Explore the Family Name Kovash

The meaning of Kovash

Americanized form of Czech Kovář ‘smith’ (see Kovar), and also of Hungarian, Slovak, Moravian, Slovenian, Serbian, or Croatian cognates, which are usually Americanized as Kovach.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kovash has seen an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the rank of Kovash was 61,713, but by 2010 it had risen slightly to a rank of 60,960. This represents a 1.22% increase over the decade. The total count of individuals with this surname also saw growth, from 304 in 2000 to 330 in 2010, indicating an 8.55% rise. However, the proportion per 100k people remained constant at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,713	#60,960	1.22%
Count	304	330	8.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kovash

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Kovash, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, we see some changes between 2000 and 2010. Predominantly, individuals with the Kovash surname identified as White, with 96.05% in 2000 and 93.64% in 2010, showing a slight decline. Those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native increased their representation by nearly 11%, although they make up a small portion of the Kovash population. Interestingly, the census data shows that some individuals started to identify as Hispanic and of two or more races in 2010, whereas there were no records of these identities associated with the surname in 2000. There were no recorded changes for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.05%	93.64%	-2.51%
Hispanic	0%	2.12%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.64%	1.82%	10.98%
Two or More Races	0%	1.52%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%