Kaczmarek

Kaczmarek (Polish pronunciation: [kat͡ʂˈmarɛk]; archaic feminine: Kaczmarkowa, plural Kaczmarkowie) is the 18th most common surname in Poland (62,399 people in 2009)[1] and the second most popular in Greater Poland (24,185) and Lubusz Land (3,121). The name is a diminutive from the Old Polish version of the word karczmarz,[2] meaning "innkeeper".[3]

Notable people

• Adam Kaczmarek (born 1961), Polish sport shooter
• Bogusław Kaczmarek (born 1950), Polish football manager
• Gabriele Katzmarek (born 1960), German politician
• Jan A. P. Kaczmarek (1953–2024), Polish composer
• Jan Kaczmarek (actor) [pl] (b. 6 June 1945, d. 14 November 2007), Polish singer and songwriter
• Jane Kaczmarek (born 1955), American actress
• Jerzy Kaczmarek (born 1948), Polish fencer
• Konrad Kaczmarek, Polish footballer
• Łukasz Kaczmarek (born 1994), Polish volleyball player
• Marcin Kaczmarek (swimmer) (born 1977), Polish swimmer
• Marcin Kaczmarek (footballer, born 1974), Polish football player
• Marcin Kaczmarek (footballer, born 1979), Polish football player
• Marta Kaczmarek, Polish-Australian actress
• Mateusz Kaczmarek, Polish footballer
• Natalia Kaczmarek (born 1998), Polish athlete
• Oliver Kaczmarek (born 1970), German politician
• Paweł Kaczmarek (born 1985), Polish footballer
• Paweł Kaczmarek (born 1995), Polish sprint kayaker
• Wojciech Szczęsny Kaczmarek (1942–2009), Polish politician
• Tomasz Kaczmarek, Polish football manager
• Zbigniew Kaczmarek (born 1962), Polish football player
• Zbigniew Kaczmarek (1946–2023), Polish weightlifter

Fictional characters

• Pete Kaczmarek (portrayed by Jerry O'Connell) in The Defenders
• Clay Kaczmarek, also known as "Subject 16", in the Assassin's Creed franchise

See also

• All pages with titles containing Kaczmarek
• Karczmarek
• Karczmarz
• Kaczmarz
• Kreczmar

References

1. Ministry of Interior (Poland). Statystyka najpopularniejszych nazwisk występujących w Polsce in 2009 Archived 28 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine (The most popular surnames in Poland in 2009). Retrieved 19 August 2013.
2. pl:s:Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego/karczma
3. Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 1431. ISBN 9780192527479.