 The name was recorded in Serbia in the 14th century in the medieval Serbian documents known as the second and third "Dečanska hrisovulja".Same documents also recorded the surname "Bačević" ("the son of Bač"), which indicate that the name was used in the previous time period as well.The wide usage of this personal name among South Slavs in the past is indicated by large number of place names beginning with letters "bač"- scattered throughout the former Yugoslavia and Bulgaria.