1) Occupational surname 2) Ukrainian surname 
Kushnir (Кушнір, Кушнір, Кушни́р, Ку́шнир, קושניר) is a Ukrainian and Jewish surname. In Ukraine the surname means a furrier, among the Ashkenazi Jews - a kosher cook. There are many variations of the name from all over central Europe. In the west the name starts in Germany as Kushner and variations of it run throug...