Bukvić (Serbian Cyrillic: Буквић) is surname found most commonly in North Bosnia [1](Tesanj & Gracanica), Eastern Herzegovina, Croatia,[2] and less commonly in Serbia.[3] It derives from Bukva, which means "beech" in English. The suffix is a diminutive designation, or descendant designation. So, the last name can be translated as Beech's son. There are 6,659 documented bearers of this surname.[4] Most bearers in Bosnia and Herzegovina are Serbs and Bosniaks, while in Croatia and Bačka Bunjevci most commonly bear it. It may refer to:

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  1. ^ "Slike Govore - Tesanj".
  2. ^ "Acta Croatica". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  3. ^ "Poreklo Srpskih Porodica I Prezimena (11)". Archived from the original on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  4. ^ "Bukvić Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History".

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