8. Pushkin. Although a town in the neighborhoods of Saint Petersburg, Pushkin is also the surname of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, a famous Russian writer. 9. Vasiliev. A name fit for a king Knežević is the most common surname, followed by Horvat, Kovačević, Pavlović and Blažević. “Earlier in history, women would typically not bear a surname but would use the name of a father 19. Marković (Croatian and Serbian origin) – meaning “son of Marko”. 20. Nikolić (Croatian and Serbian origin) – meaning “son of Nikola”. 21. Novak (Croatian, Slovene, and Serbian origin) – name given to someone new to the village. 22. Perko (Croatian and Slovene origin) – ancient last name derived from “Peter”. 23. OLD NAMES of the village (town): 1773 Dravecz, Autz, Drawcze, 1786 Drawecz, Drawce, Autz, 1808 Dravecz, Drautz, Drawce, 1863–1888 Drávec, 1892–1913 Szepesdaróc, 1920– Dravce. POPULATION of Dravce in 2005: 777 inhabitants. SURNAMES in 2005 (the first 100 most common surnames of the village (town)): note: all below surnames are listed by Ivanov. This is a Russia-specific surname which is derived from the name Ivan. Majority of Russian peasants that time had this name. Therefore, nowadays, the surname Ivanov is the most common surname in Russia, as well as in many other European countries. One of the most common surnames in India, and is also common in Canada. 45. Pelletier (French origin) means "skin, fur". 46. Peters (English origin) means "son of Peter". 47. Reynolds (Germanic origin) means "son of Reynold". Famous last name bearer: actor Ryan Reynolds. 48. Richard (English origin) means "strong in the rule". 49. Ornamental name derived from Swedish al (Old Norse ǫlr) meaning "alder" and gren (Old Norse grein) meaning "branch". Ahlström Swedish. Ornamental name derived from Swedish al (Old Norse ǫlr) meaning "alder" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream". Åkerman Swedish. Swedish form of Ackermann. Meaning. Glorious protector; A form of Branislava. A variant of Dusanka, meaning soul or spirit. A form of Kristoff, meaning follower of Christ. Exploring Slovak baby names is akin to embarking on a journey through the nation's rich past, where each name is a thread woven into the fabric of in Slovak society. The Hungarian Empire had a policy to "hungarise" the nations which it controlled (such as Slovakia). This would include a ban on the language of the nation, forcing kids to learn and study in Hungarian, changing the official language to only Hungarian (so all state documents had to be written in Hungarian even though many people disn't know the language). Common places used as surnames include Dibra, Laci, Shkodra, Prishtina, Delvina, Koroveshi and Permeti, as well as the famous Frasheri surname of the Frasheri family. Additionally common some names indicate regional origins: Gega/Gegaj (for one of Gheg origin ), Tosku/Toskaj (signifying Tosk origin) and Chami (for Cham origin ). mRc7Evz.