Gewirtz

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish געװירץ (gevirts, “spices”), a metonymic occupational surname for a spicer. Compare German Gewürz (“spice”).

Proper noun

Gewirtz (plural Gewirtzes)

1. A surname from Yiddish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gewirtz is the 38754^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 570 individuals. Gewirtz is most common among White (98.07%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gewirtz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 37.