Mazur (surname)
Appearance
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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 common amongst Ashkenazi Jews.[5]
Prevalence of the surname in Polish voivodships
[edit]- 1st in Subcarpathia (9,530)
- 3rd in Lublin Land (8,019)
- 3rd in Opole Silesia (2,512)
- 3rd in Swietokrzyskie (2,512)
People with this surname
[edit]- Aleksandr Mazur (1913–2005), Ukrainian wrestler
- Alexander J. Mazur (1969–2016), American scholar
- Alexandra Mazur (born 1986), Russian beauty pageant contestant
- Alla Mazur (born 1965), Ukrainian journalist
- Amy Mazur (born 1962), American political scientist
- Barry Mazur (born 1937), American mathematician
- Carter Mazur (born 2002), American ice hockey player
- D. Bennett Mazur (1924–1994), American politician
- Daniel Mazur (born 1960), American mountain climber
- Eddie Mazur (1929–1995), Canadian ice hockey player
- Edward Mazur (1946–2023), Polish-American businessman
- Eliyahu Mazur (1889–1973), Israeli politician
- Elżbieta Trela-Mazur (born 1947), Polish historian
- Epic Mazur (born 1970), American musician
- Eric Mazur (born 1954), American physicist
- Federico Mazur (born 1993), Argentine footballer
- Grace Dane Mazur (born 1944), American writer
- Gyula Mazur (1888–1953), Hungarian cyclist
- Henry Mazur (1919-1988), American military officer and football player
- Henryk Mazur (born 1953), Polish wrestler
- Jan Mazur (1920–2008), Polish Roman Catholic bishop
- Jay Mazur (born 1965), Canadian-American ice hockey player
- Jay Mazur (labor union president) (born 1932), American labor leader
- Jerzy Mazur (born 1953), Polish Roman Catholic bishop
- Joanna Mazur (born 1990), Polish Paralympic athlete
- John Mazur (1930–2013), American football player and coach
- John Mazur (ice hockey) (born 1954), Canadian ice hockey player
- Joseph Mazur (born 1942), American mathematician
- Jozef Mazur (1897–1970), Polish-American artist
- Heather Mazur (born 1976), American actress
- Kazimierz Mazur (1930–2000), Polish modern pentathlete
- Lara Mazur, Canadian film and television editor
- Lucas Mazur (born 1997), French para badminton player
- Magdalena Mazur (born 1976), Polish television presenter
- Marian Mazur (1909–1983), Polish cyberneticist
- Marilyn Mazur (born 1955), Danish percussionist
- Mark Mazur, American economist
- Mary Mazur, American producer
- Meron Mazur (born 1962), Brazilian Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch
- Michael Mazur (1935–2009), American artist
- Miriam Mazur (1909–2000), American mathematician
- Mirek Mazur (born 1961), Polish-Canadian cycling coach
- Monet Mazur (born 1976), American actress and musician
- Myroslav Mazur (born 1998), Ukrainian footballer
- Peter Mazur (1922–2001), Dutch theoretical physicist
- Piotr Mazur (born 1982), Polish-Canadian road bicycle racer
- Piotr Mazur (canoeist) (born 1991), Polish sprint canoeist
- Przemysław Mazur (born 1978), Polish rally codriver
- Richard Masur (born 1948), American actor
- Rodrigo Mazur (born 1992), Argentine footballer
- Ruby Mazur, American artist
- Sara Mazur (born 1966), Swedish physicist
- Serhiy Mazur (born 1970), Ukrainian footballer
- Stanisław Mazur (1905–1981), Polish mathematician
- Steve Mazur (born 1977), American guitarist
- Vasyl Mazur (born 1970), Ukrainian footballer
- Viktoria Mazur (born 1994), Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast
- Vladimir Mazur (born 1966), Russian politician
- Vladyslav Mazur (born 1996), Ukrainian athlete
- Włodzimierz Mazur (1954–1988), Polish footballer
- Adam Mazur (born 2001), American baseball player
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Frequency and geographic distribution of the surname Mazur in Poland
- ^ 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). Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ a b Rembiszewska, Dorota Krystyna (2006). "Nazwy osobowe Żydów z Wysokiego Mazowieckiego w dwudziestoleciu międzywojennym" (PDF). Studia Łomżyńskie. 17. PWN: 56. ISSN 0860-7249.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. 8 May 2003. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.