PekarskyPekarsky, Pekarskaya is a Russian-language surname translated from Polish "Piekarski", derived from the occupation of piekarz, "baker". For emigrants, Pekarsky may be a unisex surname. Notable people with the surname include: Russian navy captain 1st rank, Russian musician, orchestra director, music professorMel Pekarsky, American artist and art educator, Russian historian and bibliographerStella Pekarsky, American politician, Soviet cardiac surgeon