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

Markovich, 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 Markovich surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Markovich in America

Markovich is the 11327th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Markovich surname appeared 2,786 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Markovich.

We can also compare 2010 data for Markovich 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 Markovich

The surname Markovich is of Slavic origin, derived from the personal name Mark. It emerged in the region of present-day Croatia, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Middle Ages.

The name Mark is derived from the Latin name Marcus, which itself originated from the Roman name Martius, referring to the Roman god of war, Mars. The suffix "-ovich" is a Slavic patronymic, meaning "son of," indicating that the surname Markovich originally referred to the son of a man named Mark.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Markovich can be found in the Dubrovnik Archives, which date back to the 13th century. These archives contain records of various families and individuals living in the city-state of Dubrovnik, including the Markovich family.

In the 16th century, a notable figure with the surname Markovich was Ivan Markovich, a Croatian nobleman and military commander who fought against the Ottoman Empire. He was born in 1490 and died in 1564.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Marko Markovich, a Serbian writer and poet who lived in the late 18th century. He was born in 1733 and died in 1792. Markovich is considered one of the pioneers of modern Serbian literature.

In the 19th century, a famous bearer of the surname was Miloš Markovich, a Serbian politician and statesman who served as the Prime Minister of Serbia from 1873 to 1875. He was born in 1823 and died in 1901.

The surname Markovich can also be found in various historical records from other Slavic regions, such as Russia and Ukraine. For instance, the Russian writer and philosopher Nikolai Markovich Yevreinov, who lived from 1879 to 1953, bore this surname.

Another notable figure was Sergei Markovich Lyapunov, a Russian mathematician and engineer who made significant contributions to the field of stability theory in differential equations. He was born in 1859 and died in 1918.

While the surname Markovich has its roots in the Slavic regions, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and intermarriage. However, its origins can be traced back to the medieval period in the Balkans, where it emerged as a patronymic surname denoting the son of Mark.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Markovich

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

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

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