Is the last name Kopowitz German or Russian?

According to www.ancestry.com it's Austrian, have a look at the link below.


http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/fact...


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Is the last name Kopowitz German or Russian?
Kopowitz is a Jewish name. If it were a Polish name, it would be spelled Kopowicz. It could be of Austrian or German origin.
Reply:Polish.
Reply:Ancestry.Com shows





Meier Kopowitz departed Dec. 21 1910 from Hamburg to Grimsby/Liverpool. Residence Minsk. Estimated birht date 1892





In the New York Passenger List a Mich Kopowitz arrived June 9, 1891. Left from Hamburg. Listed nationality as Austrian.





The 1920 census of Manhattan Assembly, New York District 20 has a family of 8 the parents and 2 of the sons born in Russia, the other 4 born in New York.





The same surname can come from many different nationalities. If this is your name or a name of one of your ancestors, the best thing to do is to trace your family, not your family name. Anytime you wish to do this, there are lots of people on this board that can give you some great ideas. Just ask.





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http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/comconsumerp...





http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/Faq.ht...
Reply:Both. It's also Slovak, Hungarian, Austrian and Polish. The borders moved as often as the poor serfs uprooted in all the wars. Names aren't that specific to a given country in modern Central Europe.