South Slavic Submitted Surnames

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RAKINAC Croatian

RAKITIĆ Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Famous bearer of this surname is Croatian footballer Ivan Rakitić.

RAKOČEVIĆ Montenegrin

RAMADANOV Macedonian, Bulgarian
Means "son of RAMADAN".

RAMAŠ Croatian

RANKOVIĆ Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of RANKO".

RAŠČIĆ Bosnian

RAŠKOVIĆ Serbian

RAŠOVIĆ Montenegrin, Serbian, Croatian

RASTODER Bosnian
Possibly derived from hrast, meaning "oak", and derati, meaning "tearing, to tear".

RATKOVIĆ Serbian, Croatian, Montenegrin
Means "son of RATKO".

RAZBORNIK Slovene
Derived from razborit, meaning "prudent".

RAŽNATOVIĆ Montenegrin

REBAC Bosnian

REDŽEPAGIĆ Bosnian
Derived from Redžeb, meaning "Rajab", the seventh month of the Islamic calendar.

REDŽEPOVSKI Macedonian
Means "son of REDŽEP".

REDŽIĆ Bosnian

REIZ Bosnian (Rare)

REMENAR Croatian
Means ''saddler''.

RENDULIĆ Croatian

REP Slovene, Croatian
Means "tail".

REPAC Serbian, Croatian
means little tail

REPČIĆ Serbian (Rare)

REPUH Bosnian

RIBAR Croatian
Derived from ribar, meaning "fisherman".

RISTESKI Macedonian
Son of Riste

RISTEVSKI Macedonian
Means "son of RISTO".

RISTIĆ Serbian, Croatian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare)

RIZVANOVIĆ Bosnian
Means "son of RIZVAN".

RIZVIĆ Bosnian

ROB Slovene
It probrably originates from the surname Robb, but we don't know for sure.

ROĐAK Croatian
Derived from rođak, meaning "family relative".

RODIĆ Serbian, Croatian
Possibly derived from roda (рода), meaning "stork".

ROGULJIĆ Croatian

ROKVIĆ Serbian

ROZMAN Slovene

RUDMAN Croatian, German

RUKAVINA Croatian, Serbian

RUPNIK Slovene

RUSTEMOVIĆ Bosnian
Means "son of RUSTEM".

RUŽIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Derived from ruža meaning ''rose''.

SABADOŠ Croatian, Serbian

ŠABIĆ Bosnian, Croatian

SABO Serbian, Croatian, Romanian
Variant form of SZABÓ.

SABOLIĆ Croatian
Croatian form of SZABÓ.

ŠABOTIĆ Montenegrin, Serbian

ŠABOVIĆ Bosnian

SAČER Croatian

SADIKOVIĆ Bosnian
Means "son of SADIK".

ŠAFRAN Croatian
Means "crocus, saffron".

ŠAFRANEC Croatian
Variant of ŠAFRAN.

ŠAHINOVIĆ Bosnian

ŠAKOTA Serbian
From šaka, meaning "hand"

ŠALAMON Slovene
From the given name ŠALAMON.

SALIHAMIDŽIĆ Bosnian

SALOPEK Croatian

SAMARDŽIĆ Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian

SAMARGIU Macedonian
Etymology... [more]

ŠARABA Serbian

SARAJLIĆ Bosnian

ŠARAN Bosnian

ŠARANOVIĆ Bosnian, Serbian

ŠARIĆ Croatian, Serbian

SARIHODŽIĆ Bosnian

ŠAŠIVAREVIĆ Bosnian

SASKA Croatian
Name given to someone from Saxony. From Croatian “saska” which translates to Saxony.

SAVIĆ Serbian
Means "son of SAVA".

ŠĆEKIĆ Montenegrin, Serbian

ŠĆEPANOVIĆ Serbian, Montenegrin
Means "son of Šćepan".

SEDIĆ Bosnian, Croatian

ŠEGRT Serbian
Derived from šegrt (шегрт), meaning "apprentice".

SEKULIC Serbian
There is possibility that name come from latin word secolo, means century. Usual Serb end of surname is IC. All Serbs-Montenegrians, also small number of Croats who has that surname has origion from heart of Montenegro... [more]

SELIMOVIĆ Bosnian
Means "son of Selim".

SERDAR Turkish, Croatian
Turkish form of Persian sardar, meaning "chief", "leader", "field marshal".

SERTIĆ Croatian, Serbian

SESAR Croatian

ŠEŠELJ Croatian

ŠESTAN Croatian

SEVER Croatian, Slovene
From Proto-Slavic sěverъ meaning ''north''.

SIDRAN Bosnian

SIGURNJAK Croatian

ŠIJAČIĆ Serbian

SIJARIĆ Montenegrin
Derived from sijati (сијати), meaning "to sow".

SIJERČIĆ Bosnian

SIJERKOVIĆ Montenegrin, Croatian

SILAJDŽIĆ Bosnian

ŠILJKUT Serbian

SIMATOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian

ŠIMENC Croatian
Derived from the forename ŠIME.

ŠIMIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of ŠIMO".

