Mechan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Mechan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Mechan family

Profession Census Frequency
School 32
Assistant School Master 4
Cotton Weaver 4
General Labourer 4
Coal Miner Hewer 3
Dock Labourer 3
Labourer 3
Woolcomber 3
Cook (domestic) 2
Cotton Spinner 2
Labourer General 2
Machinest In Printing Works 2
At School 2
Clerk Servants Registery 2
Drawer 2
Weaver 2
Labourer Sheet Mills 1
Ladysmaid Domestic 1
Miner 1
Private Means 1
Estater Labourer 1
Coller Machinist 1
General Servant (domestic) 1
Nil 1
Soldier 1

Mechan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Machin 67% 21,100
2 Machen 67% 2,870
3 Machon 67% 2,659
4 Machan 83% 1,819
5 Meachin 71% 1,586
6 Machine 57% 850
7 Meachen 71% 773
8 Mechan 100% 525
9 Meckan 83% 243
10 Mechen 83% 190
11 Mecan 83% 163
12 Michan 83% 139
13 Mechin 83% 126
14 Mchone 50% 120
15 Meechan 86% 108
16 Meachan 86% 100
17 Meckin 67% 100

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The surname Mechan is the 8th most popular variant of Machin.

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