# Mosko (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mosko/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 611 |
| US rank (2010) | 36,585 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 505,312 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.9% (577 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As a Polish, Ukrainian, Slovak Moško), Belarusian Мосько (Mosʹko)) and Jewish surname, from a Slavic pet form of Moses. * As a Greek surname, a variant of Moskos, from a personal name derived from μόσχος (móschos, “musk”). Compare Mosco.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mosko in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Similar surnames

Mesko, Mosco, Moss, Mock, Mok, Moak, Mose, Moos, Mook, Mohs, McCoy, Mejia.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.