Medder Surname History

Origins Available:
England

Etymology of Medder

What does the name Medder mean?

The name Medder 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 Medder family

The surname Medder 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 Medder family

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Medder Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Medder family

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Migration of the Medder family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Ambrose Meader, who settled in Virginia in 1636; Nich Meader, who came to Virginia in 1638; John Meader, who came to New Hampshire in 1648; John Meader, who came to New England in 1676.

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