Groszek (surname)

Groszek is a Polish and Yiddish (Polish Jewish) surname. The word (among other meanings) is a diminutive of grosz, a Polish lesser coin. Therefore, the surname may be an occupational surname for a person dealing with money or a nickname for a wealthy of greedy person.[1]

Look up groszek in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Jerzy Groszek (1929-2018), Polish scoutmaster and teacher
  • Marcia Groszek, American mathematician
  • Mieczysław Groszek (born 1951), Polish banker, economist, and former vice-president of the Polish Bank Association

See also
  • All pages with titles containing groszek

References
  1. Dictionary of American Family Names, 2013, Oxford University Press, as cited at ancestry.com
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