The Kushner surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,323 people carried this name — #7,680 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 68,000 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,288 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Kushner surname
Borrowed from Yiddish קושנער (Kushner), from קושניר (kushnir), from Ukrainian кушнір (kušnir, literally “furrier”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Kushner» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In print
Kushner in American newspapers,
1901–1927.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,021 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Kushner,
with a public archive behind them.
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Eddie Kushner 1912–1982 · Canadian football player -
Eva Kushner 1929–2023 · university teacher -
Boris Kušner 1888–1937 · writer
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Boris Kušner 1888–1937 · writer
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Pyotr Kushner 1896– · military officer
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Pyotr Kushner 1896– · military officer
Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
In the public record
People named Kushner,
in the records of 4 countries.
Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.
United States1,080 records
- U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 413
- New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 335
- U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 235
- New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 52
- U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 34
- Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 10
- U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
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Example: U.S. registration card, 1942 Military record Henry W. KushnerBorn 1915 in New Jersey. Enlisted 1941 at Trenton; painter from Middlesex County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1963, buried at Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey.
U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) -
Example: passenger manifest, 1903 Passenger record Chujam KushnerArrived at New York in 1907 aboard the America from Cherbourg, aged 17; tailor. From Wien, Austria; bound for New York. Born in Storislau, Austria.
U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) -
Example: U.S. war memorial War record Daniel Kent KushnerBorn 1953; from Miami, Florida. U.S. Army, communications center specialist; killed in action 1972 in Khanh Hoa, South Vietnam.
U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
Showing 3 of 1,080 records for Kushner in the United States.
Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).
Canada11 records
- Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 6
- City of Calgary cemetery records 3
- City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
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Example: Canadian cemetery Burial record Fred KushnerDied 1955, aged 83; buried at Transcona Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. -
Example: Canadian cemetery Burial record John KushnerBuried in 1984 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 60.
City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. -
Example: Canadian cemetery Burial record Mary KushnerBuried in 1987 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.
City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
Showing 3 of 11 records for Kushner in Canada.
Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).
Australia1 record
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Example: probate petition, 1848 Probate record Maurice Harold KushnerClothing designer of Aukland, New Zealand; died 1961.
Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).
Netherlands1 record
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Example: U.S. census, 1910 Population register Leib KushnerIn the population register of Utrecht; born in Pinsk.
Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).
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Surnames next to Kushner.
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