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
Coal Miner Hewer 12
File Cutter 11
Scholar 6
Dress Maker 5
Living On Own Means 5
Carpenter 3
Commercial Clerk 3
Bricklayer 3
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 3
Commercial Traveller 2
Gardener 2
Hospital Nurse 2
Milliner 2
Waiter Inn 2
Tailoress 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Housekeeper Domestic 2
Labourer 2
School Boy 2
Servant Domestic 2
Wood Sawyer 2
Laundress Wash 2
Labourer Glass Works 2
Coal Miner 2
Farmer's Son 2

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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