Huska Family History
Huska Name Meaning
Slovak (mainly Húska) Rusyn and Ukrainian: nickname or metonymic occupational name from Slovak húska a diminutive of hus ‘goose’ Rusyn and Ukrainian huska ‘goose’. Americanized form of Finnish Huuska: probably from huuska ‘openhanded spender’ or perhaps from the Karelian-Russian male personal names Guska and Guška pet forms of names containing the syllable gus or a syllable beginning with g- especially Sergey Igor and Avgust. Recorded as a surname since the 17th century in the Karelian Isthmus.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022