Type: Surname (from occupation)
Usage: Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Yiddish
Scripts Пастернак(Ukrainian, Russian)פּאַסטערנאַק(Yiddish)פּסטרנק(Hebrew)
Meaning
Means “parsnip” in various Slavic languages, ultimately from Latin pastinaca. A famous bearer was Boris Pasternak (1890-1960), author of Doctor Zhivago.