Kaushansky (Kaushanski, Kauschansky, etc.) is a Bessarabian Jewish toponymic surname. Its meaning in Russian language is "somebody from Căușeni" (from the Russian spelling of the place name Kaushany; the place is now in Moldova).Alexander Beider, A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire Notable people with the surname include:
Baruch Kaushansky, birth name of Baruch Agadati, Israeli dancer, choreographer, and cinematographer David Kaushansky (1893–1950), Romanian and Soviet lawyer, legal scholar Kenneth Kaushansky, American medical doctor, hematologist
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