There is one Rabbinic Horowitz line that is not related on the male side. This is the extensive family of Rabbi Naftali Zyi Horowitz, founder of the Ropshitz Hasidic dynasty in Poland in the early 1800’s. His mother was a Horowitz by birth and he adopted her maiden name....
Wolf is a name with a split personality. It can be seen as one of the fierce animal names, like Fox and Bear and Puma, with a touch of the werewolf, or it can be viewed as a quieter, Wolf Blitzer kind of name, fairly common in German (where is pronounced Vulf) and Jewish familie...
Kassam A, Horowitz M, Carrau R, Snyderman C, Welch W, Hirsch B, Chang YF (2003) Use of tisseel fibrin sealant in neurosurgical procedures: incidence of cerebrospinal fluid leaks and cost-benefit analysis in a retrospective study. Neurosurgery 52(5):1102–1105. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuro...