How common is the surname Jacobowitz?

1,352 people in the United States had the surname Jacobowitz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 228,362 Americans. It ranked 19,878th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Jacobowitz?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Jacobowitz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Jacobowitz?

Alex Jacobowitz, American classically-trained street performer.

Where is the surname Jacobowitz most common?

Wikidata records people named Jacobowitz in the United States.

Is the surname Jacobowitz getting more or less common?

More common. 957 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,352 in 2010, up 41%.

The surname Jacobowitz

A surname, carried by 1,352 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex J213

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jacobowitz is more common than 87.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,352 people named Jacobowitz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 228,362 Americans. That is up 41% since 2000, when the Census counted 957.

#19,878

rank among US surnames

1,352

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+41.3%

change since 2000 (was #24,491)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,878	Jacobowitz	1,352	228,362
#19,885	Farabaugh	1,351	228,531

Who is named Jacobowitz

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

97% of people named Jacobowitz identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 0.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jacobowitzs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alex Jacobowitz
American classically-trained street performer, born 1960

Questions

How common is the surname Jacobowitz?: 1,352 people in the United States had the surname Jacobowitz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 228,362 Americans. It ranked 19,878th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jacobowitz?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Jacobowitz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Jacobowitz?: Alex Jacobowitz, American classically-trained street performer.
Where is the surname Jacobowitz most common?: Wikidata records people named Jacobowitz in the United States.
Is the surname Jacobowitz getting more or less common?: More common. 957 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,352 in 2010, up 41%.