How common is the surname Hurwitz?

2,935 people in the United States had the surname Hurwitz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,194 Americans. It ranked 10,851st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hurwitz?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hurwitz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hurwitz?

Justin Hurwitz, American composer and screenwriter, followed by Jon Hurwitz.

Where is the surname Hurwitz most common?

Wikidata records people named Hurwitz in the United States.

Is the surname Hurwitz getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,011 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,935 in 2010, down 2.5%.

The surname Hurwitz

A surname, carried by 2,935 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H632

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hurwitz is more common than 93.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,935 people named Hurwitz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 105,194 Americans. That is down 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,011.

#10,851

rank among US surnames

2,935

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

-2.5%

change since 2000 (was #9,889)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,844	Fedor	2,937	105,123
#10,847	Enlow	2,936	105,159
#10,851	Henriksen	2,935	105,194
#10,857	Munday	2,934	105,230
#10,860	Messmer	2,933	105,266

Who is named Hurwitz

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

95% of people named Hurwitz identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hurwitzs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Justin Hurwitz
American composer and screenwriter, born 1985
Jon Hurwitz
American screenwriter, born 1977
Mitchell Hurwitz
American writer and producer, born 1963

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hurwitz

Hurwitz has the Soundex code H632, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H632.

Questions

How common is the surname Hurwitz?: 2,935 people in the United States had the surname Hurwitz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,194 Americans. It ranked 10,851st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hurwitz?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hurwitz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hurwitz?: Justin Hurwitz, American composer and screenwriter, followed by Jon Hurwitz.
Where is the surname Hurwitz most common?: Wikidata records people named Hurwitz in the United States.
Is the surname Hurwitz getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,011 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,935 in 2010, down 2.5%.