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

Vuković, 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 Vuković surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vuković in America

Vuković is the 37993rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vuković surname appeared 584 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 Vuković.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vuković 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 Vuković

The surname Vukovic is of Serbian origin, deriving from the Serbian masculine name Vuk, which means "wolf". The name likely emerged in the medieval Slavic regions of the Balkans, particularly in Serbia and neighboring countries with significant Serbian populations.

Vukovic first appeared as a patronymic surname, indicating descent from an ancestor named Vuk. It gained prominence during the Middle Ages when surnames became more widespread among the nobility and commoners in Serbian lands. The earliest recorded instances of the name Vukovic can be traced back to the 13th and 14th centuries in medieval Serbian manuscripts and chronicles.

One notable early figure bearing the surname Vukovic was Vukašin Vukovic, a powerful Serbian nobleman who ruled as the King of Serbs and Greeks from 1365 to 1371. His reign marked a significant period in the history of the Serbian Empire, and his descendants continued to use the Vukovic surname.

Another historical figure was Vuk Stefanovic Vukovic, also known as Vuk Karadzic (1787-1864), a Serbian philologist and linguist who played a crucial role in reforming the Serbian language and establishing its modern literary form. He is considered one of the most influential figures in Serbian culture and is celebrated for his contributions to the preservation and promotion of Serbian linguistic heritage.

During the 19th century, the surname Vukovic became more widely spread across the Balkans, particularly in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. Notable individuals from this period include Pavle Vukovic (1826-1888), a Serbian writer and historian, and Nikola Vukovic (1878-1976), a Montenegrin politician and diplomat.

In more recent times, the surname Vukovic has been carried by individuals from various fields, such as Miroslav Vukovic (1935-2005), a Serbian painter and sculptor, and Dusan Vukovic (born 1960), a Serbian football player and manager.

The name Vukovic has also spread to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora communities, but its origins can be traced back to the medieval Serbian lands, where it emerged as a patronymic surname derived from the Slavic name Vuk, meaning "wolf".

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vuković

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

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

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