The Madeira surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,183 people carried this name — #21,940 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 250,000 people counted. That is up 21% from 975 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 279 people named Madeira live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
238 people named Madeira live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 134 people named Madeira.
Most of them — 91 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Madeira,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jean Madeira 1918–1972 · opera singer -
Francisco Madeira 1954– · politician -
Manuel Madeira d. 1650 · colonial administrator
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Vera Mary Madeira d. 1988
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Gastão Galhardo Madeira 1869–1942 · lawyer
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Carlos Alberto Madeira 1920–1998 · judge
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Madeira.
- Maczka 290 · U.S. census
- Madala 320 · U.S. census
- Madani 649 · U.S. census
- Madar 723 · U.S. census
- Maddalena 1,099 · U.S. census
- Made 267 · U.S. census
- Madej 888 · U.S. census
- Madeline 237 · U.S. census
- Mader 5,434 · U.S. census
- Madere 1,087 · U.S. census
- Madi 378 · U.S. census
- Madon 260 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Madeira is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.