Shaposhnik

Shaposhnik is a Russian-language occupational surname, literally meaning hatter,[1]. Variants include Shaposhnyk (Ukrainian), Shapotshnick, Shapochnik, etc. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Rabbi Joseph Shapotshnick (1882–1937), Jewish social activist in Great Britain
  • Oleksandr Shaposhnyk (born 1983), Ukrainian Olympic taekwondo practitioner
  • Boris Shaposhnik (1902—1985), Soviet automotive designer
  • Mykola Shaposhnyk (1934-2009), Ukrainian writer and Cossack activist

See also

References
  1. Ganzhina, I. M. (2001) Словарь современных русских фамилий. Moscow: Astrel. ISBN 5-271-00127-X.
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