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

Jankovich, 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 Jankovich surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jankovich in America

Jankovich is the 47521st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jankovich surname appeared 446 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 Jankovich.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jankovich 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 Jankovich

The surname Jankovich originates from Croatia, a country located in the Balkans region of Southeastern Europe. The earliest known records of this surname date back to the 15th century. Jankovich is derived from the Croatian given name Janko, which is a diminutive form of the name Ivan or John.

The name Jankovich is believed to have first appeared in the coastal regions of Croatia, particularly in the areas around the cities of Dubrovnik and Split. These areas were historically part of the Republic of Ragusa, a maritime republic that existed from the 14th to the 19th century.

One of the earliest documented references to the Jankovich surname can be found in the archives of the Republic of Ragusa, where it was recorded as "Iancovich" in the late 15th century. The spelling variations of the name during this period included Jancovich, Giancovich, and Jankovich.

In the 16th century, a notable individual bearing the Jankovich name was Miho Jankovich (1525-1598), a Croatian nobleman and diplomat who served as the ambassador of the Republic of Ragusa to the Ottoman Empire.

Another historical figure with this surname was Ivan Jankovich (1674-1735), a Croatian military officer who fought in the Great Turkish War and the War of the Spanish Succession. He rose to the rank of Field Marshal in the Austrian Imperial Army.

During the 18th century, the Jankovich family established itself as one of the prominent noble families in the Croatian region of Slavonia. One member of this family was Count Ladislav Jankovich (1770-1847), a Croatian nobleman and landowner who was known for his extensive collection of manuscripts and artworks.

In the 19th century, Julije Jankovich (1828-1903) was a Croatian writer, poet, and translator who made significant contributions to the development of Croatian literature.

Another notable individual with this surname was Mihajlo Jankovich (1876-1942), a Serbian-Croatian painter and art professor who was influential in the development of modern art in the Balkans region.

Throughout its history, the Jankovich surname has been associated with various place names and locations in Croatia, such as the town of Jankovci in the Osijek-Baranja County and the village of Jankovića in the Split-Dalmatia County.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jankovich

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

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

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