Karasik

Karasik or Karassik is a Slavic-language surname literally meaning "little karas", i.e., "little crucian carp". It can be a metonymic occupational surname for a fisher, or a nickname for a person with face resembling carp. It can also be a Jewish artificial ornamental surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Elissa Karasik, American screenwriter
 * Igor Karassik, Russian-American engineer
 * Paul Karasik, American cartoonist
 * Yuli Karasik, Soviet film director