The Berkowitz surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,000 people carried this name — #5,018 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 42,200 people counted. That is up 2% from 6,865 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Berkowitz surname

Germanized spelling of Polish Berkowicz, a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Berkowitz» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Berkowitz in American newspapers,
1890–1924.

Newspaper page from The Helena Independent carrying the name Berkowitz
The Helena Independent 1890-09-21
Newspaper page from Goodwin's Weekly : A Thinking Paper For Thinking People carrying the name Berkowitz
Goodwin's Weekly : A Thinking Paper For Thinking People 1916-06-17
Newspaper page from The White Mountain Echo carrying the name Berkowitz
The White Mountain Echo 1924-08-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,194 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Berkowitz in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1990s.

624 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Berkowitz. The most, 169, date from the 1960s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 5.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 471
New South Wales 109
Western Australia 16
ACT (Canberra) 14
Queensland 8
South Australia 2
Northern Territory 1
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Berkowitz.

Who carried it

People named Berkowitz,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Michael Berkowitz
    Michael Berkowitz 1865–1935 · writer
  • George Berkowitz d. 2022 · entrepreneur
  • Isaac Zebi Berkowich 1847–1900 · writer
  • Babette Berkowitz 1864–1942
  • Ernestine Berkowitz 1869–1943
  • Lea Berkowitz 1870–1942

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Berkowitz,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States4,561 records

4,561 records of the Berkowitz name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2,774
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 662
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 561
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 364
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 151
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 48
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harry Berkowitz

    Born 1917 in New York. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Jay Governors Island; driver from Warren County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Shoaray Tefila Cemetery, Queensbury, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Chaika Berkowitz

    Arrived at New York in 1907 aboard the Badenia from Hamburg, aged 18; dressmaker. From Swierzyn, Russia; bound for New York. Born in Swerrzyn, Russia.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Kenneth Ira Berkowitz

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1944, died 2000; buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 4,561 records for Berkowitz in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Germany15 records

15 records of the Berkowitz name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Eduard Berkowitz

    From Losseck, Straßburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 13 November 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 30).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Otto Berkowitz

    From Kuruchnen, Gumbinnen. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 22 August 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Berkowitz

    From Kl. Schläfken, Neidenburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 14 May 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Berkowitz in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Australia10 records

10 records of the Berkowitz name in Australia Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Samuel Berkowitz

    Gentleman of Caulfield, Victoria; died 1985.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John David Berkowitz

    Gentleman of Toorak, Victoria; died 1967.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Wolfe Berkowitz

    Furniture manu of Toorak, Victoria; died 1970.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Berkowitz in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands7 records

7 records of the Berkowitz name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 4
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Martha Berkowitz

    Married in 1942 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Carl Berkowitz

    Born 1847 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Luise Berkowitz

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1912 in Buer.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Berkowitz in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France6 records

6 records of the Berkowitz name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Rywka Berkowitz

    Born 1902 in Poland; died 1942 in Poland.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marcel Berkowitz

    Born 1910 in Paris; died 1997 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Claudine Berkowitz

    Born 1940 in Arcachon (Gironde); died 1981 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Berkowitz in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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