# Machin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/machin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as an occupation.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norman |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,971 |
| US rank (2010) | 14,991 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 156,644 people |
| Change since 2000 | +21% (1,630 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmeɪt͡ʃɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From machun, from Anglo-Norman machun, masson, from Frankish *makjo (“maker; builder; see make”). More at mason.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Machin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 42% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 53% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Machin in Argentina.

## People named Machin

- Gastón Machín, Argentine footballer

## Similar surnames

Machen, Machon, McCain, Macon, Mackin, Makin, McKain, Mason, McKinney, Magana, McCann, McGowan.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.