Meshkov (, from мешок meaning a bag) is a Russian masculine surname. Its feminine counterpart is Meshkova. The name Meshkov may refer to Leonid Meshkov (1916–1986), Soviet swimmer Nikita Meshkovs (born 1994), Latvian chess grandmaster Sydney Meshkov (1927–2020), American theoretical physicist Valery Meshkov (born 1945), Soviet figure skater Viktor Meshkov (born 1926), Soviet cyclist Vitali Meshkov (born 1983), Russian football referee Yuriy Meshkov (1945-2019), Crimean politician