Babić

Babić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бабић) is a Croatian, Bosniak and Serbian family name. It is the 3rd most frequent surname in Croatia[1] and is derived from the common Slavic word for grandmother or old woman: baba.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, the frequency of the surname Babić was highest in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1: 298), followed by Croatia (1: 394), Serbia (1: 470), Montenegro (1: 715) and Slovenia (1: 801).[2]

People

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Alen Babić (born 1990), Croatian boxer
  • Anto Babić (1899-1974), Bosnian historian
  • Bekim Babić (born 1975), Bosnian-Herzegovinian cross-country skier
  • Branko Babić (born 1950), Serbian football manager and former player
  • Dejan Babić (born 1989), Serbian footballer
  • Dragan Babić (1937–2013), Serbian journalist
  • Draginja Babić (1886-1915), Serbian doctor
  • Dragutin Babić (1897-1945), Croatian footballer
  • Dušan Babić (born 1986), Bosnian middle-distance runner
  • Franjo Babić (1908–1945), Croatian writer and journalist
  • Golub Babić (1824-1910), Bosnian Serb guerilla chief
  • Gregory Victor Babic (born 1963), Australian author
  • Filip Babić (born 1995), Serbian footballer
  • Ilija Babić (born 2002), Serbian footballer
  • Ivan Babić (1904–1982), Croatian soldier
  • Ivan Babić (born 1981), Serbian footballer
  • Ivan Babić (born 1984), Croatian footballer
  • Krunoslav Babić (1875–1953), Croatian zoologist
  • Lavra Babič (born 1987), Slovenian freestyle swimmer
  • Ljubo Babić (1890–1974), Croatian painter
  • Ljubomir Babić a.k.a. Ksaver Šandor Gjalski (1854–1935), Croatian writer
  • Luka Babić (born 1991), Croatian basketball player
  • Luka Babić (born 1994), Montenegrin volleyball player
  • Mario Babić (born 1992), Croatian footballer
  • Mark Babic (born 1973), Australian footballer
  • Marko Babić (1965–2007), Croatian army officer
  • Marko Babić (born 1981), Croatian footballer
  • Matija Babić (born 1978), Croatian Internet journalist
  • Matko Babić (born 1998), Croatian footballer
  • Mijo Babić (1903-1941), Croatian fascist soldier
  • Milan Babić (born 1955), Serbian footballer
  • Milan Babić (1956–2006), Serbian leader
  • Milenko Babić (born 1947), Serbian politician
  • Milica Babić-Jovanović (1909-1968), Serbian costume designer
  • Miloš Babić (1904-1968), Yugoslav artist
  • Miloš Babić (born 1968), former Serbian basketball player
  • Miloš Babić (born 1981), Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer
  • Nikola Babić (1905-1974), Croatian footballer
  • Rašo Babić (born 1977), Serbian footballer
  • Safet Babic (born 1981), German politician of Bosnian descent
  • Saša Babić (born 1989), Croatian futsal player
  • Sava Babić (1934–2012), Serbian writer
  • Silvija Mrakovčić, née Babić, Croatian long jumper and triple jumper
  • Siniša Babić (born 1991), Serbian footballer
  • Snežana Babić (born 1967), Serbian singer and actress
  • Srđan Babić (born 1996), Serbian footballer
  • Staša Babić, Serbian archaeologist
  • Stjepan Babić (1925–2021), Croatian linguist
  • Stjepan Babić (born 1988), Croatian footballer
  • Toma Babić (c 1680–1750), Croatian writer and Franciscan priest
  • Vanja Babić (born 1981), Serbian taekwondo player
  • Vladica Babić (born 1995), Montenegrin tennis player
  • Vlado Babić (born 1960), Serbian politician
  • Valentin Babić (born 1981), Croatian footballer
  • Zdenko Babić (born 1960), Croatian basketball player
  • Željko Babić (born 1972), Croatian handball coach and former player
  • Zeljko Babic a.k.a. Sean Babic (born 1976), former Australian footballer
  • Zoran Babić (born 1971), Serbian politician

See also

References

  1. ^ "Most frequent surnames, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. ^ Babić Surname Distribution
Surname list
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