Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
MAZUR
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| Origin | of Polish origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to some connection with an ethnic group |
| Family name referring to internal or external characteristics, circumstances or event |
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The name is derived from the Polish ethnonym Mazur meaning ‘a person from northern Mazovia', and refers to a similarity to or a connection (descendence or other) with the people or the area they inhabit. It may also be derived from the Polish common noun mazur meaning ‘a lively Polish folk dance' and refer to a characteristic feature. |