Explore the Family Name Kovatch

The meaning of Kovatch

Variant of Kovach, a surname of Czech (Moravian), Slovak, Rusyn, Slovenian, Serbian, Croatian, Ukrainian or Hungarian origin, meaning ‘smith’. Compare Kowatch.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kovatch experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 24,007th most common last name, but by 2010 it had slipped to 25,659th place, marking a change of -6.88%. The number of people with this last name also declined during this period, from 981 individuals in 2000 to 961 in 2010, resulting in a -2.04% change. Furthermore, the proportion of people named Kovatch per 100,000 residents decreased by -8.33%, from 0.36 in 2000 to 0.33 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,007	#25,659	-6.88%
Count	981	961	-2.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.33	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kovatch

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some interesting shifts over the same decade. In 2000, 97.15% of people with the surname Kovatch identified as white, but this figure dropped slightly to 95.84% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw the most dramatic increase, leaping from 1.12% in 2000 to 1.98% in 2010, a change of 76.79%. Those identifying with two or more races made up 1.22% in 2000 and increased slightly to 1.25% in 2010. Interestingly, for the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, the data remained steady at 0% for both years. The category of Black also remained static at 0% in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.15%	95.84%	-1.35%
Hispanic	1.12%	1.98%	76.79%
Two or More Races	1.22%	1.25%	2.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.52%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%