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Kovács or Kovacs , meaning
blacksmith , is one of the most common
Hungarian
family names .
[1]
The name is found in
Hungary and Hungarian expatriate communities. There are similar names with the Kováts or Kovách spellings. The name means "
blacksmith " in
Hungarian , and it is probably a
loanword from
Slavic languages or an ancient steepe word for blacksmith.
[2] There are 221,688 people in Hungary who are named Kovács , making the name the second most common family name among
Hungarians .[
citation needed ]
Covaci in
Romania
Koufax in
Yiddish
Kovač in many
South Slavic and
West Slavic communities
Kováč in
Slovakia
Kovach , the
Carpatho-Ruthenian form
Kovachev in
Bulgaria
Kovaçi in
Albania
Kaval in
Belarus (also
Kavalchuk ,
Kavalenka ,
Kavaliou ,
Kavalski ,
Kavalchyk ,
Kavalevich )
Koval in
Ukraine and
Russia (also
Kovalchuk ,
Kovalchyk ,
Kovalenko ,
Kovalyov ,
Kovalevych ,
Kovalsky )
Kovář (also Kováč) in
Czech Republic .
Kowal in
Poland (also
Kowalczyk ,
Kowalski )
Kovač in
Croatia (also
Kovačić ,
Kovačević )
Ágnes Kovács (born 1981), Hungarian swimmer
Angela Kovács (born 1964), Swedish actress
Barbara Kovács (born 1993), Hungarian racewalker
Balázs Kovács (born 1977), Hungarian hurdler
Bill Kovacs (1949–2006), American pioneer of commercial computer animation technology
Dan Kovacs (born 1970), American powerlifter
Dénes Kovács (1930–2005), Hungarian violinist
Edit Kovács (fencer) (born 1954), Hungarian foil fencer
Edit Kovács (swimmer) (born 1951), Hungarian swimmer
Ella Kovacs (born 1964), Romanian middle distance runner
Ernie Kovacs (1919–1962), American entertainer
Ervin Kováts (1927–2012), Hungarian-born Swiss chemist known for the
Kovats retention index
Frank Kovacs (1919–1990), American tennis player
Fred Kovacs , American soccer player
Gábor Kovács (financier) (born 1957), Hungarian financier, banker, art collector, philanthropist and founder of KOGART
Greg Kovacs (born 1968), American bodybuilder
Iván Kovács (born 1970), Hungarian épée fencer
János Kovács (born 1985), Hungarian footballer
Joe Kovacs (puppeteer) (born 1967), American puppeteer
Joe Kovacs (born 1989), American track and field athlete
Julie Kovacs (born 1959), American chemist
Kálmán Kovács (disambiguation)
Katalin Kovács (born 1976), Hungarian canoer
Ladislav Kovács (born 1991), Slovak Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player
László Kovács (politician) (born 1939), Hungarian politician and diplomat
László Kovács (cinematographer) (1933–2007), Hungarian-American cinematographer
Magda Kósáné Kovács (1940–2020), Hungarian politician and Member of the European Parliament
Michael Kovats de Fabriczy (1724–1779), Hungarian noble and military officer. Known as a founding father of the United States Cavalry.
Michal Kováč (1930–2016), first president of Slovakia
Mišo Kovač (born 1941), Croatian singer
Margit Kovács (1902–1977) Hungarian ceramist and sculptor
Pál Kovács (1912–1995), Hungarian saber fencer
Péter Kovács (footballer) (born 1978), Hungarian footballer
Richard Kovacs (1885–1950), physician
Robin Kovacs (born 1996), Swedish ice hockey player
Rita Kovács (born 1970), Hungarian swimmer
Sándor J. Kovács (born 1947), Hungarian-American cardiologist
Sandy Koufax (born 1935), American baseball player
Sharon Kovacs (born 1990), Dutch singer
Stephen Kovacs (1972–2022),
saber
fencer and fencing coach, charged with
sexual assault , died in prison
István Kovács (footballer born 1920) (1920–1995), Romanian football manager
Viktor Kovács (born 1973), Hungarian track and field athlete
Zoltán Kovács (ice hockey) (born 1962), Hungarian ice hockey coach and administrator
Zsófia Kovács (triathlete) (born 1988), Hungarian triathlete
Celtic Germanic Romance Semitic Slavic Other From "spark" rel. to occ. 'smith'