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    The surname Hershkowitz

    A patronymic surname, carried by 1,021 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex H623

    Hershkowitz: #24,499 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Hershkowitz #24,499, 1,021 people Hershkowitz: #24,499 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Hershkowitz #24,499, 1,021 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hershkowitz is more common than 84.9% of them.

    Origin

    Jewish Ashkenazi patronymic surname from the personal name Hershke, pet form of Hersch.

    Hershkowitz 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 1,021 people named Hershkowitz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 302,395 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 914.

    #24,499
    rank among US surnames
    1,021
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +11.7%
    change since 2000 (was #25,430)

    Who is named Hershkowitz

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

    94% of people named Hershkowitz identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Herskovits
    • Herskowitz

    Hershkowitz has the Soundex code H623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H623.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hershkowitz come from?
    Jewish Ashkenazi patronymic surname from the personal name Hershke, pet form of Hersch.
    How common is the surname Hershkowitz?
    1,021 people in the United States had the surname Hershkowitz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 302,395 Americans. It ranked 24,499th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hershkowitz?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hershkowitz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Hershkowitz?
    Hershkowitz is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Hershkowitz getting more or less common?
    More common. 914 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,021 in 2010, up 12%.
    What are other spellings of Hershkowitz?
    Herskovits and Herskowitz.