Czerniawski (feminine: Czerniawska, plural: Czerniawscy) , sometimes spelled Cherniawski, Cherniawsky, Cherniawsky, Czerniavski, or Cherniavsky is a

Polish surname Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...

. It is a

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

derived from any of the Polish locations named or Czerniawka. ''Dictionary of American Family Names''
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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

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* Ryszard Czerniawski (1952–2019), Polish lawyer and economist

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