Horwitz Surname

68,529th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,249 people bear this surname

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

Horwitz Surname Definition:

Place name in Bohemia, Czechoslovakia (Horovice).

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Horwitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,0741:59,6747,040
South Africa4061:133,44315,541
Canada1681:219,31921,150
England1441:386,93126,993
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
France741:897,604104,173
Australia571:473,60936,415
Sweden411:240,16516,652
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Austria311:274,69131,731
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:308,09024,322

Horwitz (28) may also be a first name.

Horwitz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in Bohemia, Czechoslovakia (Horovice).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Czech-Slovakian, Russian) One who came from Horice or Horitz (mountainous place), in Bohemia; the son of the mountaineer.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The names in this group are derived from the town of Horvice in Bohemia/Czech Republic. Slavonic forms replace the initial H with G because the Cyrillic Alphabet has no H. Horowitz is documented as a Jewish surname in Prague since 1500, and also with the Polish Talmudist, Abraham Ben Shabbetai Sheftel Horowitz (C. 1550-1615) and the 16th/17th-century; Czech-born Polish Rabbi, Cabalist and communal leader, Isaiah Ben Abraham Ha-Levy Horowitz. Distinguished 20th-century bearers of the Jewish family name Horowitz include the Galician-born Israeli economist, David Horowitz, who was first Governor of the Bank of Israel; and the Russian-born American Pianist, Vladimir Horowitz. Leo Horowitz was a 20th-century American Geologist. Horwitz is recorded with the German-born English chess-master, Bernard Horwitz (1807-1885), the American Physician, Pinheas Horwitz (1822-1904), and the 20th-century American-born Israeli physicist, Lawrence P. Horwitz.Dov Eliahu Hurvitz was 20th-century Russian-born Israel Government Official. Hurwitz is documented as a Jewish family name in the early 16th-century in Prague, Bohemia, and in the 20th-century with the Russian-born American attorney, Albert Hurwitz, the Lithuanian-born Northern Ireland business executive, Barnett Harris Hurvitz, and the Danish criminologist, Educator and Author, Stephan Hurwitz.Polish-born Zalkind Hourwitz (C. 1740-1812) also known as Hurwitz, was Pioneer of Jewish Emancipation in France.In the 20th-century, Gurvich is recorded as a Jewish Surname with the Australian soldier, A. Gurvich, who served in the Second World War.Distinguished 20th-century bearers of the Jewish name Gurewicz include the Polish-born Australian lecturer Sholom Benzion Gurewicz.

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Horwitz Last Name Facts

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

Horwitz is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Horwitz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 68,529th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,005,317 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Horwitz live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. Horwitz is also the 1,994,417th most common first name worldwide It is held by 28 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 6,074 people, or 1 in 59,674. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 17 percent reside, Illinois, where 13 percent reside and New York, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Horwitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Horwitz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,726 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 554 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Horwitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Horwitz last name are 41.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.3% being registered with the political party.

The amount Horwitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 136.77% more than the national average, earning R 562,644 per year; in United States they earn 33.92% more than the national average, earning $57,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.26% more than the national average, earning $75,149 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hourwitz9322/
Hoorwitz9318/
Horrwitz930/
Orwitz9253/
Horwiz922/
Horvitz86894/
Herwitz86108/
Gorwitz8688/
Harwitz8660/
Horwits8631/
Horbitz861/
Horuitz861/
Horwijz861/
Jorwitz861/
Horwitch80184/
Hourvitz8036/
Gourwitz8018/
Cherwitz8012/
Haurwitz8010/
Goorwitz803/
Gorweitz801/
Horwitts801/
Orwicz7730/
Orvitz7727/
Erwitz7711/
Harwiz771/
Orwiez771/
Herwiz770/
Horwich71600/
Harbitz71137/
Garwitz7145/
Hervitz7133/
Harvitz7127/
Gorvitz7124/
Harwicz7113/
Jarwitz7110/
Horvits717/
Gorwits716/
Horbetz714/
Haruitz712/
Heruitz711/
Horvitx711/
Orzvitz711/
Orviz67722/
Chervitz67139/
Gourvitz6761/
Horvitch6727/
Arwiz674/
Oruiz673/
Erwiz673/
Hourwich673/
Gorwitch672/
Harwitch671/
Horwichs671/
Horvaits671/
Herwitts671/
Hervitzh671/
Orwic670/

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