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Mais Family Crest
Mais Family Crest
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Where did the German Mais family come from? What is the German Mais family crest and coat of arms? When did the Mais family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Mais family history?

The German surname Mais first emerged in the Rhineland, and means, simply, "May." The name was most likely originally borne by someone who was either born in the month of May or particularly fond of the spring.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: May, Mai, Mais, Maye, Mey, de May, du May, Maya and many more.

First found in the Rhineland, where this family was a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always influential in social affairs, the family became an integral part of that turbulent region as it forged alliances with other families within the region and the nation.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mais research. Another 184 words(13 lines of text) covering the years 1326, 1355, 1774, and 1838 are included under the topic Early Mais History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 22 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Mais Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Wilhelm May, who settled in Virginia in 1683; Heinrich May, a Hessian mercenary who settled in Newfoundland after fighting in the American Revolution, Adam Mai, who came from Bremen to New York in 1857.

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  6. Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
  7. Karlsruhe. Badisches Generallandesarchiv Baden Emigration lists 1866-1911. Salt Lake City: Microfilm of Card Index by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Print.
  8. Oswald, G. Lexicon der Heraldik. Leipzig: 1984. Print.
  9. Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
  10. Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
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The Mais Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Mais Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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