Last Name MACHEN

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Meaning	The son of Matthew, a familiar Yorkshire surname found in every district. The original nickname of Matthew was Mace or Mache, and this with the diminutive '-on' or '-in,' became Machon and Machin.

Origin	English, Irish

Rank	13,957 (2000 US census)	12,010 (1990 US census)

Count	1,984 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

86.84%, or 1723 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
7.41%, or 147 total occurrences, as black,
1.06%, or 21 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.4%, or 8 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.71%, or 34 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.57%, or 51 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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