Find out how popular the last name Ifkovits is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Ifkovits.

Ifkovits, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Ifkovits surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ifkovits in America

Ifkovits is the 132206th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ifkovits surname appeared 128 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Ifkovits.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ifkovits to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Ifkovits

The surname Ifkovits has its origins in Hungary, emerging during the late medieval period around the 14th or 15th century. It is believed to be derived from the Hungarian word "ifkó," which referred to a young man or a youth, combined with the possessive suffix "-vits." This construction suggests that the name initially belonged to the son or descendant of someone known as "Ifkó."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ifkovits can be found in the annals of the town of Sátoraljaújhely in northeastern Hungary, where a certain Gáspár Ifkovits was listed as a landowner in the year 1489. Another early mention is in the 1522 census of the village of Dejtár, where a family with the surname Ifkovits was recorded.

The name's historical roots can also be traced to the nearby region of Transylvania, which was part of the Kingdom of Hungary until the late 16th century. In the town of Brassó (now Brașov, Romania), a merchant named István Ifkovits was documented in 1612, indicating the name's spread beyond Hungary's borders.

Over the centuries, the Ifkovits surname has undergone various spelling variations, such as Ifkovics, Ifkovič, and Ifkovics, reflecting the diverse linguistic influences of the region. One notable bearer of the name was János Ifkovits (1768-1849), a Hungarian jurist and legal scholar who served as the chief magistrate of the city of Pest.

Another prominent figure was Mihály Ifkovits (1801-1876), a Hungarian military officer who fought in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848-1849 against the Habsburg Empire. He later emigrated to the United States after the revolution's defeat and settled in Ohio, where he worked as a surveyor and civil engineer.

In the 19th century, the name Ifkovits also appeared in historical records in the Serbian community of Szeged, where a family of that surname was documented in the 1850s. This suggests the name's spread among various ethnic groups in the region.

More recently, the name Ifkovits gained recognition through the Hungarian-American artist Béla Ifkovits (1907-1990), a celebrated painter and sculptor known for his abstract expressionist works. He spent much of his career in New York City, contributing to the city's vibrant art scene of the mid-20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ifkovits

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Ifkovits.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Ifkovits was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Ifkovits has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Ifkovits was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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