Popowitz

Popowitz Meaning & Origin

About Popowitz
The surname Popowitz is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin and is derived from the Yiddish word "pop," meaning "priest" or "rabbi," and the suffix "-owitz," indicating "son of." Therefore, Popowitz can be understood to mean "son of the priest" or "son of the rabbi." It is a patronymic surname that likely originated as a way to identify individuals who were descendants of priests or rabbis within the Jewish community.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Popowitz is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Popowitz: 192
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 95,115
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Popowitz 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 Popowitz is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PPTS
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P01032
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P AA1 P AH0 W IH0 T S
🌐 IPA
/popowitz*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PPTS', 'PPFX')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P132

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Popowitz in Braille

Here's how to represent Popowitz in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Popowitz in braille

How to sign the name Popowitz using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Popowitz using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Popowitz in sign language

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