Barsky (surname)

Barsky is a mostly Jewish (and, more rarely, Ukrainian and Russian) surname. It is derived from the name of the town of Bar in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. The single masculine suffix -sky imparts the meaning "of Bar" or "from Bar". The feminine counterpart of this suffix is -skaya but this form is only used in Slavic-speaking countries. Polish version is "Barski" and "Barska" for femine for of the surname. Notable people include:


 * Amie Barsky (born c. 1984), American reality television show contestant
 * Brian A. Barsky, American Professor of Computer Science and Vision Science
 * Bud Barsky (1891–1967), Ukrainian-born American film producer
 * Edward K. Barsky (1885-1975), American surgeon and political activist
 * Evangelyn Barsky (1894–1936), American lawyer
 * Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi (1713-1785), Ukrainian architect
 * Jack Barsky, alias of Albrecht Dittrich, former KGB spy turned IT specialist.
 * Joseph Barsky (d. 1943), Russian Jewish architect
 * Max Barsky (born 1991), American professional wrestler best known by his ring name David Starr
 * Moshe Barsky (1895-1913), Zionist settler in Ottoman Palestine, murdered in a hate crime that made him a martyr in the burgeoning Zionist movement.
 * Paul Barsky, American talk radio personality
 * Rick Barsky, Canadian Green Party politician
 * Robert Barsky, American university professor
 * Sam Barsky, Knitting artist
 * Tim Barsky, American musician
 * Vladimir Barsky, Russian actor and filmmaker, most famous as one of the stars of Battleship Potemkin.