Explore the Family Name Kantrowitz

The meaning of Kantrowitz

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): patronymic meaning ‘son of the cantor’ (see Kantor 1). The ending -owitz is a Germanized form of the East Slavic patronymic ending -ovich, Polish -owicz. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Hyman, Ari, Emanuel, Meyer, Shlomo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Kantrowitz has decreased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 35,288 and by 2010 it dropped to the 39,052nd position, indicating a decline of 10.67 percent. Similarly, the count of people bearing the surname fell from 604 in 2000 to 564 in 2010, marking a decrease of 6.62 percent. Furthermore, the proportion of the Kantrowitz surname per 100,000 people also declined by 13.64 percent during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,288	#39,052	-10.67%
Count	604	564	-6.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.19	-13.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kantrowitz

The ethnicity breakdown based on the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Kantrowitz surname identify as White, although this percentage saw a slight drop from 96.52 percent in 2000 to 95.04 percent in 2010. The second most prevalent ethnic identity is Hispanic, which increased notably from 1.66 percent in 2000 to 3.19 percent in 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander group also saw a modest increase in representation, going from 0.99 percent in 2000 to 1.06 percent in 2010. There were no recorded changes for those identifying as Two or More Races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.52%	95.04%	-1.53%
Hispanic	1.66%	3.19%	92.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.99%	1.06%	7.07%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%