Maderas Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Ancestors listed as Maderas are often found as Madera a generation earlier. Taken at its root, Maderas points to “Wood, timber”.

• Spain's INE counts 80 residents with Maderas as first surname and 80 with it as second. Spaniards carry two surnames, one from each parent, which is why Maderas is counted in both positions.
• The extra “s” in Maderas is a spelling habit rather than a different name.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Family crest and blazon

There is no single Maderas family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete Maderas report, with a museum-style coat of arms.