Serbian Surnames

Aleksić (Serbian Cyrillic: Алексић) is a Serbian or Montenegrin surname of patronymic origin, meaning "son of Aleksa." Aleksa is the Serbian form of Alexius and also a short form of Aleksandar. The root name is Alexis, f...

Etymology and MeaningAntić is a Serbo-Croatian surname meaning "son of Anto" or "son of Ante 1" (a hypocoristic of Anthony). The surname belongs to the common Slavic patronymic pattern, formed by adding the suffix -ić (m...

Ateljević is a Serbian surname, likely derived from the place name Hatelji, a town in Serbia whose etymology remains uncertain. The suffix -vić is a common Slavic patronymic ending, indicating 'descendant of,' so the sur...

Babić is a Croatian, Serbian, and Bosniak matronymic surname derived from the Serbo-Croatian word baba, meaning "grandmother" or "old woman." As a matronymic, it indicates descent from a mother or grandmother, possibly r...

Bašić is a common South Slavic surname, particularly frequent in the Dalmatian counties of Croatia. It is derived from the Serbo-Croatian word baša, meaning "chief, boss," which itself is a loanword from Turkish başı ("h...

Bogdanović is a common Serbian and Croatian patronymic surname meaning "son of Bogdan." The given name Bogdan itself combines the Slavic elements bogŭ ("god") and danŭ ("given"), thus carrying the meaning "given by God."...

Bošnjak (Cyrillic: Бошњак) is a surname of South Slavic origin, found primarily among Croatian and Serbian populations. It is an ethnonymic surname, derived from the Slavic root bosna (meaning “Bosnia”). The name literal...

Brankovich is an alternate transcription of the Serbian surname Бранковић (Branković), meaning "son of Branko." The root name Branko originated as a diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element borna (South Slav...

Brkić (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [bř̩ːkitɕ]) is a surname of South Slavic origin, commonly found among Croatians, Serbs, and Bosniaks. It is derived from the Serbo-Croatian word brk, meaning "moustache" or "whisker",...

Ćosić is a Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian surname.EtymologyIt derives from the Croatian and Serbian adjective ćosav, meaning "beardless", which itself originates from Persian کوسه (kūseh) meaning "shark". Thus, the surna...

Crnčević is a South Slavic surname, primarily found in Croatian and Serbian communities. The name is derived from the Slavic root *čьrnъ, meaning "black." The suffix -ević indicates a patronymic origin, common in Serbian...

Cvetković (Serbian Cyrillic: Цветковић) is a predominantely Serbian patronymic surname with substantial presence in Croatian communities as well. It derives from the given name Cvetko, a South Slavic diminutive rooted in...

Davidović is a Serbian surname, a patronymic meaning "son of David." It is common in Serbia and other regions of the former Yugoslavia, reflecting the widespread use of the name David in Christian (especially Orthodox) t...

Etymology Dimitrijević (Serbian Cyrillic: Димитријевић) is a Serbian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Dimitrije." The suffix -ević is a common Slavic patronymic ending indicating descent. The root name Dimitrije itsel...

Etymology and OriginĐorđević (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђорђевић; also transliterated Djordjevic) is a Serbian patronymic surname meaning "son of Đorđe," the Serbian form of George. The root name George derives from the Greek Γε...

Dragić is a South Slavic surname, most commonly found in Croatia, Serbia, and Slovenia. It is a patronymic derived from the personal name Drago, which itself originates as a short form of various Slavic names beginning w...

Dragović is a South Slavic surname, predominantly found among Croats and Serbs. It is a patronymic name meaning "son of Drago", derived from the root dorgŭ (South Slavic drag), meaning "precious". The surname is formed b...

Đurić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђурић) is a patronymic surname found primarily in Croatia, Bosnia, and Serbia. It means "son of Đuro", a South Slavic form of George. The suffix -ić is a common Slavic diminutive and patronymic m...

Filipović (Serbian Cyrillic: Филиповић, pronounced [filǐːpoʋitɕ, fǐli-]) is a patronymic surname common in South Slavic languages, meaning "son of Filip." The surname is formed by adding the suffix -ić to the given name...

