Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Russian : patronymic from the personal name Mishka, a pet form of Mikhail, Russian form of Michael.
  • Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : patronymic from Mishke, a pet form of the Yiddish personal names Mikhl (Michael) and Moyshe (Moses).

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