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

Kovatch, 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 Kovatch surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kovatch in America

Kovatch is the 25659th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kovatch surname appeared 961 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 Kovatch.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kovatch 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 Kovatch

The surname Kovatch is believed to have its origins in Eastern Europe, specifically in the regions of modern-day Ukraine, Poland, and Belarus. It likely emerged during the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century.

The name Kovatch is thought to be derived from the Slavic word "kovat," which means "to forge" or "to hammer." This suggests that the earliest bearers of this surname may have been blacksmiths or metalworkers by trade. Variations of the spelling include Kovach, Kowacz, and Kovačić.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Kovatch can be found in the Metryka Koronna, a historical record of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from the 15th century. In this document, a certain Andrzej Kowacz is mentioned as a resident of the town of Krakow in the year 1492.

In the 16th century, a notable figure named Ivan Kovatch lived in the region of Galicia, which was then part of the Kingdom of Poland. He was a prominent landowner and is mentioned in several historical records from that era.

During the 17th century, a family with the surname Kovatch settled in the town of Lviv, which was then part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (now part of modern-day Ukraine). This branch of the family produced several generations of skilled artisans and metalworkers.

In the 18th century, a man named Mikhail Kovatch (1722-1798) gained recognition as a respected scholar and linguist in the Russian Empire. He was fluent in several Slavic languages and contributed to the study of their origins and historical development.

Another notable individual with the surname Kovatch was Yuri Kovatch (1856-1924), a Russian-born artist who specialized in landscape and portrait paintings. His works were exhibited in several major cities across Europe during his lifetime.

As people with the surname Kovatch migrated to other parts of the world, the name became more widespread. However, its roots can be traced back to the Eastern European regions where it first emerged as a marker of a family's metalworking or blacksmithing heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kovatch

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

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

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