Serbian Surnames
Serbian names are used in the country of Serbia in southeastern Europe.
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85Pavlović is a common South Slavic surname, particularly prevalent in Serbia and Croatia. It is a patronymic surname, meaning "son of Pavle," formed by adding the suffix -ović to the given name Pavle. Pavle itself is a Sl...
Perić is a common patronymic surname in Croatia and Serbia. It means "son of Pero," a diminutive form of Petar, which is the Serbian and Croatian form of Peter. Peter ultimately derives from Greek Πέτρος (Petros), meanin...
Petković is a common Croatian and Serbian surname, derived from the given name Petko with the addition of the patronymic suffix “-ić”, meaning “son of Petko”. The name appears throughout the South Slavic regions, especia...
Petrović is a South Slavic patronymic surname meaning "son of Petar," the Slavic form of Peter derived from Greek Petros ("stone"). It is the second most frequent surname in Serbia and ranks among the top in Croatia, app...
EtymologyPopović is a common surname in several Slavic countries, derived from the Serbo-Croatian word pop meaning "priest". The suffix -ović indicates a patronymic, so the name literally means "son of the priest". It is...
Radić is a common South Slavic surname primarily found in Croatia and Serbia. It is a patronymic surname derived from the given name Rade, which itself is a short form of names containing the Slavic element radŭ meaning...
Ristić is a Serbian surname, derived as a patronymic meaning "son of Risto". Risto itself is a short form of Christopher, itself from the Late Greek Christophoros meaning "bearing Christ." Thus, the surname Ristić ultima...
Šarić (Serbian Cyrillic: Шарић, pronounced [ʃǎːritɕ]; sometimes spelled Saric or Sharich in English) is a patronymic surname common in Croatian and Serbian speaking regions, as well as in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Monte...
Savić (pronounced [sǎːʋitɕ]; Cyrillic: Савич, Савiч), also romanized as Savich or Savitch, is a Slavic surname most common among South Slavs, particularly Serbs. It is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Sava". The name...
Stanić is a South Slavic surname, predominantly found in Croatia and Serbia. It is derived from a diminutive of the given name Stanislav, which itself comes from the Slavic elements stati "stand, become" (inflected forms...
Stankić is a Croatian and Serbian surname that means "son of Stanko". It belongs to the common Slavic patronymic naming pattern where the suffix -ić denotes descent or lineage.EtymologyThe root of the surname is the give...
Stanković (Serbian Cyrillic: Станковић) is a common surname of Serbian origin. It is a patronymic name meaning "son of Stanko," with the suffix -vić indicating descent. The base name Stanko is a diminutive of Stanislav a...
Stefanović is a Serbian surname that means "son of Stefan." Derived as a patronymic, it reflects the common Slavic suffix -ović, indicating lineage or descent, combined with the personal name Stefan (the local form of St...
Stevanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Стевановић) is a Serbian patronymic surname meaning "son of Stevan" (the Serbian form of Stephen). The suffix -ović is a common Slavic patronymic marker, indicating lineage or descent. As su...
Stojanović is a South Slavic surname meaning "son of Stojan" (a given name derived from the verb stojati, "to stand," implying constancy or steadfastness). It is the patronymic form of Stojan, equivalent to the -vić suff...
Etymology and Origin Tadić (Serbian Cyrillic: Тадић) is a common Croatian and Serbian surname of patronymic origin. It literally means "son of Tadija," with the Slavic suffix -ić indicating descent. Tadija itself is the...
Tesla is a Serbian occupational surname derived from the word tesla (тесла), meaning "adze" — a woodworking tool resembling an axe with a curved blade. The name thus originally designated a carpenter. It is directly rela...
Todorović (Serbian Cyrillic: Тодоровић) is a Serbian patronymic surname meaning "son of Todor." The given name Todor itself is a Bulgarian, Serbian, and Macedonian form of Theodore, which derives from the Greek Theodoros...
Tomčić is a surname of Croatian and Serbian origin, derived from a diminutive of the given name Toma (itself a form of Thomas). As a patronymic or family name, it typically signifies “descendant of Tomčo” or “little Toma...
Tomić (pronounced [tômitɕ, tǒː-]) is a common patronymic surname primarily found in Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name is often transliterated as Tomic or Tomich outside these regions. It d...
Etymology Vasić (Serbian Cyrillic: Васић) is a Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian patronymic surname meaning "son of Vaso". The root Vaso is a diminutive of Vasil or Vasilije, South Slavic forms of Basil, ultimately from the...
Vlahović is a common surname of South Slavic origin. It is a patronymic derived from the personal name Vlah, from a Serbo-Croatian term meaning "Romanian, Wallachian", referring to the Vlachs, a primarily Romanian-speaki...
EtymologyVuković is a common surname found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia. It is derived from the given name Vuk, which means "wolf" in Serbo-Croatian. The suffix -ić indicates a patronymic, t...
Živković (sometimes transliterated Zivkovic, Serbian Cyrillic: Живковић, pronounced [ʒǐːʋkoʋitɕ]) is a Croatian and Serbian surname, being the most common surname in the Šibenik-Knin County and among the most frequent in...
Zorić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зopић, pronounced [zǒːritɕ]) is a common Serbo-Croatian surname, most prevalent in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. The name is derived from the female given name Zora, me...