Da Maia: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Arms linked to Maia and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Meaning of the name

Behind the Da Maia surname stands Maia, a Portuguese name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. The name is habitational, pointing to “From Maia”.

Da Maia and Maia

Da Maia simply joins the particle Da to Maia, a habit common in Portuguese naming. The same family of names includes Maya.

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