Last Name MACHIN

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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, Spanish, Irish, Basque, Belgian, Hungarian

Rank 16,281 (2000 US census) 16,443 (1990 US census)
Count 1,630 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 53.07%, or 865 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.04%, or 17 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.31%, or 5 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.55%, or 9 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 0.86%, or 14 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 44.17%, or 720 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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