Explore the Family Name Gershowitz

The meaning of Gershowitz

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Herschowitz, a patronymic from Hersh, a dialect variant of Hirsch 2. The ending -owitz is a Germanized form of the East Slavic patronymic ending -ovich, Polish -owicz. The initial g is due to Russian influence, since Russian has no h and alters it to g in borrowed words and names. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Hyman, Tova.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gershowitz has seen a surge in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, it was ranked 82,344 in popularity, but by 2010, it had climbed to 78,316 – an increase of 4.89%. The number of people with this surname also rose from 213 to 244 between 2000 and 2010, marking a 14.55% growth. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained consistent at 0.08 across both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#82,344	#78,316	4.89%
Count	213	244	14.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.08	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gershowitz

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Gershowitz surname identify as White. In 2000, this accounted for 99.06% of all those with the surname. By 2010, this figure decreased slightly to 95.49%, representing a change of -3.60%. There were no recorded individuals with the Gershowitz surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. Furthermore, there were no recorded instances of individuals identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.06%	95.49%	-3.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%