Find out how popular the last name Moskow is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Moskow.

Moskow, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Moskow surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Moskow in America

Moskow is the 64200th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Moskow surname appeared 310 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Moskow.

We can also compare 2010 data for Moskow to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Moskow

The surname Moskow is believed to have originated from the city of Moscow, the capital of Russia. The name likely traces back to the 12th or 13th century when the city was first established along the Moskva River. It's possible that the name was derived from an Old East Slavic word meaning "muddy" or "wet," referring to the marshy terrain surrounding the city.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Moskow can be found in the Velvet Book, a collection of genealogical records from 15th century Russia. The book mentions a certain Fyodor Moskow, a merchant from the city of Moscow, who was active in the late 1400s.

Another early reference to the name appears in the Nikon Chronicle, a 16th-century Russian manuscript that chronicles the history of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. The chronicle mentions a prominent military leader named Ivan Moskow, who served under Ivan the Terrible in the mid-16th century.

In the 17th century, the surname Moskow began to appear in various European records as the city of Moscow became more well-known in the West. One notable bearer of the name was Hans Moskow, a German merchant who traveled to Russia in the 1630s and wrote extensively about his experiences in the country.

During the 18th century, the surname Moskow was found in various parts of Europe, likely carried by individuals or families who had migrated from Russia. One such person was Nikolai Moskow, a Russian-born artist who settled in France in the late 1700s and became known for his intricate paintings of Russian landscapes and architecture.

In the 19th century, the surname Moskow gained prominence in literature with the publication of the novel "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky, which featured a minor character named Grigory Moskow, a servant in the Karamazov household.

Other notable historical figures with the surname Moskow include:

1. Yevgeny Moskow (1828-1910), a Russian mathematician and inventor who made significant contributions to the field of differential equations.

2. Nadezhda Moskow (1862-1942), a Russian composer and pianist who studied under Tchaikovsky and became known for her piano concertos.

3. Aleksandr Moskow (1879-1955), a Russian-born painter who emigrated to the United States and became known for his landscapes and portraits of Native American subjects.

4. Tatiana Moskow (1901-1983), a Russian-born ballet dancer who performed with the Bolshoi Ballet and later became a renowned teacher in Paris.

5. Mikhail Moskow (1916-1998), a Soviet military officer and Hero of the Soviet Union who fought in World War II and later served as a high-ranking commander in the Red Army.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Moskow

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Moskow.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Moskow was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Moskow has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Moskow was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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