Why do croatian names end in ic

This is not really true. In Russian and closely affiliated languages, the -ic is an obligatory part of the patronym , which absolutely everyone carries. Etymologically, it's exactly identical to the Serbian equivalent. It's an accident of history that the word that indicates your parentage evolved into one's family name in Croatia and a different part of one's name in other countries. Actual family names with -ic in Russian etc.

Notionally, I think, last names in Icelandic are strict patronyms, their bearers don't even think of them as family names. Every person carries one and they all end in exactly the same way. But they're mostly Polish -owicz in origin.

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