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Early Origins of the MacHo family

The surname MacHo was first found in Silesia, and the Czech regions, where the name came from humble beginnings. The surname is derived from the given name Mach, of Slavic origins, and shares the same etymological roots as the English name Matthew. The first of the name in records appears to be Mach Budischer, on record 1362, in Iglau, located in present day Czech territory.

Early History of the MacHo family

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MacHo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mach, Macha, Machotta, Macholla, Machule, Mache, Machura, Machnik, Machon, Machoi and many more.

Early Notables of the MacHo family

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United States MacHo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

MacHo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Johann Macho, who settled in Baltimore in 1880
  • Franz Macho, who arrived in Baltimore in 1881
  • Franzca Macho, who settled in Baltimore in 1881
  • Juan Macho, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1891 1

Contemporary Notables of the name MacHo (post 1700) +

  • Natividad Macho Álvarez (1928-2017), known by the stage name Nati Mistral, a Spanish film and stage actress who won the National Theater Prize in 1997


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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