Kovic Family History
Kovic Name Meaning
Serbian and Croatian (Ković): metronymic or patronymic from a short form of the female personal name Koviljka and the male personal name Koviljko derived from kovilje ‘kind of grass’ or from Kovana and Kovan derived from kovati ‘to forge’. Slovenian (Kovič): probably a derivative of kov ‘hammering’ used as a nickname for a smith (see Kovac ) or a coiner. Alternatively it may be a respelled patronymic from a short form (compare Kobe ) of the personal name Jakob .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022