Berkovits Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Spellings drift, and Berkovits is where Berkowitz drifted for some families. In origin, the name means “The son of Berek or Berko, pet forms of Baruch (blessed)”. Before spelling was fixed, Berkowitz was also written Berkovits. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Berkovitz, Berkowits and Berkovic.

280 Americans were listed as Berkovits in the 2010 census. That puts it among the top 100,000 US surnames.

There is no single Berkovits family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Research your Berkovits family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.