Explore the Family Name Mach
The meaning of Mach
1. Czech, Slovak, Polish, Ukrainian, and Sorbian: from the personal name Mach, a pet form of names beginning with Ma-, e.g. Matěj in Czech (see Matej), Martin in Slovak, and Maciej in Polish. 2. Possibly also an Americanized form of Hungarian Mács: from a pet form of Máté or Mátyás, Hungarian forms of the personal name Matthew. 3. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from German Mache ‘work’, one of surnames randomly assigned by Austrian clerks. For some families can also be derived from some Hebrew acronym. 4. English: unexplained. 5. Vietnamese (Mạch): from the Chinese surname 麥, see Mai 1. 6. Cambodian: written ម៉ាច, unexplained. Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Huy, Minh, To, Hoa, Hung, Muoi, Quang, Tan, Anh, Binh, Chau, Chuc.
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How common is the last name Mach in the United States?
Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mach has seen a slight decrease in rank between 2000 and 2010, moving from 6552 to 6692, marking a 2.14% change. However, the count of individuals with the surname increased by 5.81%, from 4770 in 2000 to 5047 in 2010. The proportion per 100k people also saw a small decline of 3.39%, from 1.77 in 2000 to 1.71 in 2010.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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Rank | #6,552 | #6,692 | -2.14% |
Count | 4,770 | 5,047 | 5.81% |
Proportion per 100k | 1.77 | 1.71 | -3.39% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mach
Looking at the ethnicity breakdown of the surname Mach, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, there were notable changes from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 13.81%, and those identifying with two or more races saw a rise of 13.28%. However, the percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased by 7.36%. There was a significant increase in the percentage of individuals with Hispanic ethnic identity, with an increase of 124.78%. The percentage of Black individuals showed a marginal decline of 2.21%, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained steady at 0.52%.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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White | 67.65% | 62.67% | -7.36% |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 25.35% | 28.85% | 13.81% |
Black | 4.07% | 3.98% | -2.21% |
Hispanic | 1.13% | 2.54% | 124.78% |
Two or More Races | 1.28% | 1.45% | 13.28% |
American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0.52% | 0.52% | 0% |
Mach ancestry composition
23andMe computes an ancestry breakdown for each customer. People may have ancestry from just one population or they may have ancestry from several populations. The most commonly-observed ancestry found in people with the surname Mach is French & German, which comprises 21.8% of all ancestry found in people with the surname. The next two most common ancestries are Eastern European (21.7%) and British & Irish (21.4%). Additional ancestries include Vietnamese, Chinese, Scandinavian, Ashkenazi Jewish, and Italian.
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ANCESTRY BREAKDOWN | COMPOSITION |
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French & German | 21.8% |
Eastern European | 21.7% |
British & Irish | 21.4% |
Other | 35.1% |
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Possible origins of the surname Mach
Your DNA provides clues about where your recent ancestors may have lived. Having many distant relatives in the same location suggests that you may all share common ancestry there. Locations with many distant relatives can also be places where people have migrated recently, such as large cities. If a large number of individuals who share your surname have distant relatives in a specific area, it could indicate a connection between your surname and that location, stemming from either recent ancestral ties or migration.
Based on 23andMe data, people with last name Mach have recent ancestry locations spanning a few countries, mostly in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Poland.
RECENT ANCESTRY Location | Percentage |
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West Midlands, United Kingdom | 44.70% |
Glasgow City, United Kingdom | 44.70% |
Greater Manchester, United Kingdom | 44.70% |
Greater London, United Kingdom | 44.70% |
Tyne And Wear, United Kingdom | 43.90% |
What Mach haplogroups can tell you
Haplogroups are genetic population groups that share a common ancestor on either your paternal or maternal line. These paternal and maternal haplogroups shed light on your genetic ancestry and help tell the story of your family.
The top paternal haplogroup of people with the surname Mach is O-F265, which is predominantly found among people with East Asian & Indigenous American ancestry. Haplogroup O-F265 is descended from haplogroup O-M1359. Other common haplogroups include R-CTS3402 and R-L48, which are predominantly found among people with European and European ancestry. Other surnames with similar common haplogroups are: Freitag, Knoll, Wisniewski, Heinrich, Novak, Wozniak, Gabriel, Schultz, Kasper, Kramer.
The most common maternal haplogroups of people with Mach surname are: H1, N, H. These most commonly trace back to individuals of European ancestry.
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Your paternal lineage may be linked to the Han Chinese
The branches of haplogroup O are present in both northern and southern Han Chinese men at low to moderate frequencies, but are most common among the Jiangsu, Shanghai, and Zhejiang southern Han groups. The Han people, who all share the same language and similar cultural practices, are the largest ethnic group in the world, with about 1.2 billion people. Historical evidence shows that Han people are descendants of the ancient Huaxia tribes that come from northern China, and Han language and culture only expanded into southern China in the last 2,000 years. The spread of Han people and culture from northern to southern China was likely driven by warfare and famine in the north. Members of O-M119 belong to a group that has helped to shape the culture of the world's largest ethnic group.
Your maternal lineage may be linked to Marie Antoinette
Because it is so dominant in the general European population, haplogroup H also appears quite frequently in the continent's royal houses. Marie Antoinette, an Austrian Hapsburg who married into the French royal family, inherited the haplogroup from her maternal ancestors. So did Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, whose recorded genealogy traces his female line to Bavaria. Scientists also discovered that famed 16th century astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus traced his maternal lineages to haplogroup H.
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What do people with the surname Mach have in common?
Spoiler alert: it's complicated. People with the same last name are usually no more genetically similar than a randomly sampled group of people from the same population. That said, people with the same surname are more likely to have similar ancestries than randomly sampled individuals. The reason is the tendency of people with similar cultural or geographical backgrounds to preferentially mate with one another. That's why people who share a surname may be more likely to share traits and tendencies in common than people within the general population. Check out the percentages below to see the prevalences of tastes, habits, and traits of people with your surname compared with prevalences among 23andMe users.
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Are health conditions linked to the last name Mach?
The short answer is that, if there is an association between surname and health, it's usually more about your ancestry than your name. Individuals with a given surname are no more genetically similar than the general population but often have similar ancestries. The populations of people associated with those shared ancestries often have sets of genetic variations, also known as alleles, in common. Some of those alleles are associated with a greater likelihood of developing certain diseases.
Disease variant frequency by ancestry
Disease allele frequencies in populations associated with the surname Mach are shown below. Important Note: not everyone with a disease allele will develop these health condition