Explore the Family Name Machek

The meaning of Machek

1. Czech: from a pet form of the personal name Mach. 2. Americanized form of Slovenian and Croatian Maček ‘tom cat’ (see Macek). 3. Americanized form of Polish Maczek: from a pet form of the personal name Maciej (see Matthew), or a nickname from maczek, a diminutive of mak ‘poppy, poppy seed’, or derived from maczać ‘to dunk, to sop’.

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How common is the last name Machek in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Machek has seen a decline between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 88,825 and had fallen to 117,480 by 2010—a significant drop of 32.26%. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing the surname decreased from 194 in 2000 to 148 in 2010, which represents a decrease of 23.71%. The proportion per 100,000 people also fell from 0.07 to 0.05 during the same period, marking a decrease of 28.57%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#88,825	#117,480	-32.26%
Count	194	148	-23.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.05	-28.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Machek

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data also presents some changes. The majority of individuals with the Machek surname identified as White, representing 95.36% in 2000 and 90.54% in 2010. This shows a slight decrease of 5.05% over the decade. Interestingly, there was no representation of the Machek surname within the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic groups in either year. However, there was a notable emergence of Hispanic representation in 2010 that was not present in 2000. Lastly, the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races declined to zero in 2010 from 2.58% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.36%	90.54%	-5.05%
Hispanic	0%	5.41%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.58%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%