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)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hershkowitz is the 24499^th 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.