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Machen
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machen
English
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Etymology 1
Occupational surname for a stonemason, from en xno machun, dialectal en nrf - variant of en fro maçon. Compare en Mason.
Alternative forms
en Meacham Meachum
Proper noun
s
en English Anglo-Norman < occupations.
Derived terms
en Machenian
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Machen is the 14392nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2077 individuals. Machen is most common among White (82.33%) individuals.
Etymology 2
From en cy ma place (of) + the personal name cy Cein.
Proper noun
en village wcomm/Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen cobor:noaff/Caerphilly cc/Wales OS grid ref ST2189.
Further reading
Anagrams
en acehmn Manche manche
German
Noun
n.sg
de machen
Declension
n.sg