The Madera surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,583 people carried this name — #3,705 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 30,800 people counted. That is up 34% from 7,160 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 2,444 people named Madera 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 Córdoba.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Córdoba 695
Buenos Aires Province 687
Santa Fe 602
Chaco 154
City of Buenos Aires 140
Formosa 26
Entre Ríos 23
San Juan 20

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

1,122 people named Madera have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 1,241 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Subcarpathian 258
Lower Silesian 229
Opole 173
West Pomeranian 137
Silesian 116
Lubusz 68
Łódź 35
Lesser Poland 35

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 42 people named Madera.

Most of them — 24 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 24
Alpes-Maritimes 10
Aisne 2
Gard 1
Meuse 1
Puy-de-Dôme 1
Bas-Rhin 1
Var 1
Vosges 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

23 people named Madera live in Switzerland.

They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Lucerne.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Lucerne 6
Schaffhausen 5
Vaud 5
Ticino 4
Fribourg 3

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 print

Madera in American newspapers,
1915.

Newspaper page from The Herald carrying the name Madera
The Herald 1915-11-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Madera in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1940s.

66 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Madera. The most, 13, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 30
Victoria 14
Queensland 10
Western Australia 7
South Australia 5

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Madera.

Who carried it

People named Madera,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Vicente Madera Peña 1896–1983 · politician
  • Juan Madera 1922–2024 · composer
  • José de Jesús Madera Uribe 1927–2017 · Catholic priest
  • Dolores M. Madera 1928–2020

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Madera,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States193 records

193 records of the Madera name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 64
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 41
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 35
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 29
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 20
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Frank G. Madera

    Born 1918 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Macarthur San Pedro, California; machine shop worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1981, buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Francesco Madera

    Arrived at New York in 1906 aboard the Weimar from Naples, aged 30; country man. From Pietrapaolo, Cosenza, Italy; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Ralph P. Madera

    Veteran of World War I. Born 1891, died 1964; buried at Loudon Park National Cemetery, Maryland.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 193 records for Madera in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France15 records

15 records of the Madera name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Pierre Francois Madera

    Born 1928 in Nice; died 1981 in Antibes (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Ines Jeanne Anna Madera

    Born 1902 in La Turbie (Alpes-Maritimes); died 1979 in Salon-de-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Cecylia Madera

    Born 1916 in Poland; died 1992 in Plaisir (Yvelines).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Madera in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Germany10 records

10 records of the Madera name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Johann Madera

    From Schwarzroda. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 14 April 1916 (Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 349).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Fritz Madera

    From Breslau. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 5 March 1919 (Infantry Regiment No. 371).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Michael Madera

    From Wengern, Oppeln. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 11 October 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Madera in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands8 records

8 records of the Madera name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 6
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Ludwig Matthias Madera

    Married in 1940 in 's-Gravenhage; office clerk.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Johanna Antonia Madera

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1830 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Hendrik Madera

    Baptised in 1773 in Delft.

    Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Madera in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Madera name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 3
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record John Madera

    Left Launceston in 1851 aboard the Hannah, bound for Sydney, as a seaman.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 4 records for Madera in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

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