The madera Surname
madera Name Meaning and History
- Spanish and Asturian-Leonese: from madera ‘wood’, ‘timber’ (from Late Latin materia), probably applied as a topographic name or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example La Madera in Asturies.
- Czech (Madera): ethnic name from an old word for a Hungarian (see Magyar).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 20 - Messages: 63
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| SURNAME: RETAMAR | Betsy Colon | 11 |
| Evan Madera & margaret Mary Gidcumb m 1942 |
 Cindi_Meyer
| 0 |
| Frank Madera, BIO |
ccountr1
| 0 |
| Augustus Madera | Beverly McFarland | 1 |
| Madeira/Madera's of Pa 1700/1800 John Hafer ? | Patricia Webb | 2 |
| Joel Madera m Lucy Warren 1774 Surry Co., VA |
FuzzyFleischer
| 0 |
| Madera, Miles (Milos), youngest of Anna & Frank, Bratislava | Christine Madera | 0 |
| Medara/Madera etc |
Potts98521
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| Madera from Bohemia to USA |
Tonicek
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| obit: Manuel Madera 1934-2005 |
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| 0 |
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