Kaczmarek ( ; archaic feminine: Kaczmarkowa, plural Kaczmarkowie) is the 18th
most common surname in Poland (62,399 people in 2009) and the second most popular in
Greater Poland (24,185) and
Lubusz Land
Lubusz Land ( pl, Ziemia lubuska; german: Land Lebus) is a historical region and cultural landscape in Poland and Germany on both sides of the Oder river.
Originally the settlement area of the Lechites, the swampy area was located east of Branden ...
(3,121). The name is a diminutive from the
Old Polish
The Old Polish language ( pl, język staropolski, staropolszczyzna) was a period in the history of the Polish language between the 10th and the 16th centuries. It was followed by the Middle Polish language.
The sources for the study of the Ol ...
version of the word ''karczmarz'',
[ :pl:s:Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego/karczma] meaning "
innkeeper
Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accomm ...
".
Notable people
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Adam Kaczmarek (born 1961), Polish sport shooter
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Bogusław Kaczmarek (born 1950), Polish football manager
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Gabriele Katzmarek (born 1960), German politician
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Jan A. P. Kaczmarek (born 1953), Polish composer
* (b. 6 June 1945, d. 14 November 2007), Polish singer and songwriter
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Jane Kaczmarek
Jane Frances Kaczmarek (; born December 21, 1955) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Malcolm's mother Lois on the Fox television sitcom '' Malcolm in the Middle'' (2000–2006), which earned her three Golden Globe nominat ...
(born 1955), American actress
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Jerzy Kaczmarek
Jerzy Kaczmarek (born 8 January 1948) is a Polish fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1 ...
(born 1948), Polish fencer
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Konrad Kaczmarek, Polish footballer
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Łukasz Kaczmarek (born 1994), Polish volleyball player
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Marcin Kaczmarek (swimmer)
Marcin Kaczmarek (born 25 June 1977 in Pisz, Warmińsko-Mazurskie) is a retired butterfly swimming, butterfly swimmer from Poland, who competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
A member of AZS-AWF Gdańsk ...
(born 1977), Polish swimmer
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Marcin Kaczmarek (footballer, born 1974), Polish football player
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Marcin Kaczmarek (footballer, born 1979)
Marcin Kaczmarek (born 3 December 1979 in Sieradz) is a Polish footballer playing currently for Star Starachowice.
Career
Club
In August 2008, he joined Lechia Gdańsk on a three-year contract.
In February 2011, he signed a contract with ŁKS ...
, Polish football player
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Marta Kaczmarek
Marta Kaczmarek is a Polish-Australian theatre, television and film actress.
Early life
Kaczmarek was born in Krasnystaw, Poland, and trained at the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Krakow. She moved to Perth, Western Australia, ...
, Polish-Australian actress
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Mateusz Kaczmarek, Polish footballer
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Natalia Kaczmarek (born 1998), Polish athlete
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Oliver Kaczmarek (born 1970), German politician
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Paweł Kaczmarek (born 1985), Polish footballer
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Paweł Kaczmarek (born 1995), Polish sprint kayaker
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Wojciech Szczęsny Kaczmarek, president of
Poznań
Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint Joh ...
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Tomasz Kaczmarek, Polish football manager
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Zbigniew Kaczmarek (born 1962), Polish football player
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Zbigniew Kaczmarek (1946–2023), Polish weightlifter
Fictional characters
* Pete Kaczmarek (portrayed by
Jerry O'Connell
Jerry O'Connell (born February 17, 1974) is an American actor and television host. He is known for his roles as Quinn Mallory in the television series '' Sliders'', Andrew Clements in ''My Secret Identity'', Vern Tessio in the film '' Stand by ...
) in ''
The Defenders''
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Clay Kaczmarek
The ''Assassin's Creed'' media franchise, which primarily consists of a series of open-world action-adventure stealth video games published by Ubisoft, features an extensive cast of characters in its historical fiction and science fiction-based ...
, also known as "Subject 16", in the ''
Assassin's Creed'' franchise
See also
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Karczmarek
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Karczmarz
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Kaczmarz
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Kreczmar
References
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Polish-language surnames
Occupational surnames