Mazur (surname)
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, mathematician
- Epic Mazur, American musician
- Eric Mazur, physicist and creator of the peer instruction method
- Joseph Mazur, American mathematician
- Jozef Mazur, Polish-American artist
- Kazimierz Mazur, Polish modern pentathlete
- Marian Mazur, Polish cyberneticist
- Marilyn Mazur, Danish percussionist
- Monet Mazur, American actress and musician
- Peter Mazur, Dutch theoretical physicist
- Piotr Mazur, Canadian road bicycle racer
- Richard Masur, American actor
- Stanisław Mazur, Polish mathematician
- Steve Mazur, American guitarist
- Vasyl Mazur, Ukrainian association football coach and former player
- Viktoria Mazur, 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 (The most popular surnames in Poland in 2009). Retrieved August 19, 2013.
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