Gavrilović (Cyrillic: Гавриловић) is a predominantly Serbian and, to a lesser extent, Croatian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Gavrilo." The given name Gavrilo itself is the Serbian form of Gabriel, a name derived fr...

EtymologyGrbić is a surname of South Slavic origin, derived from the word grba meaning "hump" or "hunch." As a metonymic occupational or descriptive surname, it originally referred to a person with a hunched back. The su...

Etymology and HistoryIlić is a South Slavic patronymic surname meaning "son of Ilija". It is particularly common in Serbia and Croatia, ranking as the seventh most frequent surname in Serbia. The root Ilija itself is the...

Ivanković is a South Slavic patronymic surname, predominantly found in Croatian and Serbian communities. It is derived from a diminutive of the personal name Ivan, which is the Slavic form of John. Etymology and Origins...

Ivanović is a South Slavic patronymic surname derived from the given name Ivan, meaning "son of Ivan." It is akin to the English surname Johnson or the Russian Ivanov. The suffix -ović is a common patronymic marker in Se...

Janković (Cyrillic: Јанковић, pronounced [jǎːŋkoʋitɕ]) is a South Slavic surname of patronymic origin, meaning "son of Janko". It is most common among Croats and Serbs, and is widely found in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and...

Jerković is a Croatian and Serbian surname derived as a patronymic, meaning "son of Jerko." Jerko itself is a Croatian diminutive of Jerome, which ultimately originates from the Greek name Ἱερώνυμος (Hieronymos), compose...

Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Јовановић, pronounced [jǒʋanoʋitɕ, joʋǎː-]) is the most common Serbian surname, meaning "son of Jovan." The name Jovan is the Serbian form of John, rooted in the Hebrew Yochanan meaning "Yahw...

Etymology and Meaning Jurišić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јуришић) is a Croatian and Serbian patronymic surname, derived from the personal name Jure, a regional form of George. Literally meaning "son of Jure," it follows a common...

Knežević is a Serbian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Bosnian surname, derived from the title knez, meaning “prince” in Serbo-Croatian. The word knez itself is ultimately of Germanic origin, related to the English word King...

Kostić (Serbian Cyrillic: Костић, pronounced [kôstitɕ, kǒ-]) is a common Serbian patronymic surname. It means "son of Kosta", itself a diminutive form of Konstantin, thus ultimately tracing back to the Latin name Constan...

Kovac is a simplified spelling of the common Slavic surnames Kováč and Kovač. It is most prevalent among Croatian, Czech, Serbian, and Slovak populations. The surname is derived from the occupational term for a blacksmit...

Kovač is a common South Slavic occupational surname derived from the Proto-Slavic word kovač meaning "blacksmith", itself from kovati ("to forge"). It is widely found across Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and S...

Kovačević is a South Slavic surname that serves as a variant of Kovačić. As a patronymic surname, it carries the core meaning from Kovačić: derived from the Slavic word kovač ("blacksmith"), with a suffix indicating desc...

Kovačić is a common patronymic surname in South Slavic languages, derived from the word kovač meaning "blacksmith." The suffix -ić indicates "son of," so Kovačić literally means "son of the blacksmith." This surname is f...

Kralj is a South Slavic surname derived from the common noun meaning "king" in Slovene, as well as in Serbian and Croatian. This article explores its origins, linguistic roots, notable bearers, and geographical distribut...

Krstić (Serbian Cyrillic: Крстић) is a Serbian surname with a clear patronymic origin, signifying "son of Krsto" — or, less commonly, "son of Krsta." As a patronymic surname common among South Slavic peoples, it belongs...

Lazarević (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазаревић) is a patronymic surname of South Slavic origin, meaning "son of Lazar". It is most common in Serbia and among the Serbian diaspora. The root given name Lazar itself is a form of La...

Lazić is a Serbian surname meaning "son of Lazar." The suffix -ić is a common Slavic patronymic ending, indicating descent. Etymology and Origins The root name Lazar is the Serbian, Croatian, and Macedonian form of Lazar...

