Mosco

See also: mosco and Moscó

English

Etymology 1

• As an Italian and Spanish surname, from Italian Mosco, from the noun mosca (“fly”).
• As a Greek surname, Americanized variant of Moskos.

Proper noun

Mosco (plural Moscos)

1. A surname

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mosco is the 33894^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 671 individuals. Mosco is most common among White (83.16%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Mosco

1. 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.

Anagrams

• COMOs, Cosmo, MOOCs, SOCOM, ScoMo, Scomo, cooms, cosmo, cosmo-, mocos

Italian

Etymology

From the noun mosca (“fly”).

Proper noun

Mosco m or f by sense

1. a surname

Anagrams

• Cosmo, cosmo, cosmo-

Scottish Gaelic

Proper noun

Mosco (genitive Mosco)

1. Alternative form of Mosgo.