Rob Machado

Machado in 2012, kathclick

Birth Name: Robert Edward Machado

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Birth: October 16, 1973

Ethnicity:
*50% likely British Isles
*25% Slovak
*12.5% Alsatian German
*12.5% Mexican

Rob Machado is an Australian-born American professional surfer.

His father is American, from California, and is of Slovak, Mexican, and Alsatian German descent. His mother is British. He was raised in California from the age of four. He has three children.

Rob’s paternal grandfather was Joseph Oscar Machado (the son of José de La Luz “Joseph” Machado and Marie Melanie Greber/Graber). Rob’s grandfather Joseph was born in California. Rob’s great-grandfather José was born in California, the son of José Agustin Antonio Machado, whose parents were born in Mexico, and of Ramona Sepúlveda, whose parents were also born in Mexico. Marie was born in Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France, and was the daughter of Andreas Greber and Anna/Anne Galliath.

Rob’s paternal grandmother was Margaret Mary Hornak (the daughter of Andrew Henry Hornak/Horneak and Lottie Petruna/Petrunia/Petrunya). Margaret was born in Indiana. Andrew was born in Austria-Hungary, now Slovakia. Lottie was born in Pennsylvania, to parents from Austria-Hungary, Michael “Mike” Petruna and Anna Pitzer, who were also of Slovak origin.

Source: Obituary of Rob’s paternal grandfather, Joseph Oscar Machado – http://legacy.com