EtymologyLončar is a surname of South Slavic origin, occupational in nature, derived from lonac (Serbo-Croatian) or lonec (Slovene), meaning "pot" or "earthenware vessel." The suffix -ar denotes an agent, so the name lit...

Lučić is a Slavic surname commonly found in Croatia and Serbia. It is a patronymic name meaning "son of Luka," which itself is a form of Luke. The root name Luke comes from the Greek Loukas, meaning "from Lucania," a reg...

Lukić (Serbian Cyrillic: Лукић, pronounced [lǔːkitɕ]) is a Serbian and Croatian surname, derived as a patronymic signifying "son of Luka" (the Slavic form of Luke). The suffix -ić indicates a familial relationship, makin...

Mandić (Serbian Cyrillic: Мандић) is a common Croatian and Serbian surname of matronymic origin. It means "son of Manda", which is a diminutive of the name Magdalena, ultimately derived from Magdalene. The name Magdalene...

Marić is a common South Slavic surname, found predominantly in Croatia and Serbia. It is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Marija," derived from the female given name Marija, which itself is a form of Maria.Etymology...

Marinović is a Croatian and Serbian surname, primarily of patronymic origin, meaning "son of Marin." The name Marin itself has multiple roots: it is a Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, and French form of the Latin...

Marjanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Марјановић) is a Croatian and Serbian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Marjan." The given name Marjan is itself a Slovene, Macedonian, Serbian, and Croatian form of the Latin name Marianu...

Marković is a common surname in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Austria. It is a patronymic surname, meaning "son of Marko" – the local form of the name Mark, derived from the Latin Marcus.Distri...

Martinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Mартиновић) is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Martin." It is common in countries such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia. The Hungarian form of this surname is...

Matijević is a South Slavic patronymic surname common in Croatia and Serbia. It means "son of Matija", the local form of Matthias—the apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot, according to the Bible. The suffix -vić is a...

Matković is a Croatian and Serbian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Matko". The name is derived from the given name Matko, a diminutive of Matej or Matija, which are South Slavic forms of Matthias and Matthew respecti...

Mihailović is a Serbian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Mihailo." The root name Mihailo is itself a Serbian form of Michael, originating from the Hebrew name Miḵaʾel, which translates to "who is like God?" — a rhetor...

Mihajlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Михајловић) is a common Serbian patronymic surname meaning "son of Mihajlo" — the Serbian form of the biblical name Michael (derived from the Hebrew Miḵaʾel 'who is like God?'). As a family...

Milić is a Croatian and Serbian masculine surname derived as a patronymic from the given name Mile, meaning "son of Mile." The given name Mile is typically a diminutive of Slavic names such as Miodrag and Milan, all of w...

Milojević (Serbian Cyrillic: Милојевић, pronounced [mǐlojeʋitɕ, milǒː-]) is a Serbian surname meaning "son of Miloje." The name Miloje itself derives from the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear," originally a di...

Milošević is a Serbian patronymic surname meaning "son of Miloš". The root name Miloš originates as a diminutive of Slavic names containing the element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear." In Serbian tradition, Miloš is famous...

Milovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Миловановић) is a Serbian patronymic surname meaning "son of Milovan". Milovan itself derives from the Slavic element milovati meaning "to caress" or "to cherish", reflecting a broader nami...

Mitrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Митровић, pronounced [mǐtroʋitɕ]) is a Serbian surname meaning "son of Mitar." It is a patronymic surname, formed by adding the Slavic suffix -vić to the given name Mitar, itself a short form...

Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Hиколић) is a South Slavic surname meaning "son of Nikola". It derived from the given name Nikola, which in turn came from the Greek Nikolaos, via the root Nicholas, meaning "victory of the peo...

Obradović (Serbian Cyrillic: Обрадовић, pronounced [obrǎːdoʋitɕ]) is a Serbian patronymic surname meaning "son of Obrad". The root name Obrad itself is possibly derived from the Serbian verb obradovati, meaning "to make...

EtymologyPavlić is a South Slavic surname, primarily found in Croatia and Serbia. It is a patronymic surname, meaning "son of Pavle." Pavle itself is the Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, and Georgian form of Paul, which de...