# Horwitz (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/horwitz/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname, an alternative form of Horowitz.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,246 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,940 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 95,116 people |
| Change since 2000 | -5.7% (3,444 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Horwitz in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Horwitz in the United States and France.

## People named Horwitz

- Dominique Horwitz, actor
- Steven Horwitz, American economist (1964–2021)
- Tony Horwitz, American journalist (1958–2019)
- Shemp Howard, American comedian and actor (1895–1955)

## Similar surnames

Horowitz, Hurwitz, Hardwick, Hardesty, Hardison, Hartzell, Hartwig, Hertz, Huertas, Hartsfield, Hartz, Hartsell.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.