Kuśmierczyk

Kuśmierczyk is a Polish-language surname of two possible origins either the nickname from the literal meaning "apprentice of furrier, or as a diminutive of the name Kuśmierz, e.g., "son of Kuśmierz". Archaic feminine forms: Kuśmierczykowa (by husband) and Kuśmierczykówna (by father) - in modern times, these may be used colloquially.^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

Irek Kusmierczyk (born 1978), Polish-Canadian politician
Mariusz Kuśmierczyk [pl] (born 1971), Polish cardiac surgeon and clinical transplantologist

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v t e Surnames associated with the occupations of furrier/skinner
Germanic	Kürschner, Kushner, Kusner Peltz, Pelz, Pelzer
Romance	Kouchner, Pelletier, Peletier, Le Peletier, Peltier Peleteiro Pélissier, Pellissier, Pellizza/Pellizzi/Pellizzo, Pellizzari, Pellizzoni, Cojocaru/Cojocari/Cojocar, Cojuhari (calque from 'Kozhukhar'), Suciu (calque from 'Szűcs'), Cușmir
Slavic	Skornyakov Kožešník, Kožušník, Kozhukhar, Krznar, Krznarić Kushnarev, Kushnaryov, Kushnir, Kushnirenko, Kushnirov, Kushniryuk Kuśnierz (numerous variants), Kušnír, Kušnirák, Kuśmierek, Kuśmierczyk, Kuśmierski, Kusznir, Kusznierewicz Pelc, Pelczar
Other	Hungarian: Szűcs
See also	Surnames derived from the occupations of leathercraft/tanner/currier

Kuśmierczyk

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