Matchen is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Matchen
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

The family name Matchen is the variant form of Mitcham. A parish in Surrey.

Matchen is the variant form of the Michaels. The genitive form of Michael.

Surname is variant form of Michels. Of the Michaels or Michael family.

Matchen is the variant form of Mitcham. One who came from Mitcham, i.e., great homestead, in Surrey.

Matchen is the variant of Michels. Descendant of Michel meaning "who is like God".

A variant form of Micele. Descendant of Michele meaning "one who is like God".

Surname is form of Michal. Descendant of Michal or Mical meaning "who is like God".

Lastname is the form of Michell. See Mitchell - The Anglo-Saxon mycel, great, or mickle, would be a tolerably satisfactory etymon, and this may in some instances be the origin of the surname. It is probably derived from Michael, a very popular baptismal name in many countries, through its French form, Michel. This view is confirmed by the existence of the surname Mitchelson

Gilbert de Aquila, otherwise called Magnus, and by the Saxons, Mucel, i.e., "the Great," flourishell in the XI century From him one of the families of Michell are illegitimately descended.

How popular is Matchen?

Matchen is common in United States.

Matchen is ranked 897124 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Matchens plummeted by 1.41 per cent to 210 since 2000 and slipped by 5992 spots and ranked at 88336. The last name was found in merely 7 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 61.43 73.71
Black 24.76 20.19
Matchen is a very rare surname, few people in United States have the family name and might be arised from United States. Around 298 people have been found who wears Matchen as their family name. Few people around the world have Matchen as their surname. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundreds of Matchen:
95,464 United States263
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
114,935 Canada21
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
328,556 Ukraine6

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