Mader Surname

16,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Mader Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the maderer,' a collector and seller of madder; compare Garlicker, Garlickmonger, &c. Just as Pepperer is now found as Pepper, so Maderer has been reduced to Mader and Madder.

Jacob le Madur, Lincolnshire, 1273.

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Mader Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany13,4931:5,966726
United States7,3871:49,0675,947
Austria4,8381:1,760135
Iran1,6801:45,7045,193
France1,1981:55,4457,361
Canada1,0911:33,7724,344
Brazil8511:251,5569,688
Australia7321:36,8794,840
Switzerland6981:11,7661,944
India5211:1,472,29455,752
Israel2841:30,1334,296
Czechia2621:40,5866,723
Poland2421:157,06122,216
Somaliland2101:16,668804
Italy1091:561,07153,789
Denmark931:60,6966,147
Slovakia851:62,78212,155
England811:687,87739,238
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Indonesia591:2,241,512136,522
Hungary561:175,29115,311
Argentina561:763,27551,263
Trinidad and Tobago471:29,0213,035
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Ecuador171:935,63814,108
Greece161:692,48777,522
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Bosnia and Herzegovina121:294,70012,460
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Norway121:428,52437,411
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Saint Lucia61:29,7971,820
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Wales41:773,63329,106
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8371:59,9986,620

The alternate forms: Mäder (9,204) & Máder (216) are calculated separately.

Mader (926) may also be a first name.

Mader Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the maderer,' a collector and seller of madder; compare Garlicker, Garlickmonger, &c. Just as Pepperer is now found as Pepper, so Maderer has been reduced to Mader and Madder.

Jacob le Madur, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Maderman, temp. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Laurence Maderer. Rolls of Parliament.

Thomas Maderer.

1748. Married — James Madder and Christian Black: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

See Maeder.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

“Mower” in Old German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English, German) One who dyes with, or sells, red dye stuff; one who came from Maden, in Germany; one who mows or harvests grain; descendant of Matheri (court, army).

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

Mader: a mower. On August 16, 1417, was served a writ to the Sheriff of Lancashire to arrest Mathew le Madder, husbandman. Cotton Mather must have descended from a mower.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Mader Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mader (Georgian: მადერ, Hindi: मदेर, Marathi: मडेर, Russian: Мадер) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Mäder or Máder. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mader? popularity and diffusion

Mader is the 16,133rd most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 211,068 people. Mader occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Mader reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Mader is also the 265,988th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 926 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 13,493 people, or 1 in 5,966. In Germany Mader is most common in: Bavaria, where 42 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Germany it is found in 75 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Austria, where 14 percent reside.

Mader Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mader has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mader surname rose 883 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 2,025 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mader Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mader surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mader surname are 21.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.36% being registered with the party.

