Another form of Yatsenko.
Yavorov Bulgarian
Means "son of Yavor".
Yazvinskiy m Russian
From Russian язвина (yazvina), meaning "ulcer".
Yefimov Russian
Means "son of Yefim".
Yefimova Russian
Feminine form of Yefimov.
Yefimovich Russian
Grigori Yefimovich who is best known as "Rasputin" was a Russian peasant, mystic and private adviser to the Romanovs (Tsar Nicholas II and his wife Tsarina Alexandra in the early 20th century).
Yefremov m Russian
Means "son of Yefrem".
Yegin m Russian
Means "son of Yegor."
Yelich Serbian (Anglicized, Rare)
Yelich is an Anglicized spelling of the last name Jelić.
Yelizarov m Russian
Possibly from the given name Yelizaveta.
Yeltsin m Russian
Possibly from Russian word ель (jel') meaning "spruce, fir" and the relational suffix -ин (-in).
Yemelyanov Russian
Means "son of Yemelyan".
Yemelyanova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Емельянов (see Yemelyanov).
Yeremenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Yeremeyev.
Yeremeyev m Russian
Derived from the given name Yeremey. Konstantin Yeremeyev was a Soviet journalist and military person.
Yermak Ukrainian, Russian
From the given name Yermak. Andriy Yermak is a Ukrainian politician and former film producer.
Yermolayev Russian
Means "son of Yermolai".
Yevchenko Ukrainian
From the given name Yevhen.
Yevdokimov m Russian
Means "son of Yevdokim".
Yevdokimova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Евдокимов (see Yevdokimov).
Yevgenyev m Russian
Means "son of Yevgeniy".
Yevgenyevich m Russian
Means "son of Yevgeniy".
Yevstigneyeva Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Евстигнеев (see Yevstigneyev).
Yezhov m Russian
Derived from Russian word "ёж (yozh)" meaning hedgehog. Yezhov was the last name of Nikolay Yezhov, the leader of the Soviet NKVD from 1936-38 who is known for Yezhovshchina.
Yosifov Russian
Means "son of Iosif".
Yosyfovych Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Iosifovich.
Yovanovich Serbian
Anglicised form of Jovanović.
Yovnyi Ukrainian
its from the jewish people of Ukraine it comes from the jewish name Ivri
Yudin Russian
Means "son of Yuda".
Yugov Russian
Derived from Russian юг (yug) meaning "south".
Yukhymenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Yukhym".
Yuliyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yuliyan".
Yuliyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yuliyanov.
Yurchak Polish (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of Polish Jurczak.
Yurchuk Ukrainian
Another form of Yurchenko.
Yuriev m Russian
Means “son of Yuri 1".
Yurkaw m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Yurkov.
Yurkov m Russian
Derived from a diminutive form of Yuriy.
Yurovskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Yurovsky. This was the last name of Yakov Yurovskiy, a notable Bolshevik. He led the execution of the Romanovs.
Yurovsky Russian, Jewish, Polish (Anglicized)
Habitational name from Yurovo, or anglicization of Polish cognate Jurowski.
Yurovskyi Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Jurowski.
Yuryevich Russian
Means "son of Yuriy".
Yusein Bulgarian
From the given name Yusein.
Yuseinov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Yusein".
Yuseinova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yuseinov.
Yushchenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Yukhym". Viktor Yushchenko was the Ukrainian president from 2005 to 2010, and a major figure in the Orange Revolution.
Yushenkov m Russian
Possibly a variant of Yushko.
Yushin m Russian
Possibly a form of Yushko.
Yushkin m Russian
Variant of Yushko.
Yushko Ukrainian, Russian
From Ukrainian and Russian юшка (yushka), meaning "broth, juice from food". It can also mean "blood".
Yuskov m Russian
Possibly from the letter yus (юс, ѧ, ѫ, ꙛ, ꙙ) of the early Slavonic alphabets.
Yusov Russian
Derived from Russian юс (yus) meaning "(either little or big) yus".
Žaba Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Zhaba.
Žabek Croatian
From žaba, meaning "frog".
Žabka Czech, Slovak
From Polish zaba meaning "frog", of Slavic origin.
Zabolotsky m Russian
From заболотье (zabolote) meaning "from a swampland".
Zaborowska f Polish
Feminine form of Zaborowski.