Puschkin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Russia

Etymology of Puschkin

What does the name Puschkin mean?

The name Puschkin is a patronymic surname formed by adding one of the many Russian suffixes, such as "-ov" and "-ovic" to the personal name Pushka, meaning "cannon." This name was likely originally a nickname for a loud, outgoing person, or perhaps an occupational name for a gunner or gunsmith.

Early Origins of the Puschkin family

The surname Puschkin was first found in Russia, where the name was born by members of the population of the Russian Empire.

Early History of the Puschkin family

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Puschkin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pushkin, Puschkin, Pushka and others.

Early Notables of the Puschkin family

members of the Puschkin family of Russia; and Boris Pushkin (ca. 1590-1659), a Russian diplomat and officeholder, the head of the Great Embassy to Sweden in 1632-33, in 1649...
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Migration of the Puschkin family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: no found records of Pushkin. However, a Gottfired Pusch came to Pennsylvania in 1749; Christoph Puschek age 37; his wife Anna Rosian Hubsch, and their five children were recorded in America in 1839..