masur
Masur is a surname of German origin and a geographic ethnonym linked to Masuria. Notable individuals with the surname include Kurt Masur (1927–2015), a German conductor who served as music director of major orchestras such as the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic.
Masur also refers to a person from Masuria, a historic region in northeastern Europe. The region lay
The term Masur thus appears in both genealogical and ethnographic contexts, as well as as a surname.