Shostak ''(Polish.Szóstak)'' is a noble surname of Polish—Lithuanian origin, which appeared at the turn of the XV -XVI century. The surname has become widespread among Polish, Lithuanian, Estonian, Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian and Jewish ethnic groups, due to the emigration of its ancestors caused by the Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Origin

The Shostaks come from an ancient Polish family of officials, mainly managing the mints of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The origin of the surname is the name of the silver coin "shostak", minted in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth since 1528 at the mints of Krakow and Torun.

Known people

* Aleksandr Shostak (born 1974), Belarusian gymnast * Aliaksei Shostak (born 1995), Belarusian-born American trampoline gymnast * Arthur B. Shostak (born 1937), American sociologist and futurist * Dean Shostak, American musician *

Eliezer Shostak Eliezer Shostak (, born 16 December 1911, died 20 August 2001) was an Israeli politician who served as Minister of Health from 1977 until 1984 and as a member of the Knesset from 1951 until 1988. Biography Eliezer Shostak as born in Volodymyrets ...

(1911–2001), Israeli politician * Frank Shostak, Austrian economist * Hanna Sobachko-Shostak (1883–1965), Ukrainian folk painter * John Shostak (died 1971), American politician * Konstantin Shostak (born 2000), Belarusian ice hockey player *

Marjorie Shostak Marjorie Shostak (May 11, 1945 – October 6, 1996) was an American anthropologist. Though she never received a formal degree in anthropology, she conducted extensive fieldwork among the !Kung San people of the Kalahari desert in south-western Af ...

(1945–1996), American anthropologist * Robert Shostak, American computer scientist *

Seth Shostak Seth Shostak (born July 20, 1943) is an American astronomer and author, and is currently the senior astronomer for the SETI Institute. Shostak hosts SETI's weekly radio show/podcast ''Big Picture Science'', has played himself numerous times in TV ...

(born 1943), American astronomer

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