Crnkovich

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Crnković and Slovene Črnkovič, patronymic from the hypocoristic nickname Crnko, Črnko (“black-haired one”), from črn (“black”).

Proper noun

Crnkovich (plural Crnkoviches)

1. A surname from Serbo-Croatian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Crnkovich is the 41359^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 526 individuals. Crnkovich is most common among White (96.01%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Crnkovich”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 386.