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

Vujovich, 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 Vujovich surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vujovich in America

Vujovich is the 122314th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vujovich surname appeared 141 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 Vujovich.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vujovich 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 Vujovich

The surname Vujovich is of Slavic origin, specifically from the Serbian and Croatian regions of the Balkans. It is believed to have emerged in the 14th or 15th century, during the time of the Ottoman Empire's expansion into the Balkans.

The name Vujovich is derived from the Slavic personal name Vujo, which is a diminutive form of the name Vuk, meaning "wolf" in Serbian and Croatian. The suffix "-ovich" or "-ović" is a common Slavic patronymic, indicating "son of" or "descendant of."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Vujovich can be found in the archives of the Republic of Ragusa (modern-day Dubrovnik, Croatia), which was a maritime republic that thrived during the 15th and 16th centuries. These archives contain records of merchants and sailors with the surname Vujovich.

In the 17th century, a notable figure named Nikola Vujovich (1612-1687) was a Serbian Orthodox priest and writer who authored several religious texts and played a significant role in preserving the Serbian literary tradition during the Ottoman rule.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Petar Vujovich (1828-1892), a Serbian military officer who fought in the Serbo-Turkish Wars of the 19th century and later became a respected military theorist and strategist.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many individuals with the surname Vujovich immigrated to the United States, particularly from the regions of Dalmatia (modern-day Croatia) and Montenegro. One notable figure from this period was Marko Vujovich (1853-1935), a Serbian-American writer and activist who played a role in preserving Serbian culture and traditions in the United States.

Another individual of note was Mihailo Vujovich (1891-1962), a Serbian-American artist and painter who was known for his landscapes and depictions of life in rural Serbia. His works are held in various museums and collections in the United States and Europe.

In more recent times, Milka Vujovich (1915-2007) was a Serbian-American artist and sculptor who gained recognition for her abstract sculptures and installations, many of which explored themes of nature and the human form.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vujovich

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

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

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