Madeline History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Ireland

The distinguished surname Madeline is derived from the Hebrew "Magdalen," meaning "woman of Magdala." This name was also used, fairly infrequently, as a Christian name during the 13th century.

Early Origins of the Madeline family

The surname Madeline was first found in Oxfordshire, where the Madeline family was anciently seated as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066; the language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. However, many Saxon surnames survived, and the family name Madeline was first referenced in the 13th century, when the Madeline family held estates in Oxfordshire.

Early History of the Madeline family

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Madeline Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Madeline family name include Maudlin, Maudling, Madeline, Magdelin, Madolin, Magdelyn, Magdeleine and many more.

Early Notables of the Madeline family

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Migration of the Madeline family to Ireland

Some of the Madeline family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 81 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Madeline family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Madeline surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Joane Maudlin, who settled in Virginia in 1666; Strangeman Modglin, who is believed to have emigrated from Scotland to North Carolina during the mid-18th century, and John Maudlin, who arrived in Detroit in 1869..

Contemporary Notables of the name Madeline (post 1700) +

Elise Madeline LeGrow (b. 1987), Canadian recording artist and songwriter former member of the band Whale Tooth
Beatrice Madeline Decker (b. 1919), founder of THEOS, Inc., an organization that helps widows and their families
Madeline A. Cain (1949-2022), American politician, Member of the Ohio House of Representatives and the first female mayor of Lakewood, Ohio
Mrs. Madeline Alessandri C.M.G., British Director for Foreign and Commonwealth Office was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George on 17th June 2017, for services to British foreign policy
Madeline Lovejoy, American actress, known for Bruce Almighty (2003), Barnyard (2006) and Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)
Madeline Merlo (b. 1994), Canadian country music singer-songwriter
Madeline La Framboise (1780-1846), born Marguerite-Magdelaine Marcot, American fur trader in the Northwest Territory of the United States; she was of mixed Odawa and French descent
Madeline DeFrees (1919-2015), American poet
Madeline Charlotte Moorman Garside (1933-1991), American cellist and performance artist
Madeline Lee Gilford (1923-2008), born Madeline Lederman, an American film and stage actress and social activist, widow of Jack Gilford