The gruszka Surname
gruszka Name Meaning and History
Polish (common in Silesia) and Jewish (from Poland): from
gruszka ‘pear’, hence a metonymic occupational name for someone
who grew or sold pears, or a nickname for someone thought to resemble
the fruit. As a Jewish surname it is mainly ornamental.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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