Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Slovene Scripts Ковач(Serbian) Meaning & History Means "blacksmith", a derivative of Slavic kovati meaning "to forge". Related NamesDetails 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 Categories occupations