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] The word signifies membership in the Masurians ethnic group.
Over 70% of people with this surname live in the south of Poland (mainly between Katowice and Lublin).
Prevalence of the surname in Polish voivodships
- 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
- Barry Mazur (born 1937), mathematician
- Epic Mazur (born 1970), American musician
- Eric Mazur (born 1954), physicist and creator of the peer instruction method
- 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
- Marian Mazur (1909-1983), Polish cyberneticist
- Marilyn Mazur (born 1955), Danish percussionist
- Mark Mazur, American economist
- Michael Mazur (1935-2009), American artist
- Monet Mazur (born 1976), American actress and musician
- Peter Mazur (1922-2001), Dutch theoretical physicist
- Piotr Mazur (born 1982), Canadian road bicycle racer
- Richard Masur (born 1948), American actor
- Stanisław Mazur (1905-1981), Polish mathematician
- Steve Mazur (born 1977), American guitarist
- Vasyl Mazur (born 1970), Ukrainian association football coach and former player
- Viktoria Mazur (born 1994), Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast
See also
References
- ^ 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.
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