Maddison Surname

50,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Maddison Surname Definition:

1 Maud’s Son :v. Maud. 2 = Mattison, q.v.

Maddison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,9381:8,0311,184
Australia1,0971:24,6093,362
United States7441:487,17641,154
Canada5201:70,8578,092
South Africa1691:320,57830,241
Scotland1181:45,3714,059
Marshall Islands1111:46782
New Zealand1091:41,5446,955
Wales1001:30,9453,130
France431:1,544,714145,815
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Guyana261:29,3163,211
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Isle of Man151:5,7211,243
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Iceland91:42,2322,922
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Belize61:59,2462,743
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,9131:8,3681,270
Wales151:104,5614,503
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3631:138,34313,078

Maddison (1,139) may also be a first name.

Maddison Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 Maud’s Son :v. Maud. 2 = Mattison, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Madison. 2. A corruption of Maddiston, a village in the parish of Muiravonside, co. Stirling.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Danish, Madsen; a personal name.$

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Maddisons were an old county family of influence, and to them the punning epithet of the Mad Maddisons was once applied. Those of Saltwellside trace back their descent for three centuries (S.). The name is also established in Lincolnshire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Maddison Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maddison Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Maddison (Russian: Маддисон) is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Maddison.

How Common Is The Last Name Maddison? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 50,157th most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 711,883 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Maddison reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 70 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 235,856th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 1,139 people.

The last name Maddison is most common in England, where it is held by 6,938 people, or 1 in 8,031. In England Maddison is most numerous in: Durham, where 17 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 15 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 8 percent are found. Outside of England it exists in 59 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Maddison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Maddison has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Maddison surname increased 238 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 205 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,686 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 667 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 217 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Maddison Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Maddison last name is predominantly Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States Maddison are 2.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.13% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Maddison earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 51.16% more than the national average, earning 523,141 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.47% more than the national average, earning R 310,056 per year; in United States they earn 1.8% less than the national average, earning $42,373 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.65% more than the national average, earning $51,994 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Maddison Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maddison in the Russian language
Маддисонmaddison-

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