Jarosz is a

Polish surname Polish names have two main elements: the given name, and the surname. The usage of personal names in Poland is generally governed by civil law (legal system), civil law, church law, personal taste and family custom. The law requires a given nam ...

as well as a Polish word for "a person who does not eat meat"https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/polish-english/jarosz (i.e. a

vegetarian Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the Eating, consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, insects as food, insects, and the flesh of any other animal). It may also include abstaining from eating all by-products of animal slau ...

). However, this does not mean that people with the surname Jarosz are necessarily vegetarian. Jarosz is similar to

Jain (surname) Jain is a surname of Indian origin and reflects the Jain religious community. Notable people with the surname include: * Abigail Jain, actor * Ajit Jain (born 1951), businessman * Anand Jain (born 1957), business executive * Anil Jain (disambi ...

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

which also has a double meaning of

Jain vegetarianism Jain vegetarianism is practised by the followers of Jain culture and philosophy. It is one of the most rigorous forms of spiritually motivated diet on the Indian subcontinent and beyond. The Jain cuisine is completely lacto-vegetarian and excl ...

. Notable people with Jarosz as a surname include: * Elżbieta Jarosz (born 1971), Polish long-distance runner *

Hieronim Jarosz Sieniawski Hieronim Jarosz Sieniawski (c. 1516–1579) was a Polish noble. He was a starost of Halicz and Kołomyja since 1550, Podkomorzy of Kamieniec Litewski since 1554, castellan of Kamieniec Litewski since 1569 and voivode of the Ruthenian Voivod ...

(c. 1516–1579), Polish noble *

Jakub Jarosz Jakub Władysław Jarosz (born 10 February 1987) is a Polish former professional volleyball player. He is a former member of the Poland national team, a participant in the Olympic Games London 2012, 2009 European Champion and the 2012 World Le ...

(born 1987), Polish volleyball player *

Łukasz Jarosz Łukasz Jarosz (born January 12, 1979) is a Polish heavyweight kickboxer. He is former I.S.K.A. World Super Heavyweight champion. Kickboxing career Jarosz was born on January 12, 1979, in Rabka-Zdrój. He fought Ismail Yesil during Thai & Kick ...

(born 1979), Polish kickboxer * Maciej Jarosz (born 1959), Polish volleyball player *

Sarah Jarosz Sarah Ellen Jarosz ( ; born May 23, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter from Wimberley, Texas. Her debut studio album, '' Song Up in Her Head'', was released in 2009 on Sugar Hill Records

(born 1991), American singer *

Teddy Yarosz Thaddeus Jarosz (June 24, 1910 – March 29, 1974) was an American boxer. He held the world middleweight boxing championship from 1934 to 1935. Early life Yarosz was born the second of eight children on the North side of Pittsburgh, but wh ...

, earlier Jarosz (1910–1974), American boxer

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