The maiden Surname
maiden Name Meaning and History
English: nickname for a man of effeminate appearance, from Middle
English maiden, the usual word for a young girl (Old English
mægden).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Elja Maiden; Wisconsin |
 TimothyWare84
| 5 |
| Elisha Maiden-b.1795 | Steven Maiden | 4 |
| Daniel Maiden of Warsaw, VA | Dennis | 1 |
| Origins of Surname Maiden | Mary Maiden | 2 |
| William L. Maiden - 1816, Virginia | June K. Billingsley | 8 |
| Samuel and Jane Maiden; Pike Co., MO | Harriett Worrell | 1 |
| MAIDEN Family; VA | G. E. Morin | 23 |
| Maiden Cemetery in Washington Co., VA | T. Harris | 7 |
| Daniel Maiden of Virginia | Dennis | 10 |
| GARFIELD MAIDEN |
leonmaiden
| 3 |
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