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

Radovan, 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 Radovan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Radovan in America

Radovan is the 93125th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Radovan surname appeared 197 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 Radovan.

We can also compare 2010 data for Radovan 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 Radovan

The surname Radovan is of Slavic origin, specifically from the Serbo-Croatian language. It is believed to have originated in the Balkan region during the Middle Ages.

Radovan is derived from the Slavic root word "rad," meaning "joy" or "gladness." It likely originated as a nickname for someone with a cheerful or joyful disposition. The suffix "-ovan" is a common Slavic patronymic ending, indicating that the name may have initially been used to identify the son or descendant of someone named Rad.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Radovan can be found in the Dubrovnik archives, dating back to the 14th century. These archives contain references to individuals with this surname living in the Republic of Ragusa (present-day Dubrovnik, Croatia) during that time period.

In the 15th century, a renowned medieval sculptor and architect named Radovan lived and worked in the town of Trogir, on the Dalmatian coast of Croatia. He is best known for his intricate carvings on the cathedral's portal, which has been described as a masterpiece of Romanesque sculpture.

Another notable individual with the surname Radovan was Marija Radovan, a Serbian writer and poet born in 1872 in Novi Sad, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. She was a prominent figure in the Serbian literary scene of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

In the early 20th century, Radovan Zogović (1907-1986) was a Serbian painter and one of the founders of the modern art movement in Yugoslavia. His work was heavily influenced by Cubism and Expressionism, and he is considered a significant figure in Serbian art history.

Radovan Karadzic (born 1945) is a former Bosnian Serb political leader and convicted war criminal. He was the President of the Republika Srpska during the Bosnian War in the 1990s and was later convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

While the name Radovan is most commonly found in Serbia, Croatia, and other parts of the former Yugoslavia, it has also spread to other Slavic countries and communities around the world due to migration and diaspora.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Radovan

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

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

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