Varcakovic Family History & Genealogy

History

The surname Varcaković was first recorded in the beginning of the 20th century, perhaps after the family first changed their surname upon migrating to Brčko from Varcar Vakuf (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
This surname is very rare and only one family has been recorded as possessing this surname.

Name Origin

The surname Varcaković originates from the town of Mrkonjić Grad in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, previously called "Varcar Vakuf" (in the 19th century) - hence the surname. Like most surnames with a Slavic origin, a given name or profession of an (almost exclusively male) ancestor, or in this case the name of a town/region is followed by a possessive genitive (ov, ev, in) and suffix (ić) (English eg. 'son of'), and in this case the subject part of the name 'Varcaković', which is 'Varcak', refers to the name of the town the family originated from. Often families in this part of the world would change their surname upon migrating to another town or city in the same region to a name that highlighted their origin.
'Varcaković' literally translates to 'Son of Varcak' (Varcak being the name of the town the family originated from). The English equivalent to this type of name would be something like "Williamson" - excluding its popularity.

Spellings & Pronunciations

PRONOUNCIATION:
vərtsək-ovich,
vər-tsah-kovich,
Vartsakovich, Vartsaakovich,


SPELLINGS: Varcaković (serbian latin),
Варцаковић (serbian cyrillic),
Varcakovic (anglicised)

Nationality & Ethnicity

The surname Varcaković belongs predominantly to a Serbian Orthodox family from the region known today as Bosnia and Herzegovina, with obvious Slavic roots.

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Early Varcakovics