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Berkowitz Name Meaning

Jewish (Ashkenazic): patronymic from the Yiddish male personal name Berke . The ending -owitz is a Germanized form of the East Slavic patronymic ending -ovich (see Berkovich ) Polish -owicz.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Benowitz, Moskowitz, Berkovitz, Berkow, Leibowitz, Berkovich

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Where is the Berkowitz family from?

You can see how Berkowitz families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Berkowitz family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1880 and 1920. The most Berkowitz families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 19 Berkowitz families living in New York. This was about 43% of all the recorded Berkowitz's in USA. New York had the highest population of Berkowitz families in 1880.
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What did your Berkowitz ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Tailor was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Berkowitz. 100% of Berkowitz men worked as a Tailor. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Tailor
    100%
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Passenger Lists

There are 13,000 immigration records available for the last name Berkowitz. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 5,000 military records available for the last name Berkowitz. For the veterans among your Berkowitz ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Berkowitz lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Berkowitz life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Berkowitz in 1945 was 39, and 82 in 2004.

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