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.
Golomb Polish
Variant of GOLAB.
Golosov m Russian
From Russian голос (golos), meaning "voice".
Golovanov Russian
Means "son of the head chief".
Golovchanskiy Russian, Jewish
Russian Jewish form of Holowczak.
Golovin m Russian
From Russian голова (golova) meaning "head, chief", probably used as a nickname for the head of a household or village.
Golovkin m Russian
Variant of Golovin.
Golovko Russian, Ukrainian (Russified)
Derived from Russian голова (golova), meaning "head".
Golovsky Belarusian, Russian
From Russian голова (golova) meaning "head, chief".
Golovushkin m Russian
A form of Golovin derived from a diminutive form of голова (golova).
Golubev Russian
From Russian голубь (golub) meaning "dove, pigeon".
Golubov Russian
From golub, meaning "dove".
Golubovec Croatian
From golub meaning ''pigeon''.
Gołyński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Gołyń.
Golyshkin Russian
Uncertain meaning.
Gomelsky Belarusian
Refers to the region in Belarus named "Gomel".
Goncharov Russian
Derived from Russian гончар (gonchar) meaning "potter".
Gondek Polish
From the given name Godzisław.
Gontsov Russian
From gonets, meaning "courier".
Góra Polish
A Polish and Jewish name that means; ‘mountain’, ‘hill’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived on a hillside or in a mountainous district, or perhaps a nickname for a large person
Goraziński m Polish
Maybe related to Górski.
Gorbachenko Ukrainian
From Russian горбач (gorbach) meaning "hunchback, humpback"
Gorbachev Russian
From Russian горбач (gorbach) meaning "hunchback, humpback". A notable bearer is Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-), a former Soviet politician.
Gorbachyov Russian
Alternate transcription of Gorbachev.
Gorbunov Russian
From Russian горбун (gorbun) meaning "humpback".
Gordeev Russian
Means "son of Gordei".
Gorelik Russian
Russian form of Horelyk.
Gorets Russian
Derived from Russian горец (gorets) meaning "highlander".
Goretzka Polish
Meaning "female highlander" in Polish.
Gorkiy m Russian
Means "bitter" in Russian.
Gorodetskiy m Russian
From Russian город (gorod), meaning "city, town".
Gorodnov m Russian
From Russian город (gorod), meaning "city".
Gorokhov m Russian
Probably derived from гороховый (gorokhoviy), meaning pea.
Gorokhovsky m Russian
From горох (gorokh) meaning "pea".
Gorov m Russian
From Russian гора (gora), meaning "mountain".
Gorozhankin m Russian
From горожане (gorozhane) meaning "townspeople"
Gorshechnikov m Russian
From Russian горшечник (gorshechnik), meaning "potter".
Gorsky Russian
Russian form of Górski.
Gorst Russian
Meaning "handful" in Russian.
Goryachev m Russian
Derived from Russian word горячий (goryachiy) meaning "warm, hot".... [more]
Goryaynov m Russian
Derived from горяй (goryay), the command form of горить (gorit'), which means "to burn".
Goscinny Polish
Derived from Polish adjective gościnny from word gość meaning 'guest'.
Gospodinova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Gospodinov.
Gotovina Croatian
Derived from gotovina, meaning "cash".
Gotówko Polish
Derived from Polish gotówka "cash".
Govorov m Russian
Denoted a talkative person or a storyteller, from Russian говорит (govorit) meaning "to speak".
Grabar Croatian
Derived from grabiti, meaning "to grab".
Grabarek Polish
Occupational name from a diminutive of Polish grabarz meaning "gravedigger".
Grąbczewski Polish
It indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Grąbczewo.
Grabińska f Polish
Feminine form of Grabiński.
Grabiński Polish
Habitational name for someone from a settlement named Grabienice, Grabin, Grabina, Grabiny, etc.; ultimately from grab meaning "hornbeam" or, in the case of Grabienice, possibly from gręba meaning "hill".
Grabinsky m Russian
Russian form of Grabiński. A known bearer is the Ukrainian chess master Vladimir Grabinsky (1974-).
Građankić Bosnian (Rare)
Derived from "građan" meaning "citizen" in Serbo-Croatian.
Gradowska f Polish
Feminine form of Gradowski.
Gradowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Gradowo in Włocławek voivodeship.
Grajçevci Kosovar, Albanian, Serbian
Originally indicated a person from a place named Greiçec in the town of Suva Reka in Prizren, Kosovo. In Serbian it is called Grejčevce.
Grala Polish
Nickname for a musician. Derived from Polish grać meaning "to play a musical instrument".
Gralla Polish (Germanized)
Germanized form of Grala.
Granov Jewish, Bosnian
Habitational name from Granov, Ukraine.... [more]
Grbavac Croatian
Derived from grbavo, meaning "bumpy" or "hunchbacked".
