Hello Nick,

Sorry for the late reply. I read over your post because I am swarmed with documents, and am still trying to locate my desk :-s

There are different versions on the meaning of the name. Most common one indicates that the "vic" part means son of. You can most likely find out for sure if you reach the year 1700, because then most surnames we use nowadays were created then by being named after an ancestor.

We will lift the site restrictions soon for the general content, so you can read more information on how to do research etc. If you have other questions feel free to ask.

I had the chance to look into the surname again. Its from Montenegro, from Paštrovići. There are no other related surnames that originated from it.

Thank you very much for your help Sergej!

Regards,

Nick

I am looking for family members of the VIOGLAVIN family to expand my family tree. I have the following info.
father - Obrad Vioglavin
mother - Maca Lanachka
children - Lina, Paulina, Svetozor, Zarko, and Bozidar (grandfather).
Bozidar was born in Bonat, Serbia on December 8, 1891. He came to United States, changed name to Robert Vioglavich, and died May 29, 1976.
I don't speak, read, or write Serbian, but would like to get in contact with any family members if possible. My e-mail address is [email protected] (Charles Stein).
Thanks to any and all that can help, Chuck

Hello Chuck,

Here is a link of a monastary in Bonat. http://www.nb.no/baser/schoyen/6/#ser
Its in Vojvodina, Serbia's northern province. My question to you is if they were Catholic or Orthodox of faith and if you know a family saint?

Bonat is not the Serbian name of the place. More likely the German or Hungarian name of the town. Its close to Fruska Gora(Frankish Height) mountain in the north. You will need to find the Serbian name of the town so you can then use the phonebook to see if you can find anyone with the Vioglavin surname.

There is only 1 Vioglavin in Belgrade, so you might try it since its not a common surname.

The address is:

Vioglavin, Katica
Neznanog Junaka 37
11000 Beograd
Tel. +381-11-668667
Serbia

Good thing is that there are no sources of your surname coming from Montenegro. So your search is directed to northern Serbia for that matter. So that narrows things down. See if you can find their religion, since every church has its own records.

Hope this helps.

Hi Sergej,
Thanks for the quick reply. I do have the address for Katica Vioglavin. Not sure how to write her, if she will understand English.
The Vioglavin family is on my wife's side of the family. My father-in-law was Greek Orthodox, and I believe the whole family was.
I will try to find correct spelling of Bozidar's birthplace - Bonat. His wife was Christina SKANDARSKA, born in Zabalj Baka, Serbia, on August 22, 1901.
I'll check out the web site you sent me.
Thanks again, Chuck

Hi Chuck,

I know a family Vioglavin lived in Ruma, Vojvodina.

Regards,

Miroslav