The origin of the name Tesla?

[Monolith]

Obviously the ending "vic" is unique to us but the styling is not exclusive. There are Macedonian names ending with "ski", Bulgarians with "ov", etc. We end up with surnames with absolute zero variations.

Not to mention other South Slavs, such last names are also common among the Eastern Slavs, as they have their personal name, a patronymic (-vic), and a family name.

Regarding Serbian surnames, they have greater variation in Croatia and Bosnia than in Serbia because Serbs from Serbia started to use them all of a sudden due to a decree from the 19th century that ordered them to do so. Thus, they mostly have patronymic surnames today.

[Guapo]

Serbs from Serbia started to use them all of a sudden due to a decree from the 19th century that ordered them to do so. Thus, they mostly have patronymic surnames today.

Yeah that happened after independence, surnames usually ended with "ov" or "ev" like Bulgarians. Peasants in central Serbia were ordered to add teh "ic" at the end. Thats why many Serbs in Vojvodina still have surnames that end with "ov" or "ev".

[poiuytrewq0987]

Yeah that happened after independence, surnames usually ended with "ov" or "ev" like Bulgarians. Peasants in central Serbia were ordered to add teh "ic" at the end. Thats why many Serbs in Vojvodina still have surnames that end with "ov" or "ev".

More proof that we're all just Yugoslavs.

[Svarog]

Obviously the ending "vic" is unique to us but the styling is not exclusive. There are Macedonian names ending with "ski", Bulgarians with "ov", etc. We end up with surnames with absolute zero variations.

Not everyone can have cool unique names like Hulk.

[Debaser11]

Not everyone can have cool unique names like Hulk.

You mean, like him?

[poiuytrewq0987]

Not everyone can have cool unique names like Hulk.

Hmm... how about Hulkovic?

[Sisak]

It is assumed that the change could originate from one ancestor who had characteristically pronounced and strong upper jaw that reminded on tool for woodworking(Tesanje, Tesla). Ancestors of this family came from Pilatovci hamlet near Vucji Dol (Montenegro).

Croats claim Draganić's are nobles from Zadar, and his mothers surname Kalinic also as Croatian (according to one book by Croatian author Tesla said that).

This is very logical explanation because word tesanje means shaping and blending the woods.

[Varda]

Ancestors of Nikola Tesla in the past had surname Teslić. On the Austrian census of Lika in 1712 surname Teslić is recorded in Raduč (native village of Nikola Tesla) and neighboring village Ostrovica. In Raduč are recorded Stanko Teslić, Božo Teslić, Milašin Teslić and Stojak Teslić. In Ostrovica are recorded Marko Teslić, Dmitar Teslić and Janko Teslić.
Later surname Teslić is abbreviated/modified in Tesla.

In Serbian tesla is this

[Zhulta]

Surname is common in Czech Rep. and Poland too, must be an old slavic word for 'carpenter' me thinks.

this would be very interesting as the word Tischler means carpenter in german, Tesla/Tischler sounds very similar. C

[Varda]

this would be very interesting as the word Tischler means carpenter in german, Tesla/Tischler sounds very similar. C

My ancestors used term Tišljar (pronunciation of Š is SH) for carpenter. Standar Serbian word for carpenter is Stolar.