Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Ingush (Russified)
Scripts Мальсагов(Russian)
Other Forms FormsMalsagova, Maltsagov, Malsagoff
Meaning & History
Russified form of the Ingush clan name Малсагнаькъан (Malsagnaqan) meaning "tribe of Malsag", from a given name derived from Ingush малх (malkh) meaning "sun, solar" and саг (sag) meaning "person, man".