Find out how popular the last name Mihajlović is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Mihajlović.

Mihajlović, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Mihajlović surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mihajlović in America

Mihajlović is the 106096th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mihajlović surname appeared 168 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Mihajlović.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mihajlović to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Mihajlović

The surname Mihajlovic is of Serbian origin, with its roots dating back to the medieval period in the Balkans. It is a patronymic name, derived from the personal name Mihajlo, which is the Serbian form of the name Michael.

The name Mihajlovic can be traced back to the 14th century, when it first appeared in historical records of the Serbian Despotate, a medieval state that existed in the Balkans. During this time, the use of patronymic surnames became increasingly common among the Serbian nobility and upper classes.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Mihajlovic appears in a 15th-century manuscript from the Monastery of Hilandar on Mount Athos, Greece. This manuscript mentions a Serbian nobleman named Vukašin Mihajlović, who was a prominent figure in the court of Despot Stefan Lazarević, the ruler of the Serbian Despotate from 1389 to 1427.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the name Mihajlovic became more widespread throughout Serbia and the Balkans. Notable individuals bearing this surname during this period include Petar Mihajlović, a Serbian military commander who fought against the Ottoman Empire in the early 17th century, and Jovan Mihajlović, a Serbian scholar and writer who lived in the late 17th century.

One of the most famous bearers of the name Mihajlovic was Dragoljub Mihailović (1893-1946), a Serbian military officer and leader of the Chetnik movement during World War II. He played a significant role in the resistance against the Nazi German occupation of Yugoslavia.

Another prominent figure with the surname Mihajlovic is Božidar Mihajlović Mihiz (1913-1997), a Serbian writer, journalist, and satirist. He is considered one of the most important figures in Serbian literature of the 20th century.

In the 20th century, several notable athletes and sportspeople have borne the surname Mihajlovic, including Sinisa Mihajlovic (born 1969), a former Serbian professional footballer and manager, and Miloš Mihajlović (born 1993), a Serbian professional basketball player.

The name Mihajlovic has also been found in various place names throughout Serbia and the Balkans, reflecting its historical significance and geographical distribution. These include the village of Mihajlovac in central Serbia and the town of Mihajlovići in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mihajlović

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Mihajlović.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Mihajlović was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Mihajlović has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Mihajlović was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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