GOUREVITCH Origin of surname
GOUREVITCH
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives. The Jewish surname Gourevich is based on the town of Horovice in northern Bohemia. Slavic forms replace the initial "h" with "g".
Horowitz is documented as a Jewish surname in the 16th century. Similar names with the same association comprise Horovitz, Horowitz, Hurvitz, Hurwitz, Gorowitz, Gorwitz, Gurewicz, Gurvich, Gurewitsch and many others.
Distinguished bearers of the Jewish family name Gourevitch include the Ukrainian-born American pacifist Boris Gourevitch (1889-1964), president of the Union for the Protection of the Human Person and author of 'The Road to Peace and Moral Democracy'.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives. The Jewish surname Gourevich is based on the town of Horovice in northern Bohemia. Slavic forms replace the initial "h" with "g".
Horowitz is documented as a Jewish surname in the 16th century. Similar names with the same association comprise Horovitz, Horowitz, Hurvitz, Hurwitz, Gorowitz, Gorwitz, Gurewicz, Gurvich, Gurewitsch and many others.
Distinguished bearers of the Jewish family name Gourevitch include the Ukrainian-born American pacifist Boris Gourevitch (1889-1964), president of the Union for the Protection of the Human Person and author of 'The Road to Peace and Moral Democracy'.