Czerniawski (feminine: Czerniawska, plural: Czerniawscy) , sometimes spelled Cherniawski, Cherniawsky, Cherniawsky, Czerniavski, or Cherniavsky is a Polish surname. It is a toponymic surname derived from any of the Polish locations named Czerniawa or Czerniawka.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Dustin Cherniawski (born 1981), Canadian football player, Emirates American Football League executive
- Fiona Czerniawska (born 1961), writer, management consultant
- Józefa Czerniawska-Pęksa (born 1937), Polish cross-country skier
- Piotr Czerniawski (born 1976), Polish poet
- Roman Czerniawski (1910–1985), Polish Air Force pilot and double agent
- Ryszard Czerniawski (1952–2019), Polish lawyer and economist
References
edit- ^ Dictionary of American Family Names, as cited by ancestry.com