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Re: Mukasey
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It appears to be Jewish, and to have been restricted to a small area in Belarus. This webpage has several spellings of the name -
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/lyakhovichi/Holocaust-982%20from%20Lyakhovichi,L-Z.htm
As to the meaning, I don't know if it has any relevance, but Muká is the Russian for "flour". There is a Polish surname, Mukosiej, which I'm guessing is the same name, but meaning unknown.
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