Yankovic is an Anglicized version of the South Slavic surname

Janković Janković (, ) is a Serbo-Croatian surname, a patronymic derived from ''Janko''. It is found in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. Notable people with the surname include: *Aleksandar Janković (born 1972), Serbian football co ...

(Јанковић), or perhaps the Polish surname Jankowicz, derived from the given name

Janko Janko is a name that derives from a diminutive form of the name ''Jan'' (Slavic languages), '' Janez'' (Slovenian), '' János'' (Hungarian), and ''Yakov''/''Jacob'' (Ashkenazi Jewish). It also derives from the vernacular form of Latin ''Johannes'' ...

. Its bearers can be of different South Slav origins. Notable people with the surname include: *

"Weird Al" Yankovic Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic ( ; born October 23, 1959) is an American singer, musician, songwriter, record producer, actor and author. He is best known for creating comedy songs that make light of pop culture and often parody specifi ...

(born 1959), American parodist * Frankie Yankovic (1915–1998), American accordionist

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