indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Type Surname (from location & from nickname)
Usage Italian
Meaning & History
Topographic name from Italian macchia "thicket, scrub, brush" (from Latin macula "spot, fleck, stain") as well as a habitational name from any of various places named Macchia. In some cases, it might be a nickname for a bandit (who often hid in brushland for ambush), or someone considered to be odd.