The Kovach surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,040 people carried this name — #3,940 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 32,700 people counted. That is down 1% from 9,130 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Kovach surname

A surname, variant of Kovács.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Kovách» (Hungarian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 233 people named Kovach live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 91
Chaco 58
City of Buenos Aires 30
Corrientes 28
Santa Fe 15
Misiones 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Kovach in American newspapers,
1920–1927.

Newspaper page from The Daily Worker carrying the name Kovach
The Daily Worker 1927-05-02
Newspaper page from The Evening World carrying the name Kovach
The Evening World 1920-09-25
Newspaper page from Grant County Herald carrying the name Kovach
Grant County Herald 1924-03-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 683 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Kovach in Australian newspapers,
1920s–1960s.

68 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kovach. The most, 31, date from the 1960s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 6.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 28
Western Australia 27
New South Wales 4
Queensland 4
ACT (Canberra) 2
South Australia 2
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kovach.

Who carried it

People named Kovach,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Kovach 1909–1966 · politician
  • Francis Joseph Kovach 1918–2002 · university teacher
  • Francis Joseph Kovach 1918–2002 · university teacher
  • Edith Kovach 1921–2009 · university teacher
  • Nora Kovach 1931–2009 · ballet dancer
  • Nora Kovach 1931–2009 · ballet dancer

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Kovach,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,412 records

1,412 records of the Kovach name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 735
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 465
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 95
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 80
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 36
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joseph G. Kovach

    Born 1920 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois; transport worker from Ashland County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at St Agnes Cemetery, Ashland, Wisconsin.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Peter Frank Kovach

    Born 1948; from West Orange, New Jersey. U.S. Army, infantryman; died of wounds 1968 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Robert Edwin Kovach

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1930, died 1961; buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,412 records for Kovach in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Kovach name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Margaret Kovach

    Buried in 1997 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 86.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Steve Kovach

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Maria Stella Kovach

    Buried in 1989 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 64.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Kovach in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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