Moscowitz Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

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

Moscowitz Surname User-submission:

Moscowitz is a variation of the surname Moskowitz. It means 'son of Mosko'.

Moscowitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4001:906,14768,222
Israel91:950,84857,975
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France21:33,211,361423,184
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Moscowitz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Moscowitz is a variation of the surname Moskowitz. It means 'son of Mosko'.

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Moscowitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moscowitz is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Moscowitz.

How Common Is The Last Name Moscowitz? popularity and diffusion

Moscowitz is the 701,000th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. The last name Moscowitz is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Moscowitz live; 96 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Moscowitz is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 400 people, or 1 in 906,147. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 26 percent live, Illinois, where 15 percent live and New Jersey, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Moscowitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Moscowitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Moscowitz last name expanded 5,714 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moscowitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moscowitz last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Moscowitz earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.89% more than the national average, earning $53,888 USD per year.

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