Maja History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The noble Spanish family name Maja is classified as being of habitation origin. Habitation names are those family names which are derived from either the location of the place of residence of the initial bearer or from the name of the town or village from whence he hailed. The name is also derived from the Basque term "maia" meaning "high meseta."

Early Origins of the Maja family

The surname Maja was first found in Maya del Batzan, located in the province of Navarre. One of the earliest references to this name is a record of one Domingo de Maya y Enderiz, born in Pamplona, who married Ana Suarez de Cardoso y Maldonado in 1628. He later settled in the Department of Antioquia, Republic of Colombia, where he was Accountant of the Royal Treasury.

Early History of the Maja family

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Maja Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mayas, Maja, Maia and others.

Early Notables of the Maja family

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Maja Ranking

In South Africa, the name Maja is the 684^th most popular surname with an estimated 9,957 people with that name. 1

Maja migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Maja Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Stina Maja, who landed in America in 1860 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Maja (post 1700) +

Maja Beutler (1936-2021), Swiss writer who also worked as a translator and for Stadttheater Bern and Schweizer Radio DRS
Maja Classen (b. 1974), German film director and screenwriter, best known for her documentary Feiern (2006)

Citations +

"Most Common Last Names in South Africa." Forebears, https://forebears.io/south-africa/surnames
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)