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    The surname Markovic

    A Serbo-Croatian surname, carried by 1,465 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M621

    Markovic: #18,734 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Markovic #18,734, 1,465 people Markovic: #18,734 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Markovic #18,734, 1,465 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Markovic is more common than 88.5% of them.

    Origin

    Serbo-Croatian origin

    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.

    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 1,465 people named Markovic in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 210,748 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,198.

    #18,734
    rank among US surnames
    1,465
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +22.3%
    change since 2000 (was #20,565)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #18,729Woodmansee1,466210,604
    #18,734Danks1,465210,748

    Who is named Markovic

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

    95% of people named Markovic identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
    • Two or more races 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Markovics

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Olivera Marković
      Actress (1925–2011)
    • Antun Marković
      Association football player, born 1992
    • Steven Marković
      Australian basketball player (born 1985)
    • Vasilije Markovic
      Austrian footballer, born 2008

    Notable Markovics come mostly from Serbia and Montenegro (1), Croatia (1) and Australia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Markovic

    Markovic has the Soundex code M621, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M621.

    Other Serbo-Croatian surnames

    All 26 Serbo-Croatian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Markovic come from?
    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.
    How common is the surname Markovic?
    1,465 people in the United States had the surname Markovic in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 210,748 Americans. It ranked 18,734th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Markovic?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Markovic identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Markovic?
    Olivera Marković, actress (1925–2011), followed by Antun Marković.
    Where is the surname Markovic most common?
    Wikidata records people named Markovic in Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia and Australia and 1 other country.
    Is the surname Markovic getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,198 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,465 in 2010, up 22%.