South Slavic Submitted Surnames

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

Gavrilovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Gavril".

Geli Croatian (?)

Georgievski Macedonian
Means "son of Georgi".

Gjorgjeska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Gjorgjeski.

Gjorgjeski m Macedonian
Means "son of Gjorgji".

Gjorgjiev m Macedonian
Means "son of Gjorgji".

Gjorgjieva f Macedonian
Feminine form of Gjorgjiev.

Gjorgjievska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Gjorgjievski.

Gjorgjievski m Macedonian
Means "son of Gjorgji".

Glasnović Croatian
Derived from glasno, meaning "loud".

Gligorijević Serbian
Means "son of Gligorije".

Gluhačević Bosnian

Gluhak Croatian
Derived from gluh, meaning "deaf".

Gluhek Croatian
Derived from gluh, meaning "deaf".

Gojković Serbian
Serbian patronymic surname, derived from the masculine given name Gojko.

Golja Slovene

Golubić Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Golub.

Golubovec Croatian
From golub meaning ''pigeon''.

Gosar Slovene

Gospodinov Bulgarian
Means "son of Gospodin".

Gospodinova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Gospodinov.

Gotovina Croatian
Derived from gotovina, meaning "cash".

Grabar Croatian
Derived from grabiti, meaning "to grab".

Grabušić Croatian

Gračanin Bosnian

Građankić Bosnian (Rare)
Derived from "građan" meaning "citizen" in Serbo-Croatian.

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.

Grajqevci Kosovar, Albanian, Serbian
Variant of Grajçevci.

Granov Jewish, Bosnian
Habitational name from Granov, Ukraine.... [more]

Grbavac Croatian
Derived from grbavo, meaning "bumpy" or "hunchbacked".

Grbović Serbian

Grdinić Montenegrin
Derived from grdan (грдан), meaning "ugly".

Gregorič Slovene
Means "son of Gregor".

Gregurić Croatian
Possibly patronymic, meaning "son of Gregor" or "son of Grgur".

Grgurić Croatian
Means "son of Grgur".

Grinfelder Croatian
Derived from German grün, "green", and feld, "field".

Grozdanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Grozdan".

Grozdanova Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Grozdanov, which means "son of Grozdan".

Grozdanović Serbian
Means "son of Grozdan".

Gržac Croatian (Rare)

Gudelj Croatian, Serbian

Gugić Croatian

Guja Croatian

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.

Gulin Russian, Croatian

Gusinjac Bosnian
From Gusinje, the name of a town in the Plav municipality of Montenegro where Bosniaks form a regional majority

Gušo Bosnian

Guta Bosnian
Possibly a mispronunciation of the Bosnian word for the verb "gutati" (to swallow) or "guta" (swallowing).

Gutić Serbian, Croatian

Guzina Serbian, Croatian

Gvardiol Croatian

Gvero Serbian

Gvozdenović Serbian, Montenegrin
Means "son of Gvozden".

Habibović Bosnian
Means "son of Habib".

Hadzhiyska f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Hadzhiyski.

Hadzhiyski m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian хаджия (hadzhiya) meaning "pilgrim", ultimately from Arabic حَجّ (hajj).

Hadžiahmetović Bosnian

Hadžialagić Bosnian

Hadžibegić Bosnian

Hadžiefendić Bosnian

Hadžifejzović Bosnian

Hadžihafizbegović Bosnian

Hadžihalilović Bosnian

Hadžihasanović Bosnian

Hadžijamaković Bosnian

Hadžikić Bosnian

Hadžimuratović Bosnian

Hadžimusić Bosnian

Hadžiomerović Bosnian

Hadžipašić Bosnian

Hadžiselimović Bosnian

Halilović Bosnian
Means "son of Halil".

Halimović Bosnian
Means "son of Halim".

Halitović Bosnian

Haložan Slovene
From the Haloze region of Slovenia.

Halužan Croatian, Slovene
Habitational name for someone from Haloze, a region in Slovenia.

Hamidović Bosnian
Means "son of Hamid 1".

Hamzagić Bosnian
Means "son of Hamza".

Hamzić Bosnian
Means "son of Hamza".

Handžić Bosnian

Hanžek Croatian, Slovene

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.

Hasagić Bosnian

Hasanbegović Bosnian

Hasančić Bosnian
Means "son of Hasan".

Hasandjekić Bosnian
Possibly derived from "son of Hasan".

Hasanefendić Bosnian

Hasanović Bosnian
Means "son of Hasan".

Hebrang Croatian, German

Herak Croatian

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

Herenda Bosnian (Modern), Hungarian

Herić Bosnian

Herjavec Croatian

Hladika Croatian
Possibly derived from hladno, meaning "cold".

Hmelina Croatian

Hočevar Slovene
Originally indicated a person from Kočevje (Gottschee County), a city and municipality in southern Slovenia.

Hofman mu Polish, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, Slovak
Derived from German Hoffmann.

Horvatić Croatian
Derived from Horvat.

Hristev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Hristo".

Hristeva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Hristev.

Hristoff Bulgarian (Archaic)
Means "son of HRISTO".

Hristoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Hristoski.

Hristoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Hristo".

Hristovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Hristovski.

Hristovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Hristo".

Hršak Croatian

Hrustanbegović Bosnian

Hrvatin Croatian, Slovene
From Croatian and Slovene Hrvat meaning "Croat, person from Croatia".

Hrženjak Croatian
Habitational name for someone from places starting with "Hržen-".

Hržić Slovene, Croatian

Huis Croatian

Huremović Bosnian

Hurtić Bosnian

Husamović Bosnian
Patronymic surname meaning "son of Husam".