SIMIĆ Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Means "son of SIMO".

ŠIMIČIĆ Croatian
Šimičić comes from the name Šimun, which is the Croatian form of Simeon, which means flatter and/or listener.... [more]

SIMOVIĆ Serbian, Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of SIMO".

ŠIMUN Croatian
Derived from the forename ŠIMUN.

ŠIMUNDIĆ Croatian
Means "son of ŠIMUN".

ŠIMUNEC Croatian
Means "son of ŠIMUN".

ŠIMUNIĆ Croatian
Means "son of ŠIMUN".

ŠIMUNKOVIĆ Croatian
Derived from the forename ŠIMUN.

ŠIMUNOVIĆ Croatian
Means ''son of ŠIMUN''.

SINANOVIĆ Bosnian

SINDIK Croatian
Derived from sindik, a type of lawyer or representative that existed in Dalmatia in the Middle Ages.

ŠKONDRIĆ Serbian, Croatian

ŠKORO Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian

ŠKRELJA Montenegrin
Montenegrin variant of SHKRELI.

ŠKRIJELJ Bosnian
Derived from Shkreli, an Albanian tribe and region.

ŠKUGOR Croatian

ŠKVORC Croatian

SLADOLJEV Croatian
Derived from slad, meaning "malt", and the -ljev suffix referring to "pouring".

SLAVICA Croatian
Derived from Slavic slava, meaning "glory".

ŠLJIVANČANIN Montenegrin
Habitational name for someone from Šljivansko, Montenegro.

ŠLJIVO Bosnian

SLUNJSKI Croatian
Habitational name for someone from Slunj, Croatia.

SMAJIĆ Bosnian

ŠMIGIÆ Serbian
It is old Serbian surname.It's origins are probably from Kosovo.

SMJEČANIN Bosnian

SMOJVER Croatian

SMOKVINA Croatian
Derived from smokva meaning ''fig''.

SMOLOVIĆ Montenegrin

SOBRANIE Macedonian (Rare)
Sobranie means "Parliament" in Macedonian.

ŠOFRANAC Montenegrin
Derived from šafran (шафран), meaning "saffron".

SOFTIĆ Bosnian

ŠOJKA Croatian
Derived from šojka meaning ''jay'' (the bird).

SOKIĆ Croatian
Derived from Turksh sokak, meaning "street". The word is still used in Croatian meaning "little street, alley". Most people with this surname live in Cernik, Croatia.

SOKOLOVA Bulgarian, Russian
Means "daughter of SOKOL".

SOKOLOVIĆ Bosnian
From sokol meaning "falcon", a nickname or an occupational name for a falconer.

SPASOV Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of SPAS".

ŠPOLJAR Croatian

ŠPOLJARIĆ Croatian, Serbian

SRNA Croatian
Means ''doe''.

STAJIĆ Serbian

STAMBOLIĆ Croatian, Serbian

STANIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of STANKO".

STANICH Croatian (Anglicized, Rare), Serbian (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized form of STANIĆ.

STANISAVLJEVIĆ Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of STANISLAV".

STANIŠIĆ Serbian, Montenegrin, Croatian

STANUŠIĆ Croatian

STARČEVIĆ Croatian
Means "son of an old man" from star "old".

ŠTEFANAC Croatian

STIJEPOVIĆ Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of STIJEPO".

ŠTIMAC Croatian, Serbian

STIPANČIĆ Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of STIPE" or "son of STJEPAN".

STIPETIĆ Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of STIPE".

STIPIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of STIPE".

STOIANOV Bulgarian
Variant transcription of STOYANOV.

STOJČEV Macedonian, Bulgarian
Means "son of STOJAN".

STOJKOVIĆ Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of STOJAN".

STRAŽIČIĆ Croatian
Possibly derived from straža, meaning "guard".

ŠUBAŠIĆ Croatian

SUBAŠIĆ Bosnian, Croatian

SULEJMANOVIĆ Bosnian

SULJAGIĆ Bosnian
Means "son of SULJO".

SULJAKOVIĆ Bosnian

SULJIĆ Bosnian
Means "son of SULJO".

ŠUNDOV Croatian

ŠUNJEVARIĆ Serbian

ŠUNJIĆ Croatian

ŠUPUT Croatian, Serbian

ŠUŠKOV Croatian
Derived from šuškati, meaning "to rustle".

ŠUSTER Slovene

ŠUTOVIĆ Macedonian
Comes from place named Šutovo in Macedonia.

ŠVARC Croatian
Croatian form of SCHWARZ.

ŠVARCER Croatian
Elaborated form of ŠVARC.

ŠVIGIR Croatian

ŠVRAKA Bosnian

ŠVRAKIĆ Bosnian

TADEJEVIĆ Croatian
Means "son of TADEJ".

TADIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means ''son of TADIJA''.

TALIJA Serbian
Talija... [more]

TANEV Bulgarian
Derived from the forename TANE.

TANEVA Bulgarian
Feminine form of TANEV.

TANOVIĆ Bosnian

TASIĆ Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of TASA".

