Slavic Immigrants of Louisiana

Introduction

Louisiana was settled by diverse groups of immigrants. One such group was those people that settled in Louisiana originating from the Slavic World. These Slavic immigrants were mainly from the current day countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia; known as the South Slavs.

The largest influx of Slavic people into Louisiana took place between the early 1820’s up until the turn of the 20th century. Most of these South Slavs came from the same geographical area that stretched for a distance of about sixty miles along the Dalmatian coast from the mouth of the Neretva River to the Bay of Kotor. They settled mostly in and around New Orleans and southward into Plaquemines Parish. They settled in these areas because the climate was similar to that they left behind as well as the proximity to water; many were sailors and fishermen dependent on the water.

Objective

This project functions as a 'repository' for the Slavic immigrants to Louisiana. One of the objectives is to make Master Profiles for the progenitors of these families; with direct descendants becoming the primary managers for these progenitor profiles.

List of Immigrants

The list below is an overview of the South Slav families that immigrated to Louisiana. This is an ongoing project. Please feel free to add or suggest names. The arrival dates, when indicated, are estimates in many cases due to the fact that prior to 1875 many went unrecorded. This list of surnames are compiled from US Census records. Many of these surname were altered upon arrival to America. The spelling in parenthesis is original spelling.

A

• Abramovich (Abramović) - Radoslav Abramovich
• Alach ( Alač)
• Alesich (Alesić) - Sam Alesich
• Amanovich
• Ankini
• Anticich
• Antoncich
• Antulovich
• Antunica
• Antunovich (Antunović)
• Anzulovich
• Apoloneo

B

• Babin
• Baccich (Bačić) - Michael Anthony Baccich
• Bajurin
• Bakalich
• Balovich
• Ban - Antoine Ban
• Barach (Barać)
• Baranich
• Barbir
• Baricev
• Barisich (Barišić)
• Batinich
• Bautovich - Ferdinand Bautovich
• Belin
• Bendich
• Benovich
• Berbera
• Berberovich
• Bilich (Bilić) - Jacamo Bilić and Andrea Bilić and Matto Bilić
• Bjelancich
• Bjelich
• Bojanovich
• Borich (Borić)
• Boza
• Bozanja
• Brocadovich
• Bubrig - John Bubrig
• Budenich - John Budenich
• Butirich

C

• Cace (Čaće) - John Cace
• Camovich
• Canka
• Carevich (Carević)
• Cartovich
• Cascarich
• Catach
• Catanovich
• Ceheovich
• Cibilich
• Cognevich (Konjevic) - Štefan Constantine Konjevic
• Colorich
• Conrac
• Conivicich
• Coludrovich - Domini Coludrovich
• Cossich (Ćosić) - Christoph Cossich
• Cussevich
• Cvitanovich (Cvitanović)

D

• Dancenovich
• Dancevich
• Danilovich
• Dantzic
• Dascovich
• Davidovich (Davidović)
• Delo
• Devcich (Devčić)
• Dimak - Anton Dimak, Nikola Dimak
• Dolanich
• Donovich
• Dracotonovich
• Dragicevich (Dragičević)
• Drascovich (Drašković)
• Drcelja
• Druskovich
• Dujmov
• Dulsich

E

• Ercegovich (Ercegović)
• Escobedo
• Evasovich - Stephani Evasovich

F

• Farac - Anton Farac
• Ficovich - Matto (Matthew) Ficovich
• Franicevich (Franičević)
• Frankibusich
• Frankovich (Franković)
• Franovich - Nicole Franovich
• Frelich - Joseph Frelich
• Fucich (Fučić) - Simeon Fucich

G

• Garbini
• Garini
• Gentilich
• Gerica
• Gjuratovich
• Glavina
• Gobelich
• Gobovich
• Godinavich
• Gojkovich
• Grandolich
• Granich
• Gravolina
• Gregovich
• Guiranovich - Mathieu Joseph Guiranovich
• Gusina
• Gusmanovich

H

• Hajtilovich
• Hihar - Rado Hihar and John Hihar

I

• Iaduc
• Iancovich
• Iasprich
• Illisich (Iličić)
• Istanovich
• Itirinich
• Ivankovich (Ivanković) - Nicholas Ivankovich
• Ivovich

J

• Jacovich (Jaković)
• Jasprizza
• Jelicich (Jeličić)
• Jelusich - Anton Jelusich
• Jovinon
• Jucurovich
• Jurakovich
• Jurisich (Jurišić) - John Jurisich and Anthony Jurisich and John Joseph Jurisich and Joseph J Jurisich and Blaise Joseph Jurisich
• Jurjevich (Jurjević) - Stephan Jurjevich
• Jurovich - John Jurovich and Mike Jurovich

