Moskowitz Surname
Approximately 11,441 people bear this surname
Moskowitz Surname Definition:
(Czech-Slovakian, Yu.-Slovakian) The son of Mosko (saved from the water).
Read More About This SurnameMoskowitz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,952 | 1:45,581 | 5,564 |
| Israel | 3,281 | 1:2,608 | 334 |
| Canada | 85 | 1:433,478 | 37,831 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
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).
(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.
User-submitted Reference
A German/Jewish surname meaning 'of Moscow'.
- raychikMoskowitz Demographics
Average Male Moskowitz Height
175.42 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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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