Explore the Family Name Davidowitz

The meaning of Davidowitz

Jewish: patronymic from the personal name David. The ending -owitz is a Germanized form of the East Slavic patronymic ending -ovich, Polish -owicz. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Avi, Moshe, Chana, Hershel, Yocheved.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Davidowitz has seen an increase in popularity over a decade. In 2000, it ranked 58,397 with 325 instances documented, but by 2010, the rank had improved to 56,836 due to a rise in count to 359, marking a growth of 10.46 percent. Despite the increased occurrences, the proportion per 100,000 people remained unchanged at 0.12.

20002010Change
Rank#58,397#56,8362.67%
Count32535910.46%
Proportion per 100k0.120.120%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Davidowitz

As for ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the vast majority of individuals with the surname Davidowitz identify as White, accounting for 94.77 percent in 2000 and slightly dipping to 94.43 percent in 2010. A small percentage identified as Hispanic, with a decrease from 3.38 percent in 2000 to 2.79 percent in 2010. There's been a slight change noted in the Asian/Pacific Islander group, which was unrepresented in 2000 but made up 1.67 percent in 2010. No changes were reported among those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native between the two census years.

20002010Change
White94.77%94.43%-0.36%
Hispanic3.38%2.79%-17.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%1.67%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%