Explore the Family Name Berkovitz

The meaning of Berkovitz

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Berkowitz. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Moshe, Aharon, Isadore, Mandel, Varda, Zvi. German Markus.

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How common is the last name Berkovitz in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Berkovitz saw a minor increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Berkovitz was the 54,766th most common surname and it improved slightly to 54,296th place by 2010, an upward shift of 0.86 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also grew by nearly 8 percent during this period, increasing from 352 people in 2000 to 380 in 2010. However, when measured as a proportion per 100,000 people, the presence of the Berkovitz surname remained static at 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,766	#54,296	0.86%
Count	352	380	7.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Berkovitz

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the Berkovitz surname is largely associated with those identifying as White. This group made up 98.58 percent of those with the Berkovitz surname in 2000 and still constituted a substantial majority at 97.37 percent in 2010, despite a slight decrease of 1.23 percent. During the same decade, there was a small emergence of individuals with the Berkovitz surname identifying as Hispanic, accounting for 1.84 percent of all Berkovitz's in 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian or Alaskan Native, or belonging to two or more races in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.58%	97.37%	-1.23%
Hispanic	0%	1.84%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%