Find out how popular the last name Horowitz is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Horowitz.

Horowitz, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Horowitz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Horowitz in America

Horowitz is the 3674th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Horowitz surname appeared 9,671 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Horowitz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Horowitz to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Horowitz

The surname Horowitz originated in Germany and is of German-Jewish descent. It is a habitational name derived from the town of Horowitz in Saxony, which means "people from Horowitz." The name can be traced back to the 16th century, with some of the earliest recorded instances appearing in German parish records.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Horowitz was Moses Horowitz, a renowned Talmudic scholar who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was born in Prague and authored several influential works on Jewish law.

In the 18th century, the name Horowitz was also associated with the famous Horowitz family of rabbis and scholars from Zhitomir, Ukraine. This family produced several notable figures, including Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer (1870-1953), a leading authority on Jewish law.

Another notable individual with the surname Horowitz was Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989), a renowned Russian-American classical pianist. He was considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century and was known for his interpretations of works by composers such as Chopin, Liszt, and Rachmaninoff.

In the world of literature, Abraham Horowitz (1888-1940) was a Polish-American novelist and short story writer who wrote in Yiddish. He is best known for his novel "The Family Moskat," which depicts Jewish life in Poland before World War II.

The surname Horowitz has also been associated with several prominent figures in the field of medicine. One example is Leonard Horowitz (born 1950), an American author and former researcher who has written extensively on various medical topics, including AIDS and vaccination.

While the surname Horowitz has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to various parts of the world, including the United States, Israel, and other countries with significant Jewish populations. Despite its widespread distribution, the name remains a testament to its rich historical and cultural heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Horowitz

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Horowitz.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Horowitz was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Horowitz has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Horowitz was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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