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

Rabinovitch, 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 Rabinovitch surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rabinovitch in America

Rabinovitch is the 102197th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rabinovitch surname appeared 176 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Rabinovitch.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rabinovitch 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 Rabinovitch

The surname Rabinovitch is of Jewish origin, deriving from the Hebrew phrase "Rav Ben," which translates to "son of a rabbi." This name emerged in Eastern Europe, particularly in regions such as Poland, Russia, and Ukraine, during the late Middle Ages and early modern period.

Rabinovitch is a variant of the more common Rabinowitz surname, both stemming from the same root word "Rav," meaning a Jewish religious teacher or scholar. The addition of the suffix "-itch" or "-ovitch" was a common Slavic influence on Jewish surnames during this time.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Rabinovitch surname can be found in the Kahal (Jewish community) records of Vilna (now Vilnius, Lithuania) from the 16th century. These records document a family by the name of Rabinovitch residing in the city.

In the 17th century, a notable figure bearing the Rabinovitch name was Rabbi Yitzchak Rabinovitch, a respected Talmudic scholar who lived in Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic). His teachings and writings were highly regarded within the Jewish community of his time.

During the 18th century, the Rabinovitch surname gained prominence in the town of Shklov, located in present-day Belarus. Shmuel Rabinovitch, born in 1765, was a renowned Talmudic scholar and author who lived in Shklov and contributed significantly to the study of Jewish law and scripture.

In the 19th century, the Rabinovitch surname spread more widely throughout Eastern Europe, with many families migrating to other parts of the Russian Empire, as well as to Western Europe and the Americas. One notable figure from this period was Moshe Leib Rabinovitch, born in 1837 in Belarus, who was a prominent Hasidic rabbi and author.

As the Rabinovitch surname gained recognition, it also saw variations in spelling, such as Rabinowich, Rabinovich, and Rabinowicz, reflecting the diverse linguistic influences and migration patterns of Jewish communities across different regions.

Other notable individuals with the Rabinovitch surname include Shlomo Rabinovitch (1890-1942), a Polish-born Rabbi and scholar who perished in the Holocaust; Yehoshua Rabinovitch (1890-1974), a Russian-born Israeli scholar and professor of Hebrew literature; and Eliyahu Rabinovitch (1921-2009), an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset (Israeli parliament).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rabinovitch

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

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 Rabinovitch 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 Rabinovitch 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 Rabinovitch was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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