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

Jackovich, 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 Jackovich surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jackovich in America

Jackovich is the 60196th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jackovich surname appeared 335 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 Jackovich.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jackovich 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 Jackovich

The surname JACKOVICH originated from the Slavic regions of Eastern Europe, particularly in Croatia and Serbia, during the late medieval period around the 15th century. It is believed to have derived from the Slavic root word "jakov," meaning "supplanter" or "heel-catcher," which is rooted in the biblical name Jacob.

This surname likely emerged as a patronymic form, indicating descent from an ancestor named Jakov or a variant spelling such as Jakov, Yakov, or Yakov. The suffix "-ovich" or "-vich" was commonly added to Slavic surnames to denote "son of."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the JACKOVICH surname can be found in the Venetian archives from the 16th century, where a merchant named Ivan Jackovich is mentioned in trade records between the Republic of Venice and the Dalmatian coast.

In the 17th century, the JACKOVICH name appears in church records from the town of Dubrovnik, which was part of the Republic of Ragusa at the time. These records include the birth and marriage details of several Jackovich families.

During the 18th century, the JACKOVICH surname spread throughout the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with notable individuals including Ivan Jackovich, a military officer born in 1712 in Slavonia, and Petar Jackovich, a scholar and philosopher from Zagreb, born in 1767.

In the 19th century, the JACKOVICH name gained prominence with Jovan Jackovich, a Serbian writer and poet born in 1825 in Novi Sad, who contributed significantly to the Serbian literary renaissance. Another notable figure was Nikola Jackovich, a Croatian politician and advocate for Slavic unity, born in 1842 in Dubrovnik.

As the 20th century dawned, the JACKOVICH name continued to be represented across various fields. Milorad Jackovich, a Serbian-American engineer born in 1901 in Belgrade, made significant contributions to the development of early television technology.

While the JACKOVICH surname has its roots in Eastern Europe, it has since spread globally due to migration and intermarriage, with families bearing this name found in various parts of the world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jackovich

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

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 Jackovich 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 Jackovich 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 Jackovich was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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