Jugović Explained

Jugović (Serbian: Југовић, pronounced as /jûɡoʋitɕ/) is a Serbo-Croatian family name the origin of which can be traced back into the 14th century.^[1] It is more common among ethnic Serbs^[2] than Croats^{[3] [4]} and can be found throughout the successor states to the former Yugoslavia. Now this is commonly a Bosnian family name.

Notable people with this name include:

• Dragana Jugović del Monaco (born 1963), Serbian mezzo-soprano opera singer
• Igor Jugović (born 1989), Croatian football midfielder
• Jovan Jugović (1886–1926), Serbian aviator and fighter
• Marjan Jugović (born 1983), Serbian footballer
• Sofronije Jugović-Marković (18th century), Habsburg Serb writer and activist in Russian service
• Vedran Jugović (born 1989), Croatian footballer
• Vesna Jugović (born 1957), Serbian television author, journalist and writer
• Vladimir Jugović (born 1969), Serbian former footballer

See also

• Jugović brothers
• RK Jugović
• Jugovići (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Порекло презимена Југовић . 16 July 2016 . poreklo.rs . Прва асоцијација кад се помену Југовићи је народна песма о Старом Југ-Богдану и његових девет Југовића, те о њиховој херојској и мученичкој смрти у боју против турских освајача, на Косову 1389. године.. 7 March 2012 .
2. Web site: Prezime Jugović . 16 July 2016 . imenjak.com . Po popularnosti u Srbiji, prezime se pozicionira na mesto: 313..
3. Web site: Jugović . 16 July 2016 . imehrvatsko.net . Croatian . U Hrvatskoj danas živi oko devetsto Jugovića u oko tristopedeset domaćinstava (633. prezime prema brojnosti). .
4. Web site: Jugović/Iugovich . 16 July 2016 . croatian-genealogy.com . Frequency in population of Croatia: 965 (607th Most Frequent). 18 October 2013 .