Marković (Serbian Cyrillic: Марковић, pronounced [mǎːrkoʋitɕ]) is a common family name in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Austria and Serbia. It is a patronym of Marko, the local variant of the common European name "Marcus" or "Mark".
Marković is the fourth most frequent surname in Serbia,[1] and the tenth most frequent surname in Croatia.[2]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Aleksandar Marković (conductor) (born 1975), Serbian conductor
- Ante Marković (1924–2011), Croatian politician, Prime Minister of SFR Yugoslavia 1989–1991
- Antun Marković (born 1992), Croatian footballer
- Boban Marković, Serbian Roma trumpet player and leader of a brass music ensemble
- Brigitte Markovic, Australian judge
- Dragan "Palma" Marković (born 1960), Serbian politician, president of the United Serbia political party
- Duško Marković (born 1958), Montenegrin politician, Prime Minister of Montenegro 2016–2020
- Filip Marković (born 1992), Serbian footballer, brother of Lazar
- Franjo Marković (1845–1914), Croatian philosopher and writer
- Goran Marković (born 1946), Serbian film director
- Gordana Marković (born 1951), Serbian chess master
- Ivana Dulić-Marković (born 1961), Serbian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Water Management 2004–2006
- Lazar Marković (born 1994), Serbian footballer, brother of Filip
- Marjan Marković (born 1981), Serbian footballer
- Mihailo Marković (1923–2010), Serbian philosopher
- Milovan Destil Marković (born 1957) Serbian contemporary artist
- Mirjana Marković (1942–2019), Serbian politician, widow of Slobodan Milošević
- Nina Marković, Croatian physicist and professor
- Olivera Marković (1925–2011), Serbian actress
- Pavo Marković, Croatian water polo player
- Predrag Marković (born 1955), Serbian politician, acting president of Serbia for few months in 2004
- Radomir Marković (born 1948), Serbian security operative, former head of the State Security Service (RDB)
- Stefan Marković (born 1988), Serbian basketball player
- Stevan Marković (1937–1968), bodyguard of Alain Delon and murder victim
- Steven Marković (born 1985), Australian basketball player
- Svetozar Marković (1846–1875), 19th century Serbian socialist politician
- Vlatko Marković (1937–2013) president of the Croatian Football Federation 1999–2012
- Zvonko Marković, Serbian fashion designer
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Најчешћа имена и презимена (in Serbian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. 2011.
- ^ "Most frequent surnames, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.