Koshkin is a Russian surname, which means "cat" or cat owner", from the Russian word koshka or "cat". An alternative spelling is Koshkyn, and a name with the same meaning is Kotov. The name Koshkin may refer to:Aleksandr Koshkyn, Russian boxer Dmitriy Koshkin, Kazakh skier Ivan Fyodorovich Koshkin, Russian nobleman Mikhail Koshkin (1898–1940), Russia tank designer Nikita Koshkin, Russian classical guitarist and composer Zakhary Ivanovich Koshkin, Russian nobleman