Czerny

Czerny is a surname meaning "black" in some Slavic languages. It is one of many variant forms, including Czarny, Černý, Czernik, Cherney, and Čierny, among others.

People
Notable people with this surname include:
 * Adalbert Czerny (1863–1941), German pediatrician, co-founder of modern pediatrics
 * Carl Czerny (1791–1857), Austrian pianist, composer, and teacher
 * Joseph Czerny (1785–1842), composer and pianist
 * George Czerny (1766–1817), alternate name of Serbian political leader Karađorđe Petrović
 * Halina Czerny-Stefańska (1922–2001), Polish pianist
 * Henry Czerny (born 1959), Canadian actor
 * Leander Czerny (1859–1944), Czech entomologist
 * Ludwig Czerny (born 1941), German technician, film producer, and film director
 * Marianus Czerny (1896–1985), German experimental physicist
 * Michael Czerny (born 1946), Roman Catholic Cardinal
 * Sabine Czerny, Bavarian primary school teacher
 * Vincenz Czerny (1842–1916), German surgeon
 * Zygmunt Czerny (1888–1975), Polish romance philologist

Fictional characters

 * Tibor Czerny, a character in the 1939 film Midnight
 * Czerny, a dog owned by Kanako Sensei in the manga series Inubaka
 * Noah Czerny, a character in The Raven Cycle book series by Maggie Stiefvater

Other

 * 6294 Czerny, minor planet
 * Hofmann & Czerny (Hofmann-Wien), piano manufacturing company from Austria