The surname Kushner is an English-based transliteration of the Yiddish name קושנער, a variant of קושניר (Kushnir), an occupational name stemming from קירזשנער (kirzshner), a furrier. This is related to the German word Kürschner and the Ukrainian word кушнір (kushnir), with the same meaning.
People Notable people with the surname include:
Alexander Kushner, Russian poet Bernard Kouchner, French politician and physician Boris Kushner (disambiguation), multiple persons Burton J. Kushner, ophthalmologist Dave Kushner, U.S. guitarist David Kushner, writer David Howard Kushner, American gynecologist-obstetrician and infertility specialist Donald Kushner, American film producer Donn Kushner, Canadian scientist and writer Ellen Kushner, U.S. fantasy author Eva Kushner, Canadian scholar Eva Bella Kushner, American child actress and voice actress Harold (Samuel) Kushner, Conservative rabbi and author Harold J. Kushner, U.S. applied mathematics professor at Brown University Lawrence Kushner, Reform rabbi and author Rachel Kushner, U.S. author Renee Diane Kushner, better known as Diane Renay, American pop singer Tony Kushner, U.S. playwright and screenwriter Yvonne Levy Kushner, American actress and fundraiser
Kushner-Berkowitz-Trump American real estate family Kushner family Joseph Kushner (né: Berkowitz), founder of the Kushner real-estate mogul family Charles Kushner, real estate mogul, son of Joseph and Rae Jared Kushner, senior White House official and husband of Ivanka Trump, son of Charles, son-in-law of President Donald Trump Ivanka Trump Kushner, wife of Jared, daughter of Donald Trump and Ivana Trump Arabella Kushner, daughter of Jared and Ivanka Joshua Kushner, businessman, son of Charles Murray Kushner, real estate mogul, son of Joseph and Rae Marc Kushner, architect, son of Murray
See also
Kushnir, surname