Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage Portuguese, Spanish
Pronounced Pron. /mɐ.ˈʃa.du/(European Portuguese) /ma.ˈʃa.du/(Brazilian Portuguese) /ma.ˈt͡ʃa.ðo/(Spanish) [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
Denoted a person who made or used hatchets, derived from Spanish and Portuguese machado "hatchet", both from Latin marculus "little hammer".
Related Names
Rootmarcus
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