Husedžinović Bosnian

Huseinbašić Bosnian

Huseinbegović Bosnian

Huseinović Bosnian
Means "son of Husein".

Husejinović Bosnian
Means "son of Husein".

Husejnagić Bosnian

Husejnović Bosnian
Means "son of Husejn".

Husić Bosnian

Huzjak Croatian

Hyuseinov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Hyusein".

Hyuseinova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Hyuseinov.

Ibišević Bosnian

Ibričić Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Ibro" in Serbo-Croatian.... [more]

Ibrišimović Bosnian

Idrizović Bosnian

Ignjatović Serbian
Means “son of Ignjat” in Serbian.

Ihtijarević Bosnian

Ilecic Croatian (?)

Ilievska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Ilievski.

Ilievski Macedonian
Means "son of Iliya".

Imamović Bosnian
Means "son of the imam", from Arabic إِمَام (ʾimām) referring to a Muslim leader.

Iriskić Bosnian

Islamović Bosnian

Ismailovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Ismailovski.

Ismailovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Ismail".

Isović Bosnian

Ivačević Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivaci Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivačić Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivačič Slovene
Cognate of Ivačić.

Ivakić Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivaković Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Iva Marija Croatian

Ivan Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivanac Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivanagić Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivanc Slovene
Means "son of Ivan".

Ivančan Croatian
Means "son of Ivan".

Ivančec Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivanček Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivančev Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivančević Croatian
Means "son of Ivan".

Ivančić Croatian
Patronymic from the personal name Ivan.

Ivančićević Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivančin Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivančir Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivančok Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivanda Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivandić Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivandija Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivanec Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivanek Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivanešić Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivanetić Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivanic Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivanić Croatian
Means "son of Ivan" in Croatian.

Ivanič Slovene
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivaniček Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivaniš Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivaniš.

Ivanišević Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Ivan".

Ivanjac Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivanjek Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivanji Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivanjko Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivanjoš Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivankić Croatian (Rare)
Means "son of Ivan" in Croatian.

Ivanko Croatian, Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivankovac Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivanoff Russian (Americanized), Bulgarian (Americanized), Ukrainian (Americanized), Belarusian (Americanized), Macedonian (Americanized), Jewish
Americanized form of Ivanov or Ivanow.

Ivanoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Ivanoski.

Ivanoski Macedonian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivanšćak Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivanšić Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivanuš Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivanuša Slovene, Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivanušec Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivanušević Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivanušić Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivanušič Slovene
Cognate of Ivanušić.

Ivas Romanian, Croatian
As a Croatian surname it is derived from forenames starting with Iv-, for example Ivan, Ivo 2, Ivica, etc.

Ivašić Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivasić Croatian
Derived from Ivas.

Ivašković Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivasović Croatian
Derived from Ivas.

Ivaštanin Serbian

Ivaštinović Croatian (Rare)

Ivatek Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivaz Serbian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivče Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivčec Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivček Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivčetić Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivčević Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivčić Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Ivčin Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Iveković Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivek.

Ivić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Ivo 2".

Ivković Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Ivko".

Ivošević Serbian, Croatian

Izetbegović Bosnian

Jablanović Croatian
Derived from jablan meaning ''poplar''.

Jahić Bosnian

Jahović Bosnian

Jajalo Croatian

Jajčanin Croatian, Serbian
Derived from jaje, meaning "egg".

Jakić Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Jakov".

Jakimov m Macedonian
Means "son of Jakim".

Jakimova f Macedonian
Feminine form of Jakimov.

Jakimovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Jakimovski.

Jakimovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Jakim".

Jaklin Slovene

Jakopinčić Croatian

Jakov Croatian
Derived from the name Jakov.

Jakovleska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Jakovleski.

Jakovleski m Macedonian
Means "son of Jakov".

Jakovljević Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Jakov".

Jakša Croatian
Derived from the forename Jakov.

Jakšić Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the forename Jakov.

Jakupec Croatian
Derived from the name Jakub.

Jakupović Bosnian
Means "son of Jakup".

Jambrečec Croatian
Derived from the forename Jambrek.

Jambrek Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the forename Jambrek.

Jambreković Croatian
Derived from the forename Jambrek.

Jambrišak Croatian
Derived from the forename Jambrek.

Jambrošić Croatian
Derived from the forename Jambrek.

Jamnik Slovene

Jandrej Croatian

Jandro Croatian
Derived from the forename Jandro.

Jandroković Croatian
Derived from the forename Jandro.

Janev Macedonian
Cognate of Yanev.

Janeva f Macedonian
Feminine form of Janev.

Janjić Serbian, Croatian
Derived from janje, meaning "lamb".

Janjoš Bosnian

Janjuš Serbian

Jankoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Jankoski.

Jankoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Janko".

Jantol Croatian

Jašarević Bosnian

Jauković Montenegrin, Serbian

Jazbec Slovene
Means ''badger'' in Slovenian.

Jazvin Bosnian

Jeglič Slovene
"The Slovenian word for the Carniolan primrose." This name would likely have been given to people who inhabited the meadows of northwestern Slovenia where this flower is endemic.

Jeknić Montenegrin
Derived from jekanje (јекање), meaning "moaning, crying".

Jelavić Serbian, Bosnian
derived from the place name Jelav, one of the places in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Jelenković Serbian, Croatian
Derived from jelen meaning "deer."

Jelić Croatian, Serbian

Jelušić Croatian
The first ever appearance recorded to this date was even before the Turkish men (Ottoman) broke into the Kingdom of Croatia (around 13. century).... [more]

Jelusić Croatian

Jerak Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.

Jerala Slovene

Jeras Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.

Jerec Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.

Jerenić Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.

Jerić Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.

Jerič Slovene
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.

Jeričević Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.

Jerkan Croatian
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.

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