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Ma Name Meaning
Chinese : from an honorific title borne by a prince
of the state of Zhao during the Warring States period (403–221
bc). He was awarded the title Noble Ma Fu after repeatedly
distinguishing himself as a general, and subsequently, his descendants
adopted part of the honorific title, Ma, as their surname.Korean: there are two Chinese characters for the surname Ma, only
one of which is frequent enough to be treated here. Two clans use this
character: the Mokch’on clan and the Changhung clan. The
founding ancestor of the Korean Mokch’on Ma clan migrated to Korea
from China during the Han Commanderies period (1st century
bc). The Ma clans played fairly important roles in the
formation of the pre-Shilla Paekche kingdom. The records are not
consistent, but it seems that originally the Ma surname was Yong
and that either the Koryo king T’aejo (941–943) or the Shilla
king Kyongsun (927–935) changed the name to Ma.Cambodian: unexplained.Hawaiian: unexplained.Tongan: unexplained.
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Name Distribution of Ma Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Ma families
 18 - 33  7 - 17 |
 1 - 6  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Ma families
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5 - 8 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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| Thread | Author | Replies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA surname |  | 2 | |
| MA Leng cross | | t42Hilltop_DalCoTX | 0 |
| MA Chath LEACH 1943 2003 cross | | t42Hilltop_DalCoTX | 0 |
| MA David K F 1948-1997 | | t42Moore | 0 |
| MA / Serna | | 0 |
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