Machala Family History
Machala Name Meaning
Czech and Slovak; Polish (Machała): from a derivative of the personal name Mach (see Mach ). Polish (Machała): perhaps also a derivative of the verb machać ‘swing sway’. Probably also an Americanized form of Czech Máčala: derivative of a pet form of the personal name Matěj ‘Matthew’ (see Matej ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022