Is There a Madeja Coat of Arms?

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

The meaning behind Madeja

Madeja and Madej are two spellings with one history. Name scholars give the meaning as “Pet form of Matthew / Madej”.

Madeja is listed among the recognised spellings of Madej. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Other spellings include Madey. The 2010 census count for Madeja in the United States was 271, good for rank 71,886.

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