Maza Family History

Spanish: metonymic occupational name for someone who had a mace as a symbol of office or who carried one in ceremonial possessions from Spanish maza ‘mace’ (from Late Latin mattea probably of ancient Germanic origin).

In some cases it may have been used as a metonymic occupational name for a soldier who used a mace in its original function as a weapon.

Polish: nickname derived from mazać ‘to smear, sully, rub out’. The exact meaning of the nickname is unclear.

Compare Maziarz.