Kovács or Kovacs , meaning blacksmith , is one of the most common Hungarian family names .[ 1]
History
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 a loanword from Slavic languages .[ 2]
The top three most frequent surnames in Hungary are Nagy , Kovács , and Tóth .[ 3]
Notable people
Adalbert Kovács (1920–1999), Romanian footballerÁdám Kovács , multiple peopleÁgnes Kovács , multiple peopleÁkos Kovács , multiple peopleAndrás Kovács , multiple peopleAndrei Kovacs (born 1921), Romanian alpine skierAnett Kovács (born 1994), Hungarian handball playerAngela Kovács (born 1964), Swedish actressAnna Kovács (born 1991), Hungarian handball playerAnnabelle Kovacs (born 1996), Canadian rhythmic gymnastAnnamária Kovács (1945–2023), Hungarian athlete known as Annamária TóthAntal Kovács (born 1972), Hungarian judokaÁrpád Kovács (born 2005), Hungarian sprinterAttila Kovács , multiple peopleBalázs Kovács , multiple peopleBarbara Kovács (born 1993), Hungarian racewalker known as Barbara OláhBarnabás Kovács (born 2002), Hungarian footballerBéla Kovács , multiple peopleBenedek Kovács (born 1998), Hungarian swimmerBill Kovacs (1949–2006), American pioneer of commercial computer animation technologyCsaba Kovács (born 1984), Hungarian ice hockey playerCsaba Kovács (rower) (1932–2002), Hungarian rowerDalma Kovács (born 1985), Romanian singerDan Kovacs (born 1970), American powerlifterDániel Kovács , multiple peopleDávid Kovács (born 1976), Hungarian politicianDávid Kovács (footballer, born 1991) , Hungarian footballerDénes Kovács (1930–2005), Hungarian violinistDominik Mate Kovacs , American academic, businessperson and artificial intelligence researcherDusán Kovács (born 1971), Hungarian hurdlerEdit Kovács , multiple peopleElla Kovacs (born 1964), Romanian middle distance runnerElvira Kovács (born 1982), Serbian politicianEmese Kovács (born 1991), Hungarian swimmerErika Kovacs (born 1973), Romanian bobsledderErnie Kovacs (1919–1962), American entertainerErnő Kovács (born 1959), Hungarian politicianErvin Kovács (born 1967), Hungarian footballerErvin Kováts [hu ] (1927–2012), Hungarian-born Swiss chemist known for the Kovats retention index Erzsi Kovács (1928–2014), Hungarian singerFerenc Kovács , multiple peopleFrank Kovacs (1919–1990), American tennis playerFred Kovacs , American soccer playerGábor Kovács , multiple peopleGary Kovacs (born 1963 or 1964), Canadian-American businessmanGergely Kovács , multiple peopleGergő Kovács (born 1989), Hungarian footballerGreg Kovacs (1968–2013), American bodybuilderGyula Kovács , multiple peopleIda Kovács (born 1975), Hungarian runnerIlona Kovács (born 1960), Hungarian basketball playerIlonka Kovács (1898–1989), Hungarian actress known as Lucy DoraineImre Kovács (1921–1996), Hungarian footballerIosif Kovács (1921–2003), Romanian footballerIstván Kovács , multiple peopleIván Kovács (born 1970), Hungarian épée fencerJános Kovács (born 1985), Hungarian footballerJános Kovács (footballer, born 1919) (1919–1982), Hungarian footballerJoe Kovacs (born 1989), American track and field athleteJoe Kovacs (puppeteer) (born 1967), American puppeteerJolan Kovacs (1917–2011), American model known as Joanne SiegelJonathan Hall Kovacs (born 1969), American actor and directorJordan Kovacs (born 1990), American football coach and former playerJózsef Kovács , multiple peopleJudit Kovács (born 1969), Hungarian high jumperJudit Kovács (archer) (born 1956), Hungarian archerJulie Kovacs (born 1959), American chemistKálmán Kovács , multiple peopleKároly Kovács (1931–2007), Hungarian jurist and diplomatKároly Kovács (actor) (1902–1990), Hungarian actorKata Kovács , Hungarian artistKatalin Kovács (born 1976), Hungarian canoerKati Kovács (born 1944), Hungarian actress and singerKati Kovács (comics) (born 1963), Hungarian-Finnish ccomics artistKatherine Singer Kovács (1946–1989), American film studies academicKit Kovacs , Canadian marine mammal researcherKlaudia Kovács (born 1990), Hungarian footballerKris Kovacs , Guitarist, songwriter, remixer and producer of British indie rock and new wave band DelukaKrisztián Kovács (born 2000), Hungarian footballerLadislav Kovács (born 1991), Slovak Counter-Strike: Global Offensive playerLajos Kovács , multiple peopleLászló Kovács , multiple peopleLeslie Kovacs (1925–1968), Australian fencerLóránt Kovács (born 1993), Romanian footballerMagda Kósáné Kovács (1940–2020), Hungarian politician and Member of the European ParliamentMagdolna Kovács , Hungarian orienteerMarcell Kovács (born 2003), Hungarian footballerMargit Kovács (1902–1977) Hungarian ceramist and sculptorMaria Kovacs , American psychologist and academicMichael Kovats de Fabriczy (1724–1779), Hungarian noble and military officer. Known as a founding father of the United States Cavalry.Mihály Kovács , multiple peopleMiklós Kovács or Nicolae Kovács , multiple peopleMónika Kovács (born 1976), Hungarian alpine skierMyles Kovacs , American businessmanNándor Kovács (1881–1945), Hungarian track and field athlete and gymnastNikolasz Kovács (born 1999), Hungarian footballerNikolett Kovács (born 1982), Hungarian motorcycle racerNorbert Kovács , multiple peopleOlivér Kovács (born 1990), Hungarian footballerPál Kovács (1912–1995), Hungarian saber fencerPatricia Kovács (born 1996), Austrian handballer known as Patrícia MihalicsPatrik Kovács (born 1996), Hungarian darts playerPatrik Kovács (footballer) (born 2007), Hungarian footballerPéter Kovács , multiple peoplePierre Kovacs (born 1958), Swiss rowerRichard Kovacs (1885–1950), American physicianRichárd Kovács (born 1997), Hungarian boxerRobin Kovacs (born 1996), Swedish ice hockey playerRita Kovács (born 1970), Hungarian swimmerSándor J. Kovács (born 1947), Hungarian-American cardiologistSandy Koufax (born 1935), American baseball playerSarolta Kovács (born 1991), Hungarian modern pentathleteSharon Kovacs (born 1990), Dutch singerȘtefan Kovács (1920–1995), Romanian football manager and playerStephen Kovacs (1972–2022), American saber fencer and fencing coach, charged with sexual assault , died in prisonTamás Kovács , multiple peopleTibor Kovács (born 1952), Hungarian petroleum engineer and politicianViktor Kovács (born 1973), Hungarian track and field athleteVirginia Kovacs (1918–2008), American tennis player known as Virginia WolfendenZollie Kovacs (born c. 1935), Canadian football playerZoltán Kovács , multiple peopleZsófia Kovács , multiple peopleZsolt Kovács , multiple peopleZsuzsa Kovács (born 1945), Hungarian swimmer
Fictional characters
See also
References
Celtic Germanic Romance Semitic Slavic Other From "spark"
