I know an American white man with the surname Mendela who says his ancestors come from Poland. When I saw him on Sunday, I jokingly said to him...your brother died this past week. He knew I meant the more famous 95yr. old South African Nelson Mandela? Is the nonfamous Medela surname in fact Polish?
bramblette
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Yeah, there is:
Mendela derived from German Mandel or from 'mendel' (15 pieces’) - there are 153 people in Poland by the name of Mendela
There are few other similar names like: Mendel, Mendała, Mendala, Medalski, Medelawski and some more
gennusa
Mandela Surname
Paulina
Probably this surname is Jewish. The polish - jewish history is in common.
Johnny Tomala
Can be.
Anonymous
no