Meaning of the Surname Maia?
My family name is Maia, but I have no idea what it means as a surname. I know the meaning of it as a first name, but would like to know if the meaning as a surname is different. Maia is a common Brazilian last name, which means it has Latin roots, but other than that I don't know very much about it.
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The surname must come from the placename Maia in Portugal (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maia_(city)).