indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Type Surname (from occupation, from nickname & ornamental)
Usage Polish, German (Polonized), Jewish
Other Forms FormsCukiermann
Meaning & History
Polish partial calque of German Zuckerman, from Polish cukier "sugar" (from Middle High German zucker) and Old High German man. A famous bearer of the name was Polish revolutionary Yitzhak Zuckerman, translated in Polish as Icchak Cukierman (1915-1981), who was one of the leaders of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.