Where does it come from??

Question

i looked everywhere and nooo help! im looking for my family history! i need to find where my last name originated! my dads last name is duka and my moms maiden last name is begic! both of my parents are bosnians but i dont think our last names are becuase before a looonnng time ago it used to be a ausrtian- hungarian rule and more diffenrent kingdoms! so please can you help the last names are Duka and Begic!

THANK YOU SO MUCH♥♥♥

Answer 1

I have tried Googling the names, but all I get up is about trials for war crimes. I am so sorry.

Answer 2

the only other spelling I am aware of for Duka would be DOUKAS or DUCAS (pronounced the same - the S is silent)  - which was a Byzantine or Greek name - from (what was then) Constantinople.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducas

http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Doukas-fam...

http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Ducas-fami...

Answer 3

This is an Italian explanation of the meaning of Duca :-

DUCATI, DUCHI, DUCHINI: From the medieval noble title "Duca" = Duke. Sometimes also to indicate a person that may work for the Duke

Also

Duca, Duchessa. (Duke, Duchess). Derived from the Latin dux, a military leader, this title originally was reserved to the sovereign rulers of important territories, such as the Duchy of Spoleto.

I think it's reasonable to assume a similar origin for Duka.

And check out

http://genforum.genealogy.com/albania/me...

Begic :-

Bosniak surnames, as is typical among the South Slavs, often end with "ić" or "ović". This is a patronymic which basically translates to "son of" in English and plays the same role as "son" in English surnames such as Johnson or Wilson. What comes prior to this can often tell a lot about the history of a certain family.

Most Bosniak surnames follow a familiar pattern dating from the period of time that surnames in Bosnia and Herzegovina were standardized. Some Bosniak Muslim names have the name of the founder of the family first, followed by an islamic profession or title, and ending with ić. Examples of this include Izetbegović (Son of Izet bey), and Hadžiosmanović ("son of Osman Hajji"). Other variations of this pattern can include surnames that only mention the name, such as Osmanović ("son of Osman"), and surnames that only mention profession, such as Imamović ("son of the Imam").

Some Bosniak names have nothing islamic about them, but end in ić. These names have probably stayed the same since medieval times, and typically come from old Bosnian nobility, or come from the last wave of converts to Islam. Examples of such names include Tvrtković and Kulenović.

Yet some Bosniaks have surnames that do not end in ić at all. These surnames are typically derived from place of origin, occupations, or various others such factors in the family's history. Examples of such surnames include Zlatar ("goldsmith"), Fočo or Tuco.

Many Bosniak national names are of foreign origin, indicating that the founder of the family came from a place outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Many such Bosniak surnames have Hungarian, Vlach or Turkish origins. Examples of such surnames include Vlasić and Arapović.

Many Bosniak surnames are also common as Croatian and Serbian surnames which are likely to have been the names these families had before conversion to Islam examples include: Puškar, Sučić, Subašić, Begić, Hadžić

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosniaks