Kovács
Surname list
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Kovács or Kovacs, meaning blacksmith, is one of the most common Hungarian family names.[1] 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 footballer
- Ádám Kovács, multiple people
- Ágnes Kovács, multiple people
- Ákos Kovács, multiple people
- András Kovács, multiple people
- Andrei Kovacs (born 1921), Romanian alpine skier
- Anett Kovács (born 1994), Hungarian handball player
- Angela Kovács (born 1964), Swedish actress
- Anna Kovács (born 1991), Hungarian handball player
- Annabelle Kovacs (born 1996), Canadian rhythmic gymnast
- Annamária Kovács (1945–2023), Hungarian athlete known as Annamária Tóth
- Antal Kovács (born 1972), Hungarian judoka
- Árpád Kovács (born 2005), Hungarian sprinter
- Attila Kovács, multiple people
- Balázs Kovács, multiple people
- Barbara Kovács (born 1993), Hungarian racewalker known as Barbara Oláh
- Barnabás Kovács (born 2002), Hungarian footballer
- Béla Kovács, multiple people
- Benedek Kovács (born 1998), Hungarian swimmer
- Bill Kovacs (1949–2006), American pioneer of commercial computer animation technology
- Csaba Kovács (born 1984), Hungarian ice hockey player
- Csaba Kovács (rower) (1932–2002), Hungarian rower
- Dalma Kovács (born 1985), Romanian singer
- Dan Kovacs (born 1970), American powerlifter
- Dániel Kovács, multiple people
- Dávid Kovács (born 1976), Hungarian politician
- Dávid Kovács (footballer, born 1991), Hungarian footballer
- Dénes Kovács (1930–2005), Hungarian violinist
- Dominik Mate Kovacs, American academic, businessperson and artificial intelligence researcher
- Dusán Kovács (born 1971), Hungarian hurdler
- Edit Kovács, multiple people
- Ella Kovacs (born 1964), Romanian middle distance runner
- Elvira Kovács (born 1982), Serbian politician
- Emese Kovács (born 1991), Hungarian swimmer
- Erika Kovacs (born 1973), Romanian bobsledder
- Ernie Kovacs (1919–1962), American entertainer
- Ernő Kovács (born 1959), Hungarian politician
- Ervin Kovács (born 1967), Hungarian footballer
- Ervin Kováts (1927–2012), Hungarian-born Swiss chemist known for the Kovats retention index
- Erzsi Kovács (1928–2014), Hungarian singer
- Ferenc Kovács, multiple people
- Frank Kovacs (1919–1990), American tennis player
- Fred Kovacs, American soccer player
- Gábor Kovács, multiple people
- Gary Kovacs (born 1963 or 1964), Canadian-American businessman
- Gergely Kovács, multiple people
- Gergő Kovács (born 1989), Hungarian footballer
- Greg Kovacs (1968–2013), American bodybuilder
- Gyula Kovács, multiple people
- Ida Kovács (born 1975), Hungarian runner
- Ilona Kovács (born 1960), Hungarian basketball player
- Ilonka Kovács (1898–1989), Hungarian actress known as Lucy Doraine
- Imre Kovács (1921–1996), Hungarian footballer
- Iosif Kovács (1921–2003), Romanian footballer
- István Kovács, multiple people
- Iván Kovács (born 1970), Hungarian épée fencer
- János Kovács (geologist) (1816–1906), Hungarian traveller, naturalist and educator
- János Kovács (born 1985), Hungarian footballer
- János Kovács (footballer, born 1919) (1919–1982), Hungarian footballer
- Joe Kovacs (born 1989), American track and field athlete
- Joe Kovacs (puppeteer) (born 1967), American puppeteer
- Jolan Kovacs (1917–2011), American model known as Joanne Siegel
- Jonathan Hall Kovacs (born 1969), American actor and director
- Jordan Kovacs (born 1990), American football coach and former player
- József Kovács, multiple people
- Judit Kovács (born 1969), Hungarian high jumper
- Judit Kovács (archer) (born 1956), Hungarian archer
