sudic

Sudic is a surname of South Slavic origin, typically written as Sudic in English-language sources when diacritics are omitted. It is a transliteration of the Croatian-Bosnian-Serbian surname Sudić, which uses the Latin diacritic č. The anglicized form often lacks diacritics or uses apostrophes in some transliterations. The name is primarily found among populations from the former Yugoslavia.

The surname Sudić is believed to derive from the noun sud, meaning "court" or "judgment" in Serbo-Croatian, with the patronymic suffix -ić, roughly translating to "son of Sudi" or more broadly "belonging to a judge." The exact origin may vary regionally and be related to an ancestor who held a judicial role.

Sudić/Sudic is most common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro, with bearers in diaspora communities worldwide. Variants include Sudić, Sudič, and Sudić depending on orthographic conventions.

People bearing the surname appear across public life in various fields, including sports, academia, and the arts. The name is also encountered in historical records and contemporary registers. A transliteration without diacritics may lead to multiple spellings in international contexts.