Berkowitz is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Berkowitz
No. of characters: 9
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Berkowitz

How popular is Berkowitz?

Berkowitz is common in United States.

Berkowitz is ranked 35351 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Berkowitz bearers increased by 1.966497 per cent in 2010 US census to 7000 since 2000, the surname slipped by 293 spots and ranked at 5018. The last name was found in around 24 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.63 96.98
Hispanic or Latino 2 1.28
Others 0.53 1.09
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.51 0.35
Black 0.33 0
Berkowitz is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Israel is ahead in terms of density. Around 14050 people have been found who wears Berkowitz as their family name. Berkowitz is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
275,830 Ukraine8
8,411 Costa Rica4
720,003 Russia4
4,554 Guatemala3
20,595 China2
18,625 Japan2
147,165 Czech Republic2
18,718 Thailand2
124,220 Italy2
16,228 Bulgaria1
12,741 Ecuador1
1,704,541 India1
17,768 Pakistan1
1,254 Gibraltar1
20,172 Hungary1
9,591 Panama1
21,562 Portugal1
38,841 Scotland1
36,678 Singapore1
7,895 South Korea1
7,292 Vietnam1
42,479 Greece1
2,374 Bermuda1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
28,564 Switzerland36
46,826 Zimbabwe22
69,202 Netherlands18
29,517 New Zealand12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
10,122 Chile90
30,613 Australia74
10,614 Denmark54
Countries with hundreds of Berkowitz:
12,518 Mexico340
50,182 Germany202
52,914 Brazil191
19,254 Canada187
28,709 England161
71,478 France135
Countries with thousands of Berkowitz:
5,812 South Africa1,114
989 Israel1,107
Countries with ten thousands of Berkowitz:
3,904 United States10,264
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Meyer Berkowitz was 24 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on July 11, 1851. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as servant and took Midas from Liverpool.

Berkowitz Namesakes

  • Ethan Berkowitz, Mayor of Anchorage
  • David Berkowitz, Serial Killer
  • Sarah Bick Berkowitz, Author
  • David Berkowitz, Serial Killer
  • Richard Berkowitz, Author
  • Daisy Berkowitz, Musician
  • Ralph Berkowitz, Composer
  • David Berkowitz, Serial Killer
  • Isaac Dov Berkowitz, Author
  • Ethan Berkowitz, Mayor of Anchorage
  • In 2017 family flick, Curse of Cactus Jack, Karen Berkowitz characterized Saloon Barmaid.
  • In 2012, Alexander Berkowitz characterized the role of Carson Walsh in drama movie Dani the Ranch Hand.
  • Beverly Berkowitz, from 2007 drama flick The Returning, who played the Mother.

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