Markovitz

Markovitz is a surname that may be of Jewish or Americanized Croatian, Slovak and Slovene origin, a variant of Markovich or Marković, which are patronymics from the personal name Mark.{{cite book |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |authorlink= Patrick Hanks |last2=Lenarčič |first2=Simon |last3=McClure |first3=Peter |title=Dictionary of American Family Names |date=20 October 2022 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford, England |isbn=978-0-19-024511-5 |page=2361 |edition=2nd |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780190245115.001.0001/acref-9780190245115?btog=chap&hide=true&jumpTo=markovitz&page=2361&pageSize=20&skipEditions=true&sort=titlesort&source=%2F10.1093%2Facref%2F9780190245115.001.0001%2Facref-9780190245115 |access-date=21 April 2024}} Notable people with the surname include:

• Leon Markovitz (1937–2005), South African politician and hotelier
• Steven Markovitz (born 1965), South African film and television producer