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

Jovanovich, 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 Jovanovich surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jovanovich in America

Jovanovich is the 39004th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jovanovich surname appeared 565 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 Jovanovich.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jovanovich 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 Jovanovich

The surname Jovanovich originates from Serbia and the surrounding Balkan region in southeastern Europe. It is a patronymic name derived from the Serbian given name Jovan, which is equivalent to the name John or Ivan in English.

The name Jovanovich first appeared in historical records during the medieval period, particularly in documents from the Serbian Empire and the Byzantine Empire. It was commonly used by Serbian families living in the regions of modern-day Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, and Herzegovina.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jovanovich can be found in a 14th-century manuscript from the Monastery of Mileševa in Serbia, which mentions a nobleman named Jovan Jovanovich.

In the 15th century, the name Jovanovich was associated with several influential families in the Serbian Despotate, a medieval Serbian state. One notable figure was Jovan Jovanovich, a diplomat and statesman who served as an ambassador to Venice in the late 15th century.

During the Ottoman period in the Balkans, the name Jovanovich continued to be used by Serbian families living under Ottoman rule. In the 18th century, a prominent figure named Jovan Jovanovich Shishkovich was a Serbian writer and educator who played a significant role in the cultural renaissance of the Serbian people.

Another notable bearer of the name was Jovan Jovanovich Zmaj, a Serbian poet and physician who lived in the 19th century (1833-1904). He is regarded as one of the most influential figures in Serbian literature and is often referred to as the "Serbian Goethe."

In the 20th century, the name Jovanovich was carried by several notable individuals, including Mihailo Jovanovich, a Serbian painter and art critic (1911-1995), and Dushan Jovanovich, a Serbian-American publisher and businessman (1920-2001) who founded the publishing company Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

Throughout its history, the surname Jovanovich has undergone various spelling variations, such as Jovanovitch, Jovanovics, and Jovanovics, reflecting the diverse regional dialects and linguistic influences in the Balkan region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jovanovich

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

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

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