Madeira

in Oregon

There are 11 people with the last name "Madeira" in Oregon.

Ranking in Oregon

Name	Rank
Madeira	31,086

is 31,082nd most common Macho
is 31,083rd most common Macqueen
is 31,084th most common Macready
is 31,085th most common Mactaggart
is 31,086th most common Madeira
is 31,087th most common Mahmoud
is 31,088th most common Maillard
is 31,089th most common Mailloux
is 31,090th most common Mainville

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Meaning & History

Madeira

Portuguese: metonymic occupational name for a carpenter, from madeira ‘wood’, ‘timber’ (Late Latin materia, from classical Latin materies ‘material’, ‘substance’).

local name from the island of Madeira, which was named with Portuguese madeira ‘timber’ because of the timber that grew there. The island was colonized in the 15th century under the patronage of Prince Henry the Navigator.