Herskovitz Surname

466,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Herskovitz Surname User-submission:

This surname is likely from Yiddish הירש hirsh (deer) and Polish -owicz (son of).

Herskovitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6731:538,57244,670
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
France31:22,140,907385,998
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Herskovitz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is likely from Yiddish הירש hirsh (deer) and Polish -owicz (son of).

- herskovitz

Herskovitz Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Herskovitz Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Herskovitz has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herskovitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 466,165th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,093,554 people. Herskovitz is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Herskovitz live; 95 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 673 people, or 1 in 538,572. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 32 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live and Maryland, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Herskovitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Herskovitz are 43.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Herskovitz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.77% more than the national average, earning $51,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.35% more than the national average, earning $52,341 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hershkovitz95284/
Herskoviz951/
Herschkovitz913/
Herskowitz901,049/
Herskovits90729/
Herscovitz9074/
Hershkoviz9016/
Gerskovitz904/
Harskovitz901/
Hershkowitz867,564/
Gershkovitz86710/
Hershkovits8656/
Hershcovitz8620/
Hersckowitz8614/
Herszkovits866/
Herchkovitz863/
Hershkovicz861/
Herskkowitz861/
Herskowwitz861/
Hersckovits861/
Hershkovizh861/
Hershqovitz861/
Herskovic84286/
Herskovič8413/
Herschkowitz82120/
Hershkovitch8214/
Hershckowitz822/
Herschkovits822/
Herskovich8057/
Herscowitz8054/
Gerskowitz8031/
Herscovits8013/
Herskovets809/
Ershkowitz807/
Hershkovic806/
Arshkovitz803/
Hershcoviz803/
Herskowicz802/
Gerscovitz802/
Herskawitz801/
Hirskovits801/
Gerskovits801/
Hirscovitz801/
Herskowits800/
Herschkovitch786/
Hirschkovittz781/
Herscovitch76201/
Herszkowicz76169/
Hershkovich76137/
Gershkowitz76123/
Hirshkowitz7623/
Hershcovits768/
Herchcovitz768/
Hershkowits767/
Gershkovits766/
Hershkowidz764/
Hershcowitz763/
Hershcovicz762/
Herskowitch761/
Harshkowitz761/
Hershkovets761/
Hershkovici761/
Herschkovitsch751/
Herškovič7426/
Herscovic7413/
Herškovic744/
Erskowicz741/
Hirschkowitz7344/
Gershkovitch7324/
Hershcovitch7324/
Herschkowits7320/
Herschkowicz736/
Herskovicova733/
Hershkowitch732/
Herschkovici732/
Herschkovich732/
Herschkovics731/
Herskovičová731/
Chershkovich731/
Gersckovitch731/
Hershkavitch730/
Herscovici70502/
Herscovich7092/
Erszkowicz7046/
Gerskovich7023/
Herskowich7016/
Herscowicz707/
Gerschkovitch706/
Herzkowicz705/
Gerscowitz704/
Herscovics702/
Ershkovich701/
Herschcovitch701/
Herschkowitch700/
Herschkowitsh700/
Gershkovich67681/
Hershkovych67201/
Hershcovich6757/
Gerskowitch679/
Herschkowitsch678/
Gerszkowicz675/
Herszkowich675/
Heřkovič674/
Herszcowicz672/
Hearscovici671/
Erszkowiczs671/
Gershkovets671/
Gerschkovitsch671/
Erchkovitch671/
Gerskkovich671/
Herchkowytz670/

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