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    The surname Aronowitz

    A patronymic surname, carried by 566 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex A653

    Aronowitz: #38,948 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Aronowitz #38,948, 566 people Aronowitz: #38,948 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Aronowitz #38,948, 566 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Aronowitz is more common than 76% of them.

    Origin

    A Jewish (eastern Ashkenazi) surname, from a Germanized spelling of either Polish Aronowicz (“Aaron’s son, son of Aaron”) or Russian Ароно́вич (Aronóvič, “Aaron’s son, son of Aaron”). Cognate with German Aronowitsch (“Aaron’s son, son of Aaron”)

    Aronowitz is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 566 people named Aronowitz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 545,487 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 493.

    #38,948
    rank among US surnames
    566
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +14.8%
    change since 2000 (was #41,596)

    Who is named Aronowitz

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    92% of people named Aronowitz identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.2%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Aronowitz come from?
    A Jewish (eastern Ashkenazi) surname, from a Germanized spelling of either Polish Aronowicz (“Aaron’s son, son of Aaron”) or Russian Ароно́вич (Aronóvič, “Aaron’s son, son of Aaron”). Cognate with German Aronowitsch (“Aaron’s son, son of Aaron”)
    How common is the surname Aronowitz?
    566 people in the United States had the surname Aronowitz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 545,487 Americans. It ranked 38,948th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Aronowitz?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Aronowitz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Aronowitz?
    Aronowitz is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Aronowitz getting more or less common?
    More common. 493 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 566 in 2010, up 15%.