How common is the surname Markowitz?

4,435 people in the United States had the surname Markowitz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,616 Americans. It ranked 7,508th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Markowitz?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Markowitz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Markowitz?

Harry Markowitz, American economist (1927–2023), followed by Hoodie Allen.

Where is the surname Markowitz most common?

Wikidata records people named Markowitz in the United States.

Is the surname Markowitz getting more or less common?

More common. 4,362 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,435 in 2010, up 1.7%.

The surname Markowitz

A surname, carried by 4,435 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M623

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Markowitz is more common than 95.4% of them.

Origin

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,435 people named Markowitz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 69,616 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,362.

#7,508

rank among US surnames

4,435

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+1.7%

change since 2000 (was #7,073)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,502	Espiritu	4,438	69,569
#7,504	Cureton	4,437	69,584
#7,505	Korte	4,436	69,600
#7,508	Cullum	4,435	69,616
#7,511	Seger	4,434	69,631
#7,512	More	4,432	69,663

Who is named Markowitz

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

96% of people named Markowitz identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Markowitzs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Harry Markowitz
American economist (1927–2023)
Hoodie Allen
American rapper, singer and songwriter from New York, born 1983

Questions

Where does the surname Markowitz come from?: Jewish surname, variant of Markovich, Markowicz. The ending -owitz is Germanized from East Slavic endings like -ovich, Polish -owicz. Compare Marko, Markow, Markovitz.
How common is the surname Markowitz?: 4,435 people in the United States had the surname Markowitz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,616 Americans. It ranked 7,508th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Markowitz?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Markowitz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Markowitz?: Harry Markowitz, American economist (1927–2023), followed by Hoodie Allen.
Where is the surname Markowitz most common?: Wikidata records people named Markowitz in the United States.
Is the surname Markowitz getting more or less common?: More common. 4,362 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,435 in 2010, up 1.7%.