- Julie Kovacs (born 1959), American chemist
- Kálmán Kovács, multiple people
- Károly Kovács (1931–2007), Hungarian jurist and diplomat
- Károly Kovács (actor) (1902–1990), Hungarian actor
- Kata Kovács, Hungarian artist
- Katalin Kovács (born 1976), Hungarian canoer
- Kati Kovács (born 1944), Hungarian actress and singer
- Kati Kovács (comics) (born 1963), Hungarian-Finnish ccomics artist
- Katherine Singer Kovács (1946–1989), American film studies academic
- Kit Kovacs, Canadian marine mammal researcher
- Klaudia Kovács (born 1990), Hungarian footballer
- Kris Kovacs, Guitarist, songwriter, remixer and producer of British indie rock and new wave band Deluka
- Krisztián Kovács (born 2000), Hungarian footballer
- Ladislav Kovács (born 1991), Slovak Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player
- Lajos Kovács, multiple people
- László Kovács, multiple people
- Leslie Kovacs (1925–1968), Australian fencer
- Lóránt Kovács (born 1993), Romanian footballer
- Magda Kósáné Kovács (1940–2020), Hungarian politician and Member of the European Parliament
- Magdolna Kovács, Hungarian orienteer
- Marcell Kovács (born 2003), Hungarian footballer
- Margit Kovács (1902–1977) Hungarian ceramist and sculptor
- Maria Kovacs, American psychologist and academic
- Michael Kovats de Fabriczy (1724–1779), Hungarian noble and military officer. Known as a founding father of the United States Cavalry.
- Michaela Kovacs (born 1997), American soccer player
- Mihály Kovács, multiple people
- Miklós Kovács or Nicolae Kovács, multiple people
- Milán Kovács (born 1999), Hungarian footballer
- Mónika Kovács (born 1976), Hungarian alpine skier
- Myles Kovacs, American businessman
- Nándor Kovács (1881–1945), Hungarian track and field athlete and gymnast
- Nikolasz Kovács (born 1999), Hungarian footballer
- Nikolett Kovács (born 1982), Hungarian motorcycle racer
- Norbert Kovács, multiple people
- Olivér Kovács (born 1990), Hungarian footballer
- Pál Kovács (1912–1995), Hungarian saber fencer
- Patricia Kovács (born 1996), Austrian handballer known as Patrícia Mihalics
- Patrik Kovács, multiple people
- Péter Kovács, multiple people
- Pierre Kovacs (born 1958), Swiss rower
- Raluca Kovacs, American politician
- Richard Kovacs (1885–1950), American physician
- Richárd Kovács (born 1997), Hungarian boxer
- Robin Kovacs (born 1996), Swedish ice hockey player
- Rita Kovács (born 1970), Hungarian swimmer
- Sándor J. Kovács (born 1947), Hungarian-American cardiologist
- Sandy Koufax (born 1935), American baseball player
- Sarolta Kovács (born 1991), Hungarian modern pentathlete
- Sharon Kovacs (born 1990), Dutch singer
- Ștefan Kovács (1920–1995), Romanian football manager and player
- Stephen Kovacs (1972–2022), American saber fencer and fencing coach, charged with sexual assault, died in prison
- Tamás Kovács, multiple people
- Tibor Kovács (born 1952), Hungarian petroleum engineer and politician
- Viktor Kovács (born 1973), Hungarian track and field athlete
- Virginia Kovacs (1918–2008), American tennis player known as Virginia Wolfenden
- Zollie Kovacs (born c. 1935), Canadian football player
- Zoltán Kovács, multiple people
- Zsófia Kovács, multiple people
- Zsolt Kovács, multiple people
- Zsuzsa Kovács (born 1945), Hungarian swimmer
Fictional characters
- Takeshi Kovacs, a fictional character in three books by Richard Morgan
- Walter Kovacs, the identity of the character Rorschach, in the DC Comic series Watchmen
- Kirilli Kovacs, a character in Darren Shan's series, The Demonata.
- Tarhos Kovács, a playable character in Dead by Daylight
