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    The surname Madeira

    A Portuguese surname, carried by 1,183 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /məˈdɪɹə/ 3 syllables Soundex M360

    Madeira: #21,940 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Madeira #21,940, 1,183 people Madeira: #21,940 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Madeira #21,940, 1,183 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Madeira is more common than 86.5% of them.

    Origin

    Portuguese origin

    From Portuguese Madeira, from Portuguese madeira (“wood”), from Latin materia, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”). Doublet of matter.

    One of 71 Portuguese surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,183 people named Madeira in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 260,985 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 975.

    #21,940
    rank among US surnames
    1,183
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +21.3%
    change since 2000 (was #24,135)

    Who is named Madeira

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    82% of people named Madeira identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.9% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 82%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9.1%
    • Two or more races 3.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Madeira

    Madeira has the Soundex code M360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M360.

    Other Portuguese surnames

    All 71 Portuguese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Madeira come from?
    From Portuguese Madeira, from Portuguese madeira (“wood”), from Latin materia, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”). Doublet of matter.
    How common is the surname Madeira?
    1,183 people in the United States had the surname Madeira in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,985 Americans. It ranked 21,940th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Madeira?
    In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Madeira identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    How do you pronounce Madeira?
    Madeira is /məˈdɪɹə/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Madeira getting more or less common?
    More common. 975 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,183 in 2010, up 21%.