Explore the Family Name Kovack

The meaning of Kovack

Americanized form of Czech (Moravian), Slovak, and Rusyn (from Slovakia) Kováč or Kovač, Slovenian, Serbian, and Croatian Kovač (see Kovac), all meaning ‘smith’. Compare Kovach.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kovack saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 39,304th most common in the United States and slipped to 42,163rd by 2010, reflecting a change of -7.27 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also dropped marginally from 527 to 515 during the same period, a decline of -2.28 percent. Similarly, the proportion per 100,000 people fell from 0.2 to 0.17, marking a -15.0 percent change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,304	#42,163	-7.27%
Count	527	515	-2.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.17	-15%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kovack

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Kovack also shifted slightly over the decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, a significant majority (97.34 percent) identified as White, but this figure decreased to 95.92 percent by 2010. Meanwhile, representation within the Asian/Pacific Islander community appeared for the first time in 2010, at 2.33 percent. The Hispanic representation saw a small increase from 1.33 percent to 1.36 percent. However, there were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Changes in the "Two or more races" category were not recorded, possibly due to data suppression for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.34%	95.92%	-1.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.33%	0%
Hispanic	1.33%	1.36%	2.26%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%