Markovitz is a surname that may be of Jewish or Americanized Croatian, Slovak and Slovene origin, a variant of
Markovich or
Marković Marković ( sr-Cyrl, Марковић, ) is a common family name in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Austria and Serbia. It is a patronym of '' Marko'', the local variant of the common European name "Marcus" or "Mark".
Marković is the ...
, which are patronymics from the personal name
Mark
Mark may refer to:
Currency
* Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic
* Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927
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Notable people with the surname include:
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Leon Markovitz (1937–2005), South African politician and hotelier
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Steven Markovitz (born 1965), South African film and television producer
See also
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Markowitz, a cognate
References
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Americanized surnames
Patronymic surnames
Surnames of Jewish origin