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    The surname Kovacic

    A Serbo-Croatian surname, carried by 975 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex K122

    Kovacic: #25,381 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Kovacic #25,381, 975 people Kovacic: #25,381 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Kovacic #25,381, 975 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kovacic is more common than 84.4% of them.

    Origin

    Serbo-Croatian origin

    From Serbo-Croatian Kovačić or Slovene Kovačič, from kovač (“blacksmith”) + -ić or -ič (“forming diminutives and surnames”). Doublet of Kovacich.

    One of 26 Serbo-Croatian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 975 people named Kovacic in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 316,662 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 943.

    #25,381
    rank among US surnames
    975
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.4%
    change since 2000 (was #24,784)

    Who is named Kovacic

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    96% of people named Kovacic identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Kovacics

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Dragan Kovačić
      Basketball player (1939–1999)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Kovacic

    Kovacic has the Soundex code K122, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K122.

    Other Serbo-Croatian surnames

    All 26 Serbo-Croatian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Kovacic come from?
    From Serbo-Croatian Kovačić or Slovene Kovačič, from kovač (“blacksmith”) + -ić or -ič (“forming diminutives and surnames”). Doublet of Kovacich.
    How common is the surname Kovacic?
    975 people in the United States had the surname Kovacic in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 316,662 Americans. It ranked 25,381st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kovacic?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kovacic identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Kovacic?
    Dragan Kovačić, basketball player (1939–1999).
    Where is the surname Kovacic most common?
    Wikidata records people named Kovacic in Yugoslavia.
    Is the surname Kovacic getting more or less common?
    More common. 943 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 975 in 2010, up 3.4%.