Kovács or Kovacs, meaning blacksmith, is one of the most common Hungarian family names. 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. . The top three most frequent surnames in Hungary are Nagy, Kovács, and Tóth. Notable people. Ágnes Kovács (disambiguation), multiple persons. András Kovács (disambiguation), multiple persons. Angela Kovács (born 1964), Swedish actress. Barbara Kovács (born 1993), Hungarian racewalker.
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