Koshkin is a Russian surname, which means "cat" or cat owner", from the Russian word koshka or "cat".Mikheev, Alexey. "What Russian Surnames Mean", Russia & India Report, Moscow, 25 May 2014. Retrieved on 7 January 2016. An alternative spelling is Koshkyn, and a name with the same meaning is Kotov. The name Koshkin may refer to:
Aleksandr Koshkyn (1959– 2012), Russian boxer Dmitriy Koshkin (born 1986), Kazakh skier Ivan Fyodorovich Koshkin (died 1427), Russian nobleman Mikhail Koshkin (1898–1940), Russia tank designer Nikita Koshkin (born 1956), Russian classical guitarist and composer Zakhary Ivanovich Koshkin (died 1461), Russian nobleman
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