Type Surname (from occupation)
Scripts Ковач(Serbian)

Meaning & History

Means "blacksmith", a derivative of Slavic kovati meaning "to forge".

Related Names

VariantsKovac, Kovačević, Kovačić(Croatian) Kovac, Kovačević, Kovačić(Serbian) Kovačević, Kovačić(Bosnian) Kovačevič, Kovačič(Slovene)
Other Languages & CulturesKavalioŭ, Kavalyow(Belarusian) Kovachev(Bulgarian) Kováč, Kovac, Kovář(Czech) Kovách, Kovács, Kováts(Hungarian) Kavaliauskas(Lithuanian) Kowalczyk, Kowalski(Polish) Kovalchuk, Kovalev, Kovalyov(Russian) Kováč, Kovac(Slovak) Kovalchuk, Kovalenko(Ukrainian)
Same SpellingKováč, Kovac

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Entry updated April 25, 2021