The Popovich surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,957 people carried this name — #8,368 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 74,600 people counted. That is down 2% from 4,055 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Popovich surname

A surname of Slavic origin.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Popovich» (English), 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 291 people named Popovich 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 208
Córdoba 32
City of Buenos Aires 29
Chaco 22

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

In print

Popovich in American newspapers,
1908.

Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Popovich
The Salt Lake Herald 1908-11-17
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Popovich
The Salt Lake Herald 1908-11-14
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Popovich
The Salt Lake Herald 1908-11-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,391 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Popovich in Australian newspapers,
1950s–1970s.

52 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Popovich. The most, 38, date from the 1950s.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 17
New South Wales 11
ACT (Canberra) 8
South Australia 6
Victoria 6
Queensland 3
Tasmania 1

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

Who carried it

People named Popovich,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Evgenije Popović
    Evgenije Popović 1842–1931 · writer
  • Matthew Popovich
    Matthew Popovich 1890–1943 · politician
  • Matthew Popovich
    Matthew Popovich 1890–1943 · politician
  • Milt Popovich 1915–2005 · American football player
  • John Popovich 1918–2004 · American football player
  • Peter S. Popovich 1920–1996 · judge

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Popovich,
in the records of 4 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 States693 records

693 records of the Popovich name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 332
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 276
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 47
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 24
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 11
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Kosta L. Popovich

    Born 1909. Enlisted 1943 at Kalamazoo, Michigan; cook from Calhoun County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1983, buried at Fort Custer National Cemetery, Michigan.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Yela Popovich

    Arrived at New York in 1897 aboard the Weimar from Bremen, aged 54; farmer. From Austria.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Michael Popovich

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Born 1930, died 1996; buried at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, California.

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

Showing 3 of 693 records for Popovich 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada23 records

23 records of the Popovich name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 8
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 7
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 4
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Esther Lorraine Popovich

    Buried in 1968 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 34.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary Ann Popovich

    Died 1962 in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. 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 Nicholas Maxwell Popovich

    Died in service in 1945.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 23 records for Popovich in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · 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. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia3 records

3 records of the Popovich name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Mihail Popovich

    Retired of Northcote, Victoria; died 1967.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Dragoslav Popovich

    Died 2000; buried at Gungahlin Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Petar Popovich

    Of St Kilda, Victoria; died 1988.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Popovich name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Gerasim Popovich

    Died 1996, aged 85; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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