Machen

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English

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Etymology 1

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Occupational surname for a stonemason, from Anglo-Norman machun, dialectal Norman variant of Old French maçon. Compare Mason.

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Machen (plural Machens)

  1. An English surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn originating as an occupation].
Statistics
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  • 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

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From Welsh ma (place (of)) + the personal name Cein.

Proper noun

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Machen

  1. A village in Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen community, Caerphilly county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST2189).

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Noun

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Machen n (strong, genitive Machens, no plural)

  1. gerund of machen

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