The surname Kovacs was first found in East Prussia, where the name Kowalski was a royal house in what was originally Poland but passed through history from Prussia to Czechoslovakia and back to Polish. The name gained a reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society in Silesia. It later became more prominent as numerous branches of the same house acquired distant estates, some of which were located in other countries. Through the acquisition of these estates as well as their important contributions to society, the family successfully elevated their social status. The name originated as an occupational name for a blacksmith.
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Early History of the Kovacs family
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Kovacs Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Kowalski, Kovak, Kowak, Kowal, Koval, Kovalski, Kovalyov, Kovach, Kovats, Kowalsky, Kovac, Kofax, Kowahl and many more.
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Early Notables of the Kovacs family
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Kovacs Ranking
In the United States, the name Kovacs is the 5,662nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1
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Migration of the Kovacs family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Antonia Kowalski, who came from the port of Bremen to New York in 1868; Carl Kowalski, who arrived in Baltimore in 1868; Ernestine Kowalski, who arrived in New York in 1873.
Contemporary Notables of the name Kovacs (post 1700)
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Frank Kovacs (1919-1990), American tennis player who from 1940 to 1951 was one of the best five in the world
Ernie Kovacs (1919-1962), American comedian inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Bill Kovacs (1949-2006), American pioneer of commercial computer animation technology
Louis Kovacs, American politician, Socialist Labor Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1924 2
David Kovacs, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 2008 2
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