Mosco
English
Etymology 1
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mosco is the 33894th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 671 individuals. Mosco is most common among White (83.16%) individuals.
Proper noun
Mosco
- Obsolete form of Moscow.
- 1800, W[illiam] Tooke, “Sketch of Mosco”, in History of Russia, from the Foundation of the Monarchy by Rurik, to the Accession of Catharine the Second, volume II, London: […] A. Strahan, […], for T[homas] N[orton] Longman and O[wen] Rees, […], pages 367–368:
- According to the police regulation, Moſco is partitioned into twenty chief diviſions, denominated from the principal ſtreets they ſeverally comprehend, e. gr. the Boſmanſkoi, the Verſkoi, &c.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mosco”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 624.
Italian
Etymology
From the noun mosca (“fly”).
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