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Mader Name Meaning

English: variant of Madder an occupational name for a dyer or seller of dye from Middle English mader madour mather shortened forms of Middle English maderer maderour matherer ‘seller of madder’ or ‘dyer who used madder’. Mader or mather (Old English mædere Old Norse mathra) was the name for the plant Rubia tinctorum used medicinally and for making red dye. It was also a word for red dye made from other sources. Compare Mather . German and Swiss German (also Mäder) Dutch and French (Lorraine): occupational name for a reaper or mower Middle High German māder mæder Middle Dutch mader. Compare Moder . French: metonymic occupational name for a carpenter from Occitan madier ‘beam’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Maser, Rader, Mander, Mager, Moder, Ader, Hader, Mayer, Bader, Fader

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Where is the Mader family from?

You can see how Mader families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mader family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Mader families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 12 Mader families living in London. This was about 29% of all the recorded Mader's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Mader families in 1891.
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What did your Mader ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Mader. 70% of Mader women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    70%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    16%
  • Domestic Servant
    16%
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Passenger Lists

There are 6,000 immigration records available for the last name Mader. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 10,000 military records available for the last name Mader. For the veterans among your Mader ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Mader lifespan?

Between 1950 and 2004, in the United States, Mader life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1950, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Mader in 1950 was 35, and 79 in 2004.

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