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    The surname Kovacich

    A Serbo-Croatian surname, carried by 462 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex K122

    Kovacich: #46,138 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Kovacich #46,138, 462 people Kovacich: #46,138 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Kovacich #46,138, 462 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kovacich is more common than 71.6% 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 Kovacic.

    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 462 people named Kovacich in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 668,280 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 457.

    #46,138
    rank among US surnames
    462
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.1%
    change since 2000 (was #44,350)

    Who is named Kovacich

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

    96% of people named Kovacich identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Kovacich

    Kovacich 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 Kovacich come from?
    From Serbo-Croatian Kovačić or Slovene Kovačič, from kovač (“blacksmith”) + -ić or -ič (“forming diminutives and surnames”). Doublet of Kovacic.
    How common is the surname Kovacich?
    462 people in the United States had the surname Kovacich in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 668,280 Americans. It ranked 46,138th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kovacich?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kovacich identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Kovacich getting more or less common?
    More common. 457 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 462 in 2010, up 1.1%.