Kovačević (Serbo-Croatian, Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Ковачевић), Kovačevič (Slovene and Slovak; feminine (Slovak): Kovačevičová) or Kovačovič (Slovak; feminine: Kovačovičová), is a Slavic surname meaning "[black]smith's son". The surname is derived from Kovač, which means "[black]smith", and is the equivalent of English Smithson.

Kovačević is the second most frequent surname in Croatia.[1] It is the equivalent of the Polish surname Kowalewicz which has the same meaning.

Notable people

Arts

Military

Politics

  • Anto Kovačević (1952–2020), Croatian right-wing politician
  • Božo Kovačević (born 1955), Croatian politician and diplomat
  • Karla Kovačević (1870–1942), Croatian and Yugoslavian politician
  • Milan Kovačević (1941–1998), President of the Executive Committee of the Municipal Assembly of Prijedor

Science

Sport

See also

References

  1. "Most frequent surnames, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
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