Meaning & History
Patronymic derived from South Slavic kovač meaning "blacksmith".
Related Names
Rootkovati
VariantsKovac, Kovač, Kovačević(Croatian) Kovac, Kovač, Kovačević(Serbian) Kovač, Kovačević(Bosnian)
Other Languages & CulturesKavalchuk, Kavalioŭ, Kavaliova, Kavalyova, Kavalyow(Belarusian) Kovachev, Kovacheva(Bulgarian) Kováč, Kovac, Kováčová, Kovář, Kovářová(Czech) Kovách, Kovács, Kováts(Hungarian) Kavaliauskaitė, Kavaliauskas, Kavaliauskienė(Lithuanian) Kowalczyk, Kowalska, Kowalski(Polish) Kovalchuk, Kovalev, Kovaleva, Kovalyov, Kovalyova(Russian) Kováč, Kovac, Kováčová(Slovak) Kovač, Kovačevič, Kovačič(Slovene) Kovalchuk, Kovalenko(Ukrainian)
Same SpellingKovačič