Maddox Surname

10,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52,839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Maddox Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Celt.) Maddock’s (Son): v. Maddock

Maddox Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States47,6191:7,612907
England3,1781:17,5322,524
Australia7671:35,1964,644
Canada3251:113,37112,083
New Zealand2601:17,4173,051
Wales2421:12,7871,413
Scotland781:68,6395,330
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Isle of Man441:1,950371
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
India121:63,922,115578,870
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Jersey81:12,4002,398
China81:170,915,1968,932
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Panama71:558,8949,437
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Haiti61:1,780,65114,597
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
France41:16,605,680368,153
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3781:17,6892,561
Wales1481:10,597644
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,3551:7,9021,010

Maddox (220) may also be a first name.

Maddox Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Celt.) Maddock’s (Son): v. Maddock

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

From Maddocks; a location name in Devon Or from the French, Madoux; a personal name.

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

Maddox and Maddy are at present Hereford names, associated in the past with the history of the corporation of that city; Maddox was the name of four mayors during the first half of last century, whilst Benjamin Maddy was mayor of the city in 1790 (D.).

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

Maddox Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maddox occurs most in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maddox? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maddox is the 10,636th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,920 people. The last name Maddox is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Maddox live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. Maddox is also the 608,246th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 220 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 47,619 people, or 1 in 7,612. In The United States it is mostly found in: Georgia, where 13 percent reside, Alabama, where 8 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 74 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Maddox Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Maddox has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Maddox surname grew 749 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 231 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 71 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Maddox Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Maddox last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Maddox last name are 20.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.7% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Maddox earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 27.55% more than the national average, earning R 303,108 per year; in United States they earn 6.63% less than the national average, earning $40,288 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.83% more than the national average, earning $53,078 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maddoux92192/
Maddoxx9210/
Maddoxe926/
Maddoxs923/
Maddosx921/
Maeddox921/
Maaddox920/
Madox9182/
Maddex83552/
Madoux83226/
Maddax8376/
Maddog8333/
Moddox8314/
Meddox839/
Maddok839/
Maddos839/
Maddoz838/
Maddoc835/
Maddoj835/
Maadox832/
Maedox832/
Madoxx831/
Matdox830/
Madoxs830/
Maddock7710,525/
Maudoux77781/
Meadoux7726/
Maddous778/
Maddaux772/
Maddeux772/
Maddoks771/
Maddouz771/
Meddocx771/
Maddocs771/
Maddoch770/
Maddaxs770/
Mauddax770/
Meddoux770/
Maddose770/
Mattdox770/
Madoz73568/
Madok73342/
Madex73161/
Madoc73121/
Mados7392/
Madog7361/
Madoš7347/
Medox7311/
Madoj733/
Madax730/
Modox730/
Maddocks717,376/
Maddeaux71200/
Maddouch71145/
Maddoost7148/
Maddozks711/
Maddockd711/
Maddochs710/
Maddough710/
Madhok672,103/
Maddas671,301/
Madoke67388/
Modoux67341/
Maddak67310/
Madeux67217/
Madock6798/
Maydos6796/
Maudos6796/
Madosh6790/
Madoch6762/
Madous6739/
Maduok6733/
Maidos6732/
Meados6730/
Hmaddouch6724/
Madose6710/
Majdax6710/
Madocs679/
Maudok678/
Madhos677/
Meaddough676/
Madokh676/
Maidok676/
Matdok676/
Madotz676/
Madoce675/
Majdok675/
Mahdok674/
Madouk674/
Maddouche674/
Madaux673/
Madojh673/
Madoks673/
Madadq673/
Meddex672/
Masdos672/
Maddockse671/
Madgos671/
Madhog671/
Madhoj671/
Madogh671/
Majdos671/
Maudog671/
Madhoz671/
Madadj671/
Madoug671/
Madook671/
Madost671/
Médoux671/
Madosj671/
Moddoc670/

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Maddox Reference & Research

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