Kovacs

Kovács or Kovacs, meaning blacksmith, is one of the most common Hungarian family name. The name is found in Hungary and Hungarian expatriate communities. There are similar names with the Kováts or Kovats, or Kovách spellings. The name means "blacksmith" in Hungarian, and it is a loanword from Slavic languages. The top three most frequent surnames in Hungary are Nagy, Kovács, and Tóth.