K

• Kandich
• Kapanica
• Keko
• Koludrovich - Zvonimir Koludrovich
• Korac
• Kresich (Krešić)
• Kristichevich
• Krsanac (Križanac)
• Kuluz
• Kumarich
• Kurtich - Eddie Kurtich
• Kutzum

L

• Lapovich
• Lepetich
• Levata
• Lidotich
• Littovich
• Lomovich
• Lovich
• Lovretich
• Lulich (Lulić)
• Lusich (Lučić)
• Larini
• Luchich (Lucić)
• Lucovich
• Lupis

M

• Malasovich - John Malasovich
• Mandich (Mandić)
• Marcev
• Margodich - John Margodich
• Marinovich - John Marinovich
• Markovich (Marković)
• Markotich
• Marlovich
• Marovich (Marović)
• Mascovich
• Masich (Mašić)
• Matonich
• Matovich
• Mattanich
• Matulich
• Mavar
• Mazuran
• Medin
• Medovich
• Meladin
• Melich
• Meranovich
• Mestrovich
• Mialjevich
• Micheltich - Stanislas Micheltich
• Mihocevich
• Milicich
• Mijoch
• Miljak
• Millanovich (Milanović)
• Millovich
• Miriovich
• Missiaborich
• Mladineo
• Monaspina
• Mucalo
• Muhoberac
• Mumanovich
• Munich
• Murina
• Mustahinich

N

• Naneza
• Nesanovich
• Nicolich (Nikolić)
• Nozica

O

• Orlich (Orlić)

P

• Pablovich
• Pabolovich
• Palihnich
• Palovich
• Parivaporich
• Parun
• Patovich
• Pausina - Visko Pausina, Luke Pausina
• Pavelich
• Pavlovich - Spiro Pavlovich
• Pederich
• Pedrocorrach
• Pekich
• Pendo
• Perag
• Perovich
• Persich
• Petanovich
• Petricevich
• Petrovich (Petrović) - Andrew Petrovich
• Piacun
• Picoli
• Picolich
• Pilotich
• Pivach
• Pobrica - Lawrence Pobrica, Andrija Pobrica
• Popovich
• Popich (Popić) - Anthony Popich
• Porobil
• Portovich
• Precevich
• Prislich
• Puh
• Puscovich

Q

R

• Radovich (Radović) - John Radovich
• Radovanovich (Radovanović)
• Ramadonovich
• Rana
• Rasica
• Rastianovich
• Rastovich
• Reicevich
• Ribica
• Rimitich
• Robira
• Rosandich
• Rostevich
• Rozich
• Rudez
• Ruffalich
• Rusovich
• Ruvo

S

• Salatich
• Salinovich - Antonio Salinovich
• Sansovich
• Sapatovich
• Sargovich
• Sartovich
• Separovich
• Seput
• Sererovich
• Skalamija
• Scobel (Škobelj) - Luke Scobel (Skobelj)
• Slabowski
• Slavich (Slavić)
• Soljacich
• Spanich (Španić)
• Spremich
• Stanich (Stanić)
• Steglich
• Stella
• Stica
• Stipelcovich (Stipeljković) - John Stipelcovich, Peter Stipelcovich
• Strbinich
• Stuk
• Sturlitza
• Sukno
• Suljaga
• Sumich
• Surdich

T

• Taliancich
• Taliantich
• Teric
• Tertorich
• Tesvich - Anthony Tesvich
• Todorich
• Tomasich (Tomašić)
• Tomasovich (Tomašević)
• Tosich
• Tovarac
• Trazivuk
• Tripcovich
• Trojanovich
• Tuma
• Turcich (Turčić)
• Turlich - Stephany Turlich

U

• Ubirichich
• Uchinovich
• Undich
• Urich
• Uridich
• Urlich

V

• Varan
• Vasiljevich
• Vela - Mirijan Vela
• Vezich
• Vidacovich (Vidaković) - Johanne B Vidacovich
• Vidak - Luke Vidak and Andrew Vidak
• Vidos (Vidoš)
• Viscovich (Visković)
• Vodanovich
• Vojkovich
• Vojnovich (Vojnović) - George Vujnovich
• Volich
• Vrsaljko
• Vucinovich
• Vujevich
• Vulich
• Vuljan

W

X

Y

• Yancovich
• Yorina
• Yuncevich
• Yuratich (Juretić) - Andre Yuratich, Frank Yuratich

Z

• Zambelich
• Zaninovich
• Zanki
• Zegura - Stepan Zegura
• Zibilich
• Zile
• Zorlovich
• Zupancich (Županić)
• Zuvich (Žuvić)