| ![Show Contents]() Machuca History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Spain The noble Spanish surname Machuca is of occupational origin, deriving from the trade or profession pursued by the first bearer of the name. Here, the surname Machuca derives from the same word "machucar," which is derived, from "machar," meaning "to strike in order to break something." Thus, the name Machuca may have been given to someone who was a stone-cutter or a blacksmith. Early Origins of the Machuca familyThe surname Machuca was first found in the north central region of Castile. Early History of the Machuca familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Machuca research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1490 and 1550 are included under the topic Early Machuca History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Machuca Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Machucas, Machaca and others. Early Notables of the Machuca familyProminent among bearers of the Machuca family name at this time was - was Pedro Machuca (1490-1550), born in Toledo, he became a famous Spanish Renaissance architect and painter who built the palace of Charles V in La Alhambra, Granada...
Machuca RankingIn the United States, the name Machuca is the 8,120th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Machuca migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Machuca Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- F Machuca, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
- Antonio Machuca, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1880 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Machuca (post 1700) | + |
- Juan R. Melecio Machuca (1934-2022), Puerto Rican lawyer, the longest-serving Director of the Office of Legislative Services of Puerto Rico, from 1981 to 1988
- Don Jose Machuca y Romero, Philippine founder of Machuca Tile Inc., the oldest tile manufacturing business in the Philippines, established in the late 1900s
- Anggello Machuca (b. 1984), professional Paraguayan footballer
- Alexis Maximiliano Machuca (b. 1990), Chilean professional footballer
- Manuel Hernán Machuca Berríos (1924-1985), Chilean football defender who played for Chile in the 1950 FIFA World Cup
- Juan de Dios Machuca Valdés (b. 1951), Chilean football defender who played for Chile in the 1974 FIFA World Cup
- Salvador Machuca Alzua (b. 1928), civil engineer in Mexico
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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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Machuca migration to the United States 
