[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] The name Markowitz

[Günther Böhm]

Fred & Ima Jean Markowitz schrieb:

>The Markowitz clan I am speaking about here were devout Catholics and most
>remain so.  Their old language was German.  It seems that outside of
>this Markowitz clan, almost all with that surname are Jewish.
>
Hello Fred & Ima Jean,
1. Markowitz [Markowice] is the name of two villages in the Ratibor 
district, Upper Silesia and Strelno district, Posen province of late 
Prussia. Surenames frequently derive from the village or town of origin.

2. If the name comes from Markowicz (English spelling Markovich, German 
spelling Markowitsch), it could be either a patronymic (i.e. son of 
Mark) deriving from a frequently used jewish name (in spite of being a 
Roman name and a christian apostle) since Saint Marks symbol is the lion 
and the symbol of the state of Juda was the lion either.

Guenther
of Hilden, Germany