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The surname Udovich

A Slovene patronymic surname, carried by 519 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex U312

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Udovich is more common than 74.2% of them.

Origin

Slovene origin

Americanized from Slovene Udovič and Serbo-Croatian Udović, nickname for the son of a widow, from udova (“widow”).

Udovich is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 519 people named Udovich in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 594,885 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 449.

#41,886
rank among US surnames
519
people in 2010
0.2
per 100,000 Americans
+15.6%
change since 2000 (was #44,997)

Who is named Udovich

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

99% of people named Udovich identified as white (not Hispanic).

  • White (not Hispanic) 99%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

Where does the surname Udovich come from?
Americanized from Slovene Udovič and Serbo-Croatian Udović, nickname for the son of a widow, from udova (“widow”).
How common is the surname Udovich?
519 people in the United States had the surname Udovich in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 594,885 Americans. It ranked 41,886th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Udovich?
In the 2010 Census, 99% of people named Udovich identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
What type of surname is Udovich?
Udovich is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Udovich getting more or less common?
More common. 449 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 519 in 2010, up 16%.