Berkowits Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Berkowits belongs to the Berkowitz family of names, which has Polish roots. The family name meaning is “The son of Berek or Berko, pet forms of Baruch (blessed)”, the same as for Berkowitz.

• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• You may also find the name written Berkovits, Berkowicz and Berkovitz.
• Only a small detail separates the spellings: Berkowits has “s” where Berkowitz has “z”.

Arms associated with the name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Berkowits, so the heraldry linked to Berkowitz is a starting point, not an automatic right. Research your Berkowits family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.