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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Czech : from the personal name Macek, a pet form of the personal name Matěj, from Latin Mathias or Matthaeus (see Matthew).
  • Slovenian (Maček) : from maček ‘cat’, hence probably a nickname denoting a cautious or handy, skillful person.

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