as a Last Name
- 4,202
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Machuca
Meaning & Origins
Spanish and Portuguese: from machucar, machacar ‘to squash’, ‘to crush’, probably applied as a nickname for someone who was obstinate.
| 7,935th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 4,202
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- California
- has the most people named Machuca per capita
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