Moskowitz Surname

45,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Moskowitz Surname Definition:

(Czech-Slovakian, Yu.-Slovakian) The son of Mosko (saved from the water).

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Moskowitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,9521:45,5815,564
Israel3,2811:2,608334
Canada851:433,47837,831
Belgium271:425,80243,971
France241:2,767,613196,808
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
England121:4,643,172139,951
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Moskowitz (21) may also be a first name.

Moskowitz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Czech-Slovakian, Yu.-Slovakian) The son of Mosko (saved from the water).

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

(from the name of a male ancestor) or (from a place name) Moskowitz may signify one who came from Moscow. But the name Moskovsky is the more common designation for geographical origin. Moskowitz usually means “descendant of Mosko,” which is a Polish nickname for Moses.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

A German/Jewish surname meaning 'of Moscow'.

- raychik

Moskowitz Last Name Facts

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

Moskowitz occurs most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moskowitz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 45,358th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 636,968 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Moskowitz are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 7,952 people, or 1 in 45,581. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 37 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States Moskowitz occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Moskowitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Moskowitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moskowitz last name increased 21,492 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moskowitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Moskowitz last name are 41.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moskowitz earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 14.64% less than the national average, earning R 202,836 per year; in United States they earn 26% more than the national average, earning $54,366 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.84% more than the national average, earning $63,516 CAD per year.

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Moskowitz Reference & Research

Moskovitz, Moskowitz, Moscowits, Moscowits, etc... FamilyTree D - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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