Re: Meaning of surname "Meshcheriakov"
in reply to a message by Nika
One source gives Meshcheriak as the name of a Russian-based Turkic or Tatar tribe. However, I wonder if this refers to the Meshchera tribe, whose language is Finno-Ugrian, i.e., related to Finnish, etc., and not Turkic.
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Meaning of surname "Meshcheriakov"  ·  Nika  ·  2/15/2011, 6:34 PM
Re: Meaning of surname "Meshcheriakov"  ·  Jim Young  ·  2/17/2011, 2:42 AM
Re: Meaning of surname "Meshcheriakov"  ·  Nika  ·  2/18/2011, 5:10 PM