Kovačić (Cyrillic: Ковачић), alternatively spelled Kovačič in Slovene, Kovacsics in Hungarian, or transliterated as Kovacic/Kovachich in English, is the most common surname in Croatia, Slovenia, as well as Hungary and Serbia. Etymologically it is a patronymic derivative of the surname Kovač, which is a Slavic cognate of the English surname Smith, and as such is closely related to the similar surname Kovačević.
In Croatia the form "Kovačić" is more common than Kovač, whereas in Slovenia it is the other way around. There are around 12,000 people with this surname in Croatia, making it the 7th most common in the country. In Slovenia "Kovačič" is the 4th most common surname and there are some 5,600 people with the surname plus some 300 with the form Kovačić (mostly Croats of Slovenia).
It may refer to:
Ante Kovačić (1854–1889), Croatian writerAntun Kovacic (b. 1981), Australian footballerBruno Kovačić (b. 1967), Croatian musicianChuck Kovacic, American television and voice actorDieter Kovačič (b. 1973), real name of the Austrian musician better known as Dieb13Emilio Kovačić (b. 1968), Croatian basketball playerIgor Kovačić (b. 1979), Serbian sprint canoerIvan Goran Kovačić (1913–1943), Croatian poetLojze Kovačič (1928-2004), Slovenian writerMateo Kovačić (b. 1994), Croatian footballerMiklós Kovacsics (b. 1953), Hungarian handball playerMiljenko Kovačić (1973–2005), Croatian footballerPeter Kovačič Peršin (b. 1945), Slovenian theologianRisto Kovačić (1845–1909), Serbian scholar and writerViktor Kovačić (1874–1924), Croatian architectWilliam Kovacic, member of the United States Federal Trade CommissionZdravko-Ćiro Kovačić (b. 1925), Croatian water polo playerTomáš Kovačič, Croatian-Czech team doctor for Slovakia national under-18 football team