Explore the Family Name Karlovich

The meaning of Karlovich

1. Americanized form of Croatian (Karlović) and Slovenian Karlovič: patronymic from the personal name Karlo, which is a Croatian and regional Slovenian vernacular form of Charles. Compare Carli 3. 2. Ukrainian (standard transliteration Karlovych) and Belorussian: patronymic from local equivalents of the personal name Charles (Ukrainian Karlo, Belorussian Karol).

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How common is the last name Karlovich in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Karlovich saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 56,246th most popular surname in the United States, dropping to the 57,639th position by 2010. This represents a change of -2.48%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased slightly during this period, with a total of 340 people in 2000 growing to 353 by 2010, an increase of 3.82%. The proportion per 100k also decreased from 0.13 to 0.12, a -7.69% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,246	#57,639	-2.48%
Count	340	353	3.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Karlovich

Regarding its ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Karlovich identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the percentage was at 97.65, decreasing slightly to 96.88 in 2010. There was no record of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Interestingly, there was a small emergence of individuals identifying as Hispanic in 2010, which was not present in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.65%	96.88%	-0.79%
Hispanic	0%	1.7%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%