Maeder Surname History

Origins Available:
England

Etymology of Maeder

What does the name Maeder mean?

The name Maeder is a derivative of the Old English word "meodu," meaning "mead," or the Latin "medarius," meaning "a maker or seller of mead." 1 Another source postulates the name was "perhaps a maker of metheglin or mead." 2

An Old Ballad notes: "The meader walks forth with his scythe on his shoulder." 3

Early Origins of the Maeder family

The surname Maeder was first found in Oxfordshire where Alexander le Meder was listed in 1180. Later Alexander le Medier was recorded in 1200 and Alexander Medarius was registered in the Pipe Rolls for Berkshire in 1188. We presume that all of these entries are the same person.

In 1332 Thomas Meder was recorded in the Subsidy Rolls for Surrey. John Medemaker was found in Norfolk in 1332. 1

Early History of the Maeder family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Maeder research. Another 88 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1332, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Maeder History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Maeder Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Meador, Meader, Meadur, Medur, Medor, Meder, Medder and many more.

Early Notables of the Maeder family

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Maeder migration to the United States +

Maeder Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Elsbetha Maeder, who arrived in Carolina in 1743 4

Maeder Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jacob Maeder, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1857 4

Sources +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
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)