# Kovack (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kovack/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Serbo-Croatian, or Hungarian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Czech |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 515 |
| US rank (2010) | 42,163 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 599,506 people |
| Change since 2000 | -2.3% (527 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkoʊvæk/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Czech and Slovak Kováč, Slovene Kovač, Serbo-Croatian Kòvač, or Hungarian Kovács, all meaning "blacksmith". Doublet of Kovac, Kovach, and Kovacs.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kovack in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kovack in the United States.

## People named Kovack

- Nancy Kovack, American actress

## Similar surnames

Kovac, Kovacs, Kovach, Kopacz, Kobayashi, Kubiak, Koepke, Kubik, Kopec, Kopecky, Kafka, Kappes.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.