The Macchia surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,185 people carried this name — #21,912 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 250,000 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (1,185).
In Argentina’s national register
At least 490 people named Macchia live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
88 people named Macchia live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 79 people named Macchia.
13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Macchia,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gianni Macchia 1943– · actor -
Alberto Macchia 1890–1950 · veterinarian
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Alberto Macchia 1901– · writer
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Alberto Macchia 1901– · writer
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Giovanni Macchia 1912–2001 · writer
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Giovanni Macchia 1912–2001 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Macchia.
- Macari 762 · U.S. census
- Macario 1,787 · U.S. census
- Macary 166 · U.S. census
- Maccari 130 · U.S. census
- Maccario 152 · U.S. census
- Macchi 550 · U.S. census
- Maccio 161 · U.S. census
- Macdonald 46,717 · U.S. census
- Mace 12,222 · U.S. census
- Macedo 8,433 · U.S. census
- Macera 521 · U.S. census
- Mach 5,047 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Macchia is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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