Kowitz

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kowitz, a Germanized form of Proto-Slavic *kovačь (“smith”).

Proper noun

Kowitz (plural Kowitzes)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kowitz is the 39052^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 564 individuals. Kowitz is most common among White (95.74%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kowitz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 345.