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

Radovanović, 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 Radovanović surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Radovanović in America

Radovanović is the 72105th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Radovanović surname appeared 270 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 Radovanović.

We can also compare 2010 data for Radovanović 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 Radovanović

The surname Radovanovic originated from the Serbian language, with its roots tracing back to the late medieval period in the Balkans. The name is derived from the Slavic personal name Radovan, which itself comes from the words "rad" meaning "joy" or "gladness" and "van" meaning "of."

Radovanovic first appeared as a surname in the 14th century, during the reign of the Serbian Empire under Stefan Dušan. It was particularly common in the regions of modern-day Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, areas where Serbian populations were concentrated.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Radovanovic surname can be found in a charter from the Monastery of Hilandar on Mount Athos, dated to 1365. This document mentions a certain "Radovan Radovanović" as a witness to a land transaction.

In the 15th century, the Radovanovic family rose to prominence as nobility and landowners in the region of Zeta (modern-day Montenegro). A notable figure from this period was Vukić Radovanović, a Serbian nobleman and military commander who fought against the Ottoman Empire in the late 1400s.

As the Ottoman Empire expanded its control over the Balkans in the following centuries, many Serbs bearing the Radovanovic surname were forced to migrate to other regions, such as Hungary, Croatia, and parts of modern-day Romania and Ukraine.

One famous bearer of the Radovanovic name was Petar Radovanović (1699-1768), a Serbian painter and architect who is considered one of the most important figures of the Baroque period in Serbian art. His works can be found in numerous churches and monasteries across Serbia and Montenegro.

Another notable individual was Jovan Radovanović (1819-1876), a Serbian politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Principality of Serbia in the mid-19th century.

In more recent times, Milorad Radovanović (1947-2007) was a Serbian linguist and academic who made significant contributions to the study of Serbian language and linguistics.

Throughout its history, the Radovanovic surname has also been associated with various place names, such as the village of Radovanovići in western Serbia, which likely derived its name from an early bearer of the surname who settled in the area.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Radovanović

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

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

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