Grdinić Montenegrin
Derived from grdan (грдан), meaning "ugly".
Grebennikov m Russian
Derived from Russian word гребенник (grebennik) meaning comb.
Grebyonka Russian
Russian form of Hrebinka.
Grechishkin m Russian
Possibly derived from греческий (grecheskiy) meaning Greek.
Grecki Polish
Polish form of Gretzky.
Gregorič Slovene
Means "son of Gregor".
Gregurić Croatian
Possibly patronymic, meaning "son of Gregor" or "son of Grgur".
Grensky Russian
Russian cognate of Gronski.
Gretzky Russian, Belarusian
Originally derived from an old Russian word that meant "Greek", though in modern times, the word means "Greek nut" (walnut). A notable bearer is Wayne Gretzky, a former Canadian ice hockey player.
Grgurić Croatian
Means "son of Grgur".
Gribov m Russian
Derived from Russian гриб, meaning "mushroom."
Grigoriev Russian
Variant transcription of Grigoriyev.
Grigoriyev Russian
Means "son of Grigoriy".
Grigoryev Russian
Means "son of Grigoriy".
Grigoryevskiy m Russian
From location called Grigoryev (Григорьев) or something similar such as Grigoryevo (Григорьево), Grigoryevka (Григорьевка) ultimately from given name Grigoriy.
Grinfelder Croatian
Derived from German grün, "green", and feld, "field".
Grishin Russian
From the given name Grisha.
Grishkovets Russian
Means "son of Grishka".
Grodsky Polish, Jewish
Altered spelling of Polish Grodzki, a habitational name from Grodziec or Grodzie, places named with gród ‘castle’, ‘fortification’ (cognate with Russian grad)... [more]
Gromov m Russian
From гром (grom) meaning "thunder".
Gronkowski Polish
Originally indicated a person who came from Gronków, a village in southern Poland.
Groński Polish
Habitational name for someone from Grońsko in Greater Poland Voivodeship (named with the nickname Gron, Grono, from grono "bunch of grapes") or from Groń, the name of several places in southern, mountainous part of Lesser Poland (named with the regional word groń "ridge").
Grozdanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Grozdan".
Grozdanova Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Grozdanov, which means "son of Grozdan".
Grushkin Russian
From grushka, meaning "pear tree".
Gruszka Polish
Means "pear".
Gruzdev m Russian
Possibly deriving from Грузия (Gruziya) meaning Georgia 1 in Russian.
Gruzinsky Russian, Georgian
Means "Georgian" in Russian.
Grynszpan Polish
Polish form of Greenspan.
Grzegorczyk Polish
Derived from the given name Grzegorz.
Grzegorzewski Polish
habitational name for someone from Grzegorzowice or Grzegorzewice, both named with the personal name Grzegorz, Latin Gregorius
Grześkowiak Polish
Patronymic surname derived from Grzesiek, a diminutive of the given name Grzegorz.
Grzib Polish (Rare, Expatriate)
Variant of Grzyb, mostly used outside of Poland.
Grzyb Polish
Meaning "mushroom", a nickname for an old man or simpleton, or signifying someone whose profession involved mushrooms.
Grzybacz Polish
From Grzyb (literally "mushroom") with the suffix -acz.
Grzybała Polish
From grzyb meaning "mushroom" with suffix -ała.
Grzybalski Polish
From Grzybała with suffix -ski based on habitational names.
Grzybczyk Polish
From Grzybek with the suffix -yk or Grzyb with the suffix -czyk, both ultimately from grzyb meaning "mushroom".
Grzybek Polish
From Grzyb (literally "mushroom") with the suffix -ek as a patronymic, or from grzybek meaning "little mushroom".
Grzybiński Polish
Habitational name from Grzybiny or Grzybina.
Grzybko Polish
From Grzyb with suffix -ko, possibly from Belarusian or Russian Gribko.
Grzybowski Polish
Habitational surname from Grzybów, Grzybowa or Grzybowo, all ultimately from grzyb meaning "mushroom".
Gubanov Russian
From guban, meaning "big lips".
Gudkov Russian
From gudok, meaning "hooter".
Guli Uzbek, Kurdish, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Albanian, Bosnian
Derived from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower" or "rose". It is sometimes borne by Georgians and Armenians of Persian descent.
Gulyanich Russian
From гулять (gulyat'), meaning "walk".
Gulyayev m Russian
From Russian word гулять (gulyat'), meaning "to walk".
Gusev Russian
Derived from Russian гусь (gus) meaning "goose".
Gusinjac Bosnian
From Gusinje, the name of a town in the Plav municipality of Montenegro where Bosniaks form a regional majority
Guta Bosnian
Possibly a mispronunciation of the Bosnian word for the verb "gutati" (to swallow) or "guta" (swallowing).
Gutnik Ukrainian, Russian, Yiddish
Yiddish surname meaning "glassworker" from Yiddish hute meaning "glassworks".
