# Markovic (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/markovic/  
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 Serbo-Croatian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Serbo-Croatian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,465 |
| US rank (2010) | 18,734 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 210,748 people |
| Change since 2000 | +22% (1,198 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

A Serbo-Croatian (Marković, Slovak, Carpathian Rusyn, and Slovene (Markovič) surname, from the personal name Marko, from Latin Mārcus. See Mark. Compare Markovich, Markovitz, Marchi.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Markovic 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) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Markovic in Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia, Australia and Austria.

## People named Markovic

- Olivera Marković, actress (1925–2011)
- Antun Marković, association football player
- Steven Marković, Australian basketball player (born 1985)
- Vasilije Markovic, Austrian footballer

## Similar surnames

Markovich, Markovitz, Marshburn, Marchbanks, Marksberry.

## 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.