Frequency: (843)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish: nickname from Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish mosca ‘fly’ (from Latin musca), possibly denoting an annoying, importunate person.
GIVEN NAMES: Italian 15%. Antonio (7), Salvatore (6), Angelo (5), Domenic (2), Guido (2), Luca (2), Oreste (2), Rocco (2), Alfonse, Berardino, Carlo.
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