Gvozdik Russian
Means "carnation" in Russian.
Gvozdik Russian
Means carnation in Russian.
Gwizdala Polish
Nickname for someone noted for his cheerful whistling, from a derivative of gwizdac ‘to whistle’.
Gzheskovyak Polish (Ukrainianized), Polish (Russified)
Russian and Ukrainian form of the Polish surname Grześkowiak.
Habibović Bosnian
Means "son of Habib".
Habramowicz Polish
Historical variant of Abramowicz.
Haczyński Polish, Kashubian
Meaning unknown.
Hadzhiyska f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Hadzhiyski.
Hadzhiyski m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian хаджия (hadzhiya) meaning "pilgrim", ultimately from Arabic حَجّ (hajj).
Hadžiabdić Bosnian
Possibly from Bosnian hadž meaning "hajj, pilgrimage" and Arabic-derived عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant", added with the patronymic element -ić.
Hadžijunuzović Bosnian
Possibly from Bosnian hadž meaning "hajj, pilgrimage", combined with the given name Junus and the patronymic element -ić.
Hadžimuhamedović Bosnian
Possibly from Bosnian hadž meaning "hajj, pilgrimage", combined with the Bosnian given name Muhamed and the patronymic element -ić.
Haftek Polish
“From the english occupation name describing a maker of handles for tools - a hafter”... [more]
Halama Polish, Czech
Unflattering nickname meaning ‘big, lumbering fellow’, ‘lout’.
Hałas Polish
Means "noise, racket, din" in Polish, a nickname for a noisy or disruptive person.
Halas Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Hałas "racket, noise".
Halilović Bosnian
Means "son of Halil".
Halimović Bosnian
Means "son of Halim".
Haložan Slovene
From the Haloze region of Slovenia.
Halužan Croatian, Slovene
Habitational name for someone from Haloze, a region in Slovenia.
Halytskyy m Ukrainian
Means "from Galicia".
Hamidović Bosnian
Means "son of Hamid 1".
Hamzagić Bosnian
Means "son of Hamza".
Hamzić Bosnian
Means "son of Hamza".
Hanák Czech
Derived from the small town Haná.
Harambašić Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian
Derived from harambaša (харамбаша), which was a historic rank for the senior commander of a hajduk band. The hajduks were bandits and freedom fighters in the Balkans who fought the Ottomans.
Haramija Croatian
Derived from harambaša, which was a historic rank for the senior commander of a hajduk band. The hajduks were bandits and freedom fighters in the Balkans who fought the Ottomans.
Harasimowicz Polish
Derived from the given name Harasim.
Harbachoŭ Belarusian
Variant transcription of Harbachow.
Harbachow Belarusian
Belarusian form and equivalent of Gorbachev.
Hasančić Bosnian
Means "son of Hasan".
Hasandjekić Bosnian
Possibly derived from "son of Hasan".
Hasanović Bosnian
Means "son of Hasan".
Hašek Czech (?)
Meaning "Pure" or "Chaste" from Latin Castus, a shortening of Castulus. Diminutive of the personal name Haštal. Noteable people with this surname include Dominik Hašek, a Czech ice hockey Goal-tender and Jaroslav Hašek, a Czech satirist and Journalist, most known for his satirical novel, 'The Good Soldier Švejk'.
Hassenfeld Polish, Jewish
Notable beaters of this surname are the Hassenfeld brothers who founded the Hasbro, INC. an abbreviation of their surname and the word brother. Hasbro, INC. is an American multinational conglomerate with you, board game, and media assets, headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.... [more]
Haweł Polish (Rare)
Variant of Gaweł via Czech.
Haychuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian гай (hay), meaning "grove".
Hebron Czech
From the Biblical place name of the same name mentioned in II Samuel 1-3 which is said to mean “alliance” in Hebrew.
Henc Polish
Variant of Hinc.
Herasymenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Herasym.
Herbenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Gerbov.
Hercigonja Croatian
Derived from Herzogin, a German title meaning "duchess".
Herco Bosnian
Derived from Herceg.
Herek Croatian (?), Polish (?)
Unsure but read it’s Croatian but I also heard Polish
Heringh Slovak
Heringh, no history known, people having these surnames in Slovakia belong to the same family, very untypical for this region - Slovakia in the middle of Europe.
Hewczak Polish
Hewczak is primarily a Polish surname of the Ukrainian surname of Hewczuk.... [more]
Hilevich Belarusian
Derived from the Belarusian word гіль (hiĺ) meaning "bullfinch" (a name given to two groups of passerine birds) in Belarusian.
Hinc Polish
From German Hinz, ultimately from the given name Heinrich.
Hińcz Polish
Variant of Hinc.
Hincz Polish
Variant of Hinc.
Hirt German, English (Anglicized), Czech, Polish
From German Hirte meaning "shepherd".