Explore the Family Name Radovich

The meaning of Radovich

Americanized form of Serbian and Croatian Radović, Slovenian Radovič (see Radovic). Some characteristic forenames: Serbian, Croatian, and Slovenian Dragomir, Slavko.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Radovich has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 24,386th most common surname, but by 2010 it fell to 25,601st place, marking a decline of 4.98%. Despite this drop in rank, the number of individuals with the Radovich surname increased marginally from 962 to 964, reflecting a growth rate of 0.21%. However, its proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 8.33%, from 0.36 to 0.33.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,386	#25,601	-4.98%
Count	962	964	0.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.33	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Radovich

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides insight into the changes in ethnic identity associated with the Radovich surname between 2000 and 2010. The majority of people with this surname identify as White, with 96.26% in 2000 and 95.33% in 2010, showing a slight reduction of 0.97%. There was a significant increase of 91.85% in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.35% to 2.59%. Those identifying with two or more ethnicities decreased by 31.82%, from 1.98% to 1.35%. Interestingly, there was a small emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander identity, which was not present in 2000 but made up 0.52% of the Radovich population by 2010. No changes were observed among those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.26%	95.33%	-0.97%
Hispanic	1.35%	2.59%	91.85%
Two or More Races	1.98%	1.35%	-31.82%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.52%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%