Machen Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Machen Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Machen family

Profession Census Frequency
Independent 21
Female Servant 8
Farmer 6
Shoe Maker 6
Male Servant 5
Agricultural Labourer 4
Labourer 4
Artist 2
Apprentice 2
Tailor 1
Tailor Apprentice 1
Dyer 1
Servant 1
Maltster 1
Porter 1
Game Keeper 1
Journeyman Blacksmith 1
Pattern Card Maker 1
Ag Lab 1
Assistant Overseas & Registerer 1
Carter 1
File Cutter 1
File Maker 1
File Smith's Apprentice 1
Fork Maker 1

Machen Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Machin 83% 21,100
2 Machen 100% 2,870
3 Machon 83% 2,659
4 Machan 83% 1,819
5 Meachin 71% 1,586
6 Macken 83% 1,214
7 Machine 71% 850
8 Meachen 86% 773
9 Mechan 67% 525
10 Mechen 83% 190
11 Michan 67% 139
12 Mechin 67% 126
13 Mchone 50% 120
14 Meechan 57% 108
15 Meachan 71% 100

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The surname Machen is the 2nd most popular variant of Machin.

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