TATOMIROVIĆ Serbian

TEKLIĆ Croatian
Derived from teklić, a rare form of the word "messenger".

TELETOVIĆ Bosnian

TELIŠMAN Croatian (Rare)
Unknown origin, probably from the word "talisman"

TEODOROVIĆ Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of TEODOR".

TEŠAN Serbian

TEŠANOVIĆ Serbian

TESKEREDŽIĆ Bosnian

TESLA Serbian
From a special kind of ax a woodworker would use - adze, called tesla.... [more]

TESTEN Slovene

TIHIĆ Bosnian

TIŠLJAR Croatian
Derived from Chakavian Croatian tišljar, meaning "carpenter".

TODORIĆ Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of TODOR".

TODOROVAC Bosnian
Possibly related to TODOROVIĆ, commonly used by Serbs.

TODOROVIĆ Serbian
Means "son of TODOR".

TOKIĆ Croatian

TOLIĆ Croatian

TOLJA Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian

TOLJANIĆ Croatian (Rare)

TOMAŠ Serbian, Croatian, Sorbian, German
From the given name TOMAŠ.

TOMAŠEVIĆ Serbian, Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of TOMAŠ".

TOMIČIĆ Croatian
Variant of TOMČIĆ. Derived from Toma.

TOMINAC Croatian

TOMLJANOVIĆ Croatian

TOMOVIĆ Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of TOMO" or "son of TOMA (2)".

TOMŠIĆ Croatian

TOPIĆ Croatian, Serbian

TOPOLOVEC Slovene, Croatian
Several locations in Slovenia and Croatia bare the name "Topolovec".

TORLAK Bosnian, Croatian

TOŠIĆ Serbian

TOT Serbian
Serbian variant of TÓT.

TRAJANOVSKI Macedonian
Means "son of Trajan".

TRAJČEVSKI Macedonian
Means "son of Trajče".

TRAJKOVIĆ Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of TRAJKO".

TRAJKOVSKA Macedonian
Feminine form of TRAJKOVSKI.

TRAVANČIĆ Bosnian

TRAVAR Croatian, Serbian
Derived from travar, meaning "herbalist".

TRBUSICH Croatian

TREBEK Czech, Croatian, Slovak

TRELLER Serbian

TRENDAFILOV Bulgarian
Means "son of TRENDAFIL".

TRIFUNOVIĆ Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of TRIFUN".

TRIVUNOVIĆ Serbian

TSANOV Bulgarian

TUĐMAN Croatian

TUDOR Romanian, Croatian

TUFEK Bosnian
From Turkish tüfek ''rifle''.

TUFEKČIĆ Bosnian
Cognate of TÜFEKÇI.

TURK Slovene, Croatian
Means ''Turk''.

TURKALJ Croatian

TURKOVIĆ Croatian, Bosnian

TUS Croatian

TUTIĆ Croatian, Bosnian

UCAR Croatian
1 Croatian, Serbian, and eastern Slovenian: ironic nickname for an autocratic person, from car ‘tsar’.... [more]

UGLJANIN Bosnian

UHAN Slovene

ULAK Bosnian
From Turkish ulak, "a messenger".

ULEMEK Serbian

UŠČUPLIĆ Bosnian

UTILIS Croatian (Rare, ?)

VABEC Croatian

VALENTIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of VALENT".

VALENTIN French, Italian, Romanian, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Jewish
From the given name VALENTIN. It was sometimes adopted as a personal name by Jews.

VALENTINA Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of VALENTIN.

VALENTINOVA Bulgarian
Means "daughter of VALENTIN".

VARBANOV Bulgarian

VAREŠANOVIĆ Bosnian

VARUPA Bosnian

VASIĆ Serbian, Croatian

VASILIJEVIĆ Serbian
Means "son of VASILIJE".

VASILJEVIĆ Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of VASILIJE".

VASILOV Bulgarian, Russian
Meaning "son of Vasil" in Russian and "from Bulgaria" in Bulgarian.

VAZDA Bosnian

VEDRIŠ Croatian
Derived from vedro, meaning "bright".

VEHABOVIĆ Bosnian

VELADŽIĆ Bosnian

VELIĆ Serbian, Bosnian

VELIKOV Bulgarian
Means "son of VELIKO".

VELÍŠEK Czech, Italian, Croatian
Velliscig is an Italian surname with no small population base and spread almost exclusively in Friuli. The center of origin of this surname must be identified in the ancient Kingdom of Hungary - Bohemia between the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.... [more]

VELKOSKI Macedonian

VESELINOV Bulgarian, Serbian
Means "son of VESELIN".

VIČIK Croatian

VIDACOVICH Serbian (Anglicized, Rare), Croatian (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized form of VIDAKOVIĆ.

VIDAKOVIĆ Croatian, Serbian
Means ''son of VIDAK or VID''.

VIDAS Croatian

VIDE Slovene
Derived from the given name VID.

VIDEC Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the given name VID.

VIDIC Slovene
Derived from the given name VID.

VIDIĆ Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the given name VID.

VIDIČ Slovene
Cognate of VIDIĆ.

VIDKOVIČ Slovene
Derived from the given name VID.