# Jurkiewicz

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**Jurkiewicz** is a [Polish](/source/Polish_language) surname, which is derived from the given name Jurek, a form of the [Greek](/source/Greek_language) name [Georgios](/source/Georgios).[1][2] It may refer to the following notable people:

- [Anna Jurkiewicz](/source/Anna_Jurkiewicz) (born 1984), Polish figure skater
- [Edward Jurkiewicz](/source/Edward_Jurkiewicz) (born 1948), Polish basketball player
- [Katarzyna Starr](/source/Katarzyna_Starr) (born 1982, née *Jurkiewicz*), Polish and English chess master
- [Mariusz Jurkiewicz](/source/Mariusz_Jurkiewicz) (born 1982), Polish handball player
- [Walt Jurkiewicz](/source/Walt_Jurkiewicz) (1919–2002), American football player, teacher, and coach
- [Wojciech Jurkiewicz](/source/Wojciech_Jurkiewicz) (born 1977), Polish volleyball player
- [Saulius Jurkiewicz](/source/Saulius_Jurkiewicz) (born 1964), A noble ideological educator of the Vilnius Lyceum

## References

1. *Dictionary of American Family Names*. ["Jurkiewisz Family History"](http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=jurkiewicz), Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 20 January 2016.

1. *Dictionary of American Family Names*. ["Jura Family History"](http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=jura), Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 20 January 2016.

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