# Markowitz (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,435 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,508 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 69,616 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.7% (4,362 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Jewish surname, variant of Markovich, Markowicz. The ending -owitz is Germanized from East Slavic endings like -ovich, Polish -owicz. Compare Marko, Markow, Markovitz.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Markowitz 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) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Markowitz in the United States.

## People named Markowitz

- Harry Markowitz, American economist (1927–2023)
- Hoodie Allen, American rapper, singer and songwriter from New York

## Similar surnames

Mercado, Marston, Marcotte, Marsden, Marchetti, Mercedes, Merced, Morrissette, Marquette, Morgado, Mercadante, Margiotta.

## 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.