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  1. Maccabeenoun

    A member of the Maccabees (a liberation movement in Israel who established Jewish independence in the Land of Israel in the second and first centuries BC).

  2. Etymology: From Μακκαβαῖος.

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  1. Maccabee

    The Maccabees (), also spelled Machabees (Hebrew: מַכַּבִּים, Makkabbīm or מַקַבִּים, Maqabbīm; Latin: Machabaei or Maccabaei; Ancient Greek: Μακκαβαῖοι, Makkabaioi), were a group of Jewish rebel warriors who took control of Judea, which at the time was part of the Seleucid Empire. They founded the Hasmonean dynasty, which ruled from 167 BCE to 37 BCE, being a fully independent kingdom from about 110 to 63 BCE. They reasserted the Jewish religion, expanded the boundaries of Judea by conquest, and reduced the influence of Hellenism and Hellenistic Judaism.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. MACCABEE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Maccabee is ranked #87663 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Maccabee surname appeared 212 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Maccabee.

    91.9% or 195 total occurrences were White.
    2.8% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.3% or 5 total occurrences were Black.
    2.3% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of maccabee in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of maccabee in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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