Rozmiarek
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Rozmiarek

Rozmiarek is a surname deriving from Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...

 meaning surveyor, or one who measures. It is a derivation of the Polish word rozmiar, that has a modern meaning of SIZE; DIMENSION; SCALE; GAUGE; GAGE; EXTENT.

In the United States
United States
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, individuals with the Rozmiarek surname have made contributions in the areas of law, medicine, medical research, and education. Rozmiarek is also found as a surname in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, Austria
Austria
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, Switzerland
Switzerland
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, France
France
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, and Estonia
Estonia
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.

Wisconsin
Wisconsin
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 and Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....

 are the U.S. states with the most listings for Rozmiarek. There are 21 states with listings.

The surname Rozmiarek was counted 194 times in the U.S. Census of 2000. Of those individuals counted, 97.42% were identified as white.

Rozmiarek appears as a surname in the U.S. Census as early as 1900.

In Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

, the Rozmiarek surname is found most commonly in the area around Poznan
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...

, in western Poland.

Rozmiarek as a surname may refer to:
  • Harry Rozmiarek
    Harry Rozmiarek
    Harry Rozmiarek is a noted veterinarian, academic, and laboratory animal care specialist.Dr. Rozmiarek graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1962 with a veterinary degree. He joined the United States Army and was assigned as an attending army veterinarian at Fort Meyer, Virginia. Among...

    , American veterinarian
  • Henryk Rozmiarek
    Henryk Rozmiarek
    Henryk Rozmiarek is a former Polish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, in the 1976 Summer Olympics, and in the 1980 Summer Olympics....

    , Polish handball player
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