Mosco
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
- As an Italian and Spanish surname, from Italian Mosco, from the noun mosca (“fly”).
- As a Greek surname, Americanized variant of Moskos.
Proper noun edit
Mosco (plural Moscos)
- A surname
Statistics edit
- 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.
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
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 edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mosco”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 624.
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From the noun mosca (“fly”).
Proper noun edit
Mosco m or f by sense
- a surname
Anagrams edit
Scottish Gaelic edit
Proper noun edit
Mosco (genitive Mosco)
- Alternative form of Mosgo.