Mashkautsan (sometimes Mashkautzan, Mashcautsan, etc.; Romanian: Mașcăuțan) is a surname of Bessarabian Jews. It is a toponymic surname literally meaning "one from Mașcăuți".[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Shabsa Mashkautsan (1924–2022), Soviet soldier, Hero of the Soviet Union
References
- ↑ P. Gil (П.ГИЛЬ), "Фамилии ашкеназских еврее" ("Surnames of Ashkenazi Jews"), In: ВЕСТНИК ЕВРЕЙСКОГО УНИВЕРСИТЕТА В МОСКВЕ no. 2, 1993, p. 64
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