About Gurvitz
The surname Gurvitz is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin and is derived from the Hebrew personal name Gur, meaning "young lion." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a man named Gur. The suffix "-vitz" is a common Ashkenazi Jewish surname ending, meaning "son of" or "descendant of." Therefore, Gurvitz can be understood to mean "son of Gur" or "descendant of Gur."
The surname Gurvitz is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Gurvitz based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Gurvitz is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Gurvitz in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Gurvitz using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.