Hershkowitz
English
Alternative forms
- Herskovits, Herskowitz
Etymology
Jewish Ashkenazi patronymic surname from the personal name Hershke, pet form of Hersch.
Proper noun
Hershkowitz (plural Hershkowitzes)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hershkowitz is the 24499th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1021 individuals. Hershkowitz is most common among White (94.12%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hershkowitz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 170.