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, mathematician, poet, and essayist
• 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
• Tony Kushner, U.S. playwright
• 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 President Donald Trump and Ivanna 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 (Ukrainian form)
• Kouchner (French form)
• Kürschner (German form)