makaloff or malakoff

[mark_]

Hi, I was wondering whether Makaloff or Malakoff was a common name in Irkstuk or in the Kulyacevo area. According to her husbands naturalistion papers in Australia Anna was born there? Anna had a child that was born deaf and so moved to Australia around 1915. My mother said that they moved to Irkstuk and lived on her brothers farm while her husband Boris Galochkin worked on the Trans Siberian Railways. He finished working for the railways when he decided to go to Australia in late 1912. Thanks

[porosky101]

i'm almost certain it is malakof

[Serhii]

Irkutsk is very far from Ukraine - Oh my ! Both names are twisted and can not be used in such forms in native ( Russian in our case )language.

Makaloff - looks like Makaroff ( Makarov) comes from name Makar. It is a common one in Russia.

Malakoff - could be Molokoff from a word milk ( moloko). There ia another similar one - Malakhoff...