The Popovic surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,274 people carried this name — #20,750 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 232,600 people counted. That is up 16% from 1,094 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Popovic surname
From Serbo-Croatian Popović, a patronymic from pop (“priest”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Popovic» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
871 people named Popovic live in Switzerland.
They live in 22 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 170 people named Popovic.
Most of them — 151 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Vosges.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 29 people named Popovic 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
28 people named Popovic have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 114 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
497 people named Popovic is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Popovic in American newspapers,
1902–1961.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,174 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Popovic,
with a public archive behind them.
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Atanasije Popović 1885–1948 · painter -
Tony Popovic 1973– · association football coach -
Vedrana Popovic 1992– · association football player -
Zvonimir Popovic 1934–2020 · writer
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Frédéric Popovic 1963– · actor
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Jadran Popovic 1966– · basketball player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 29 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Popovic.
- Pop 1,560 · U.S. census
- Popa 2,757 · U.S. census
- Popek 685 · U.S. census
- Popescu 1,342 · U.S. census
- Poplin 2,379 · U.S. census
- Popoff 615 · U.S. census
- Popp 8,947 · U.S. census
- Poppe 3,333 · U.S. census
- Populus 121 · U.S. census
- Pora 103 · U.S. census
- Porcelli 1,627 · U.S. census
- Porche 2,251 · U.S. census
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