Krochmal

Krochmal is a rare Polish surname meaning "laundry starch" (a starch solution in water used to whiten and stiffen fabric). Notable people with the surname include:


 * Menachem Mendel Krochmal (c. 1600 – 1661), Polish-Moravian rabbi
 * Nachman Krochmal (1785–1840), Galician philosopher, theologian and historian

Few families today are known to have the surname, with those that are known primarily living in the United States and Australia.