Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
MACEK
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| Origin | of Czech origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name |
| Family name referring to an occupation, activity or social status |
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The name is derived from the name Macek (hypocoristic form of a Czech given name beginning with Ma-, e.g. Matouš ‘Matthew’, Matěj ‘Matthew’, Matyáš ‘Matthias’) and refers to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name. It may also be derived from the Czech common noun macek meaning ‘long jack plane’ and refer to an occupation. |