Maddock Surname

48,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Maddock Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Goodly, Beneficent [Welsh forms Madawc, Madog; Welsh madog, goodly-mad, good] Madawc the son of Maredudd [Meredith] possessed Powys within its boundaries, from Porfoed to Gwauan in the uplands of Arwystli.—‘The Dream of Rhonabwy ’: Mabinogion, tr.

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Maddock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9761:91,16210,245
England3,5671:15,6202,287
Australia1,1291:23,9113,277
Canada5161:71,4068,144
Ireland3211:14,6701,678
Wales3051:10,1461,124
New Zealand2881:15,7232,746
South Africa1761:307,82829,442
Scotland681:78,7335,846
Northern Ireland261:70,9635,105
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
China31:455,773,85521,925
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2951:15,0161,917
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,5261:9,6501,451
Wales2041:7,688489
Scotland201:187,1617,190
Isle of Man71:7,753762
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8371:59,9986,620

Maddock (18) may also be a first name.

Maddock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Goodly, Beneficent [Welsh forms Madawc, Madog; Welsh madog, goodly-mad, good] Madawc the son of Maredudd [Meredith] possessed Powys within its boundaries, from Porfoed to Gwauan in the uplands of Arwystli.—‘The Dream of Rhonabwy ’: Mabinogion, tr. Guest.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A Welsh name now indisting' uishable from the Gaelic Mac Mhadóc, a branch of the Mac Murroughs in Co. Wexford, formerly MacVaddock as well as Maddock or Maddox. The droll synonym Mayduck occurs in Co. Down. MIF 268

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English, Welsh) Descendant of Madog or Madoc (fortunate).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Madoc an ancient Welsh personal name. One Madochwas a tenant in chief in Herefordshire at the making of Domesday. He was doubtless a Welshman by birth.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Welsh.) The same as Madoc, a proper name common among the Welsh, from mad, good, and the termination oc or og, the same as the termination y or ous in English. The terminations c and ac, denote fixedness, force, plenitude. Og, in its simple form, signifies animation, activity; also, possessing that which precedes it; oc, greatness, grandeur; ox, quickness, promptitude.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Maddock and Maddocks, forms of the ancient Welsh personal name of Madoc, have characterised Wales and the English border shires for ages. Madoch was the name of a Herefordshire tenant in Domesday times, whilst Maddox is still an old Hereford name. In the reign of Edward. I. there were persons of the name of Madoc in Shropshire (H. R.), in which county the names of Maddock and Maddocks still occur. Maddock is now a frequent name in Chester and its neighbourhood, and John Maddock was mayor of Chester in 1676 (Ormerod). Maddocks was the name of a very ancient family of Llanfrynach, Brecknockshire (Jones' "Brecknockshire").

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

Maddock Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maddock occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Maddock click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maddock? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 48,921st most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 692,403 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Maddock live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 18 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 3,976 people, or 1 in 91,162. In The United States Maddock is mostly found in: California, where 11 percent are found, Missouri, where 11 percent are found and Nevada, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States it exists in 50 countries. It also occurs in England, where 34 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Maddock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Maddock has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Maddock last name grew 475 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 141 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 109 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 340 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Maddock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Maddock surname is predominantly Catholic (82%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Maddock surname are 11.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.43% registered with the party.

The amount Maddock earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.45% more than the national average, earning 351,102 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 136.67% more than the national average, earning R 562,428 per year; in United States they earn 16.04% more than the national average, earning $50,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.26% more than the national average, earning $51,800 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madock9298/
Maddok929/
Maddoc925/
Meddock86416/
Maddack8631/
Maydock8628/
Moddock862/
Maduock861/
Maidock861/
Maddocs861/
Maddoks861/
Meadock860/
Madouck860/
Madok83342/
Madoc83121/
Moddocks802/
Maddozks801/
Maddox7752,839/
Madhok772,103/
Madoke77388/
Maddak77310/
Modock77219/
Medock7773/
Maddog7733/
Maduok7733/
Madocs779/
Maudok778/
Madack777/
Madokh776/
Matdok776/
Maidok776/
Majdok775/
Mahdok774/
Madouk774/
Madook771/
Meddok771/
Moddoc770/
Madoukh71533/
Maddoux71192/
Mahadok7124/
Medouck7119/
Madacke719/
Maetdok717/
Madadkh717/
Mahdouk716/
Madouke714/
Maddoxs713/
Maidoke713/
Maddosx711/
Maydack711/
Matdoke711/
Masdoke711/
Meddokh711/
Mmadack711/
Maidouk711/
Madhuok711/
Madeuck711/
Maddake711/
Maaddox710/
Medok679,628/
Madak675,594/
Modok674,880/
Madák67248/
Modoc67194/
Madac67133/
Madox6782/
Madog6761/
Médoc678/
D'Modock671/
Mahdoukh671/
Masdookh671/
Maddough670/

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