Mazur (surname)

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Mazur (archaic feminine: Mazurowa, plural Mazurowie) is the 14th most common surname in Poland (68,090 people in 2009). [1] [2] It signifies someone from northern Mazovia [3] [4] and has been known since the 15th century. [3] It is also used by Ashkenazi Jews. [5]

Notable people with this surname include:

See also

References

  1. Frequency and geographic distribution of the surname Mazur in Poland
  2. Ministry of Interior (Poland). Statystyka najpopularniejszych nazwisk występujących w Polsce in 2009 Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (The most popular surnames in Poland in 2009). RetrievedAugust 19, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Rembiszewska, Dorota Krystyna (2006). "Nazwy osobowe Żydów z Wysokiego Mazowieckiego w dwudziestoleciu międzywojennym" (PDF). Studia Łomżyńskie. 17. PWN: 56. ISSN   0860-7249.
  4. Kowalczyk, Magdalena (2011). "Nazwiska wrocławian z parafii pod wezwaniem św. Michała Archanioła (od 1946 do 1996 roku)". Onomastica Slavogermanica. 30. University of Wrocław: 230. ISSN   0474-1471.
  5. Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. 8 May 2003. ISBN   978-0-19-508137-4.