The amount Mader earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.22% more than the national average, earning R 409,272 per year; in United States they earn 6.45% more than the national average, earning $45,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.99% less than the national average, earning $49,190 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mäder939,204/
Máder93216/
Maeder915,656/
Meader913,495/
Mahder912,891/
Madere911,741/
Mauder911,175/
Madder91863/
Madier91581/
Maider91488/
Majder91437/
Madert91208/
Mhader91208/
Madher91139/
Madeer91128/
Madger9183/
Mayder9150/
Maader9148/
Madear9132/
Maderr919/
Maderh918/
Masder916/
Maëder916/
Maderz915/
Madeur913/
Mmader911/
Matder911/
Maderd910/
Madehr910/
Made8926,564/
Maaider83239/
Madhere83199/
Mhaider83174/
Maudier83132/
Madhier8348/
Maidere8345/
Madheur8333/
Mahader8327/
Madeyre8326/
Maehder8311/
Maidher8311/
Madeere838/
Madeire837/
Mhadder834/
Maydear833/
Meadher832/
Meadere832/
Maudere831/
Maudher831/
Meadier831/
Maadher831/
Matdere831/
Maadere831/
Mgadder831/
Maadeur831/
Mahyder831/
Masdere831/
Maideer831/
Maddere830/
Meadert830/
Maedier830/
Massder830/
Meade8040,695/
Madej8023,369/
Madey8016,589/
Maude8011,700/
Madhe8011,267/
Meder8011,169/
Madge803,695/
Moder803,651/
Maide803,006/
Maïde802,792/
Madre802,756/
Madde802,739/
Madje802,221/
Mades801,657/
Mahde801,598/
Mhade801,489/
Madeh801,337/
Madie801,275/
Madei801,204/
Madet80934/
Madeï80867/
Madee80854/
Madir80836/
Madea80716/
Madeu80674/
Maade80285/
Hmade80250/
Méder80178/
Möder80114/
Móder80109/
Mgade80100/
Madez8072/
Mayde8053/
Matde8034/
Masde8032/
Majde8027/
Maded8023/
Mmade805/
Madep802/
Madeş801/
Madée801/
Madeî801/
Maderová77751/
Maderova7740/
Meaderrd771/
M'Hadder771/
Mahieder771/
M'Haider771/
Madaheer771/
Mahadeir771/
Mahadher771/
Madhei735,618/
Maudet734,338/
Madire733,292/
Mahade732,936/
Meeder731,879/
Meades731,868/
Mahdie73974/
Moeder73814/
Maddie73797/
Maudie73710/
Madeej73676/
Madeuh73675/
Mahdey73594/
Meider73578/
Maidee73558/
Modder73540/
Mehder73532/
Maudhe73482/
Masdea73429/
Mohder73409/
Modert73366/
Maadey73356/
Maidje73335/
Meyder73328/
Modher73311/
Madesh73294/
Madhir73276/
Maadyr73273/
Maadir73262/
Medder73254/
Mödder73245/
Medher73242/
Maides73237/
Madieh73224/
Mouder73174/
Modere73172/
Mahude73129/
Madhet73123/
Mhasde73112/
Maudes73110/
Madheu7397/
Matdee7396/
Maidre7394/
Majdie7382/
Modeer7379/
Maideu7378/
Maudez7373/
Matdet7373/
Madgey7371/
Majdee7368/
Maadie7368/
Maddey7363/
Mahdir7361/
Madhre7351/
Mooder7349/
Maydee7348/
Madest7346/
H'Made7344/
Mahdeh7344/
Maddee7341/
Mhadge7337/
Mädger7337/
Hmadeh7334/
Maddei7330/
Madhey7328/
Madhes7327/
Maadhe7327/
Maddhe7327/
Mahdei7326/
Maddes7325/
Maidhe7323/
Madeed7321/
Madair7320/
Maydyr7319/
Maidei7319/
Maideh7319/
Hmaide7318/
Madiea7314/
Madird7313/
Maidir7312/
Madeis7310/
Maaded7310/
Mähder7310/
Madech7310/
Maddir739/
Muider739/
Madhee739/
Meuder739/
Maddeh739/
Maadep738/
Madjre738/
Majdeh738/
Maidie737/
Maadre737/
Meadee736/
Madior736/
Madded736/
Maudre736/
Maddea736/
Moderz736/
Meadea736/
Madihe736/
Meadie735/
Maadje735/
Maidey735/
Meadhe734/
Mhadre734/
Moider734/
Mmadee734/
Meadez734/
Modier734/
Masdir734/
Masdey734/
Mosder734/
Mahded734/
Madhea734/
Hmadey734/
Machde733/
Medier733/
Medear733/
Madirz733/
Maudey733/
Majded733/
Maddeu733/
Madgir733/
Madhie733/
Maadee733/
Meadje733/
Maudee732/
Madets732/
Madhge732/
Mashde732/
Mahsde732/
Maided732/
Meadjr732/
Madgeh732/
Madère732/
Maidet732/
Mahdej732/
Mhaide732/
Mhadee732/
Mahdge731/
Mahdre731/
Maidde731/
Maydej731/
Matdes731/
Mathde731/
Maddre731/
Madeep731/
Madeiz731/
Maadde731/
Maahde731/
Maaide731/
Meadge731/
Medeir731/
Mgadee731/
Mhadey731/
Muoder731/
Hmadie731/
Hmeade731/
Hmgade731/
Modger731/
Maudea731/
Medeur731/
Matdje731/
Maudei731/
Maudir731/
Madejs731/
Madeas731/
Madedh731/
Madeey731/
Madeez731/
Madirp731/
Madoir731/
Maadei731/
Mahdez731/
Hmadee731/
Mädder731/
Mahhde731/
Madeph731/
Maadea731/
Madett731/
Madeid731/
Madeih731/
Madirh731/
Hmaded731/
Hmmade731/
Madess730/
Meadey730/
Mhoder730/
Maddet730/
Maydde730/
Mauderová7121/
Majderová7111/
Madi67203,137/
Mada6751,028/
Mady6729,328/
Mode6727,021/
Mahdieh672,838/
Madhire67465/
Maudire67424/
Mohdher67398/
Mahdesh67244/
Madahey67203/
Madaire67193/
Mahadir67184/
Madoire67177/
Mhaidir67170/
Maddess67168/
Maddieh6782/
Meidert6777/
Madé6772/
Mahadei6765/
Madhesh6747/
Majdhee6745/
Mhaidee6744/
Madesht6743/
Maudair6743/
Mahadey6734/
Mahadeh6726/
Moedder6723/
Maadeed6722/
H'Maide6719/
Majdieh6718/
Maddeys6716/
Madeová6716/
Madj6715/
Moudeir6712/
Madè6712/
Madehie6712/
Madhuir679/
Mahadie679/
Meddeur678/
Maddire677/
Madooee677/
Meidger675/
Madhead674/
Maddepp674/
Mahasde674/
Masdeah674/
Madá674/
Mahydei674/
Maddair673/
Maddesh673/
Mahadej673/
Mahdhir673/
Madeesh672/
Madhair672/
Mhahade672/
Maadeey672/
Madí672/
Mashdir672/
Mauydee672/
Mahaade671/
Mahadhe671/
Maggide671/
Maidhie671/
Madduir671/
Madhehe671/
Madahei671/
Maadesh671/
Meadeth671/
Mhadhey671/
Mouderd671/
Moudher671/
Maaidej671/
Maudeed671/
Mmadire671/
Maudeea671/
Maudett671/
Mauoude671/
Masdeeh671/
Madejje671/
Madhiea671/
Madhère671/
Maidair671/
Maideed671/
Maidehe671/
Hmmadeh671/
Moudere671/
Mahhdee671/
Madhieh671/
Madehej671/
Maijdee671/
Hmaideh671/
Hmaidet671/
Mahadeu671/
Mmadihe671/
Maideee671/
Madeehh671/
Maddeah671/
Hmaydee671/
Meadeas670/
Measdey670/
Meedier670/
Meadess670/
Maddeis670/
Meddear670/
Moderth670/
Meaddes670/

Mader Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mader in the Georgian language
მადერmader-
Mader in the Hindi language
मदेरmadera71.43
माधुरीmadhuri28.57
Mader in the Marathi language
मडेरmadera40
मदेरmadera30
मदारmadara20
मादेरmadera10
Mader in the Russian language
Мадерmader-

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