Machen

See also: machen

English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• Meacham, Meachum

Proper noun

Machen (plural Machens)

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

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Machen is the 14392^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2077 individuals. Machen is most common among White (82.33%) individuals.

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Machen

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

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Machen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 483.

Anagrams

• Manche, manche

German

Noun

Machen n (strong, genitive Machens, no plural)

1. gerund of machen

Declension

Declension of Machen [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Machen
genitive	eines	des	Machens
dative	einem	dem	Machen
accusative	ein	das	Machen