Madison Surname
Approximately 38,279 people bear this surname
Madison Surname Definition:
1 Maud’s Son :v. Maud. 2 = Mattison, q.v.
Madison Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36,058 | 1:10,052 | 1,215 |
| Canada | 479 | 1:76,922 | 8,646 |
| Liberia | 291 | 1:15,150 | 1,579 |
| Russia | 237 | 1:608,114 | 53,530 |
| England | 146 | 1:381,631 | 26,761 |
| Australia | 119 | 1:226,855 | 21,510 |
| Estonia | 96 | 1:13,769 | 2,151 |
| Indonesia | 92 | 1:1,437,491 | 97,733 |
| Thailand | 59 | 1:1,197,260 | 174,557 |
| Sweden | 51 | 1:193,074 | 13,358 |
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Germany | 44 | 1:1,829,670 | 103,431 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| Philippines | 34 | 1:2,977,595 | 140,497 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| South Sudan | 25 | 1:456,603 | 797 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| Moldova | 16 | 1:222,586 | 20,292 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Belarus | 15 | 1:633,404 | 54,314 |
| Kazakhstan | 13 | 1:1,360,192 | 71,840 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Honduras | 6 | 1:1,469,407 | 5,474 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 49 | 1:497,457 | 27,315 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,016 | 1:8,348 | 1,077 |
Madison (25,224) may also be a first name.
Madison Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
1 Maud’s Son :v. Maud. 2 = Mattison, q.v.
(English) The son of Mad, a pet form of Matthew (gift of Jehovah).
See Madison. 2. A corruption of Maddiston, a village in the parish of Muiravonside, co. Stirling.
Probably Matty's, that is Matthew's, son. The Madisons of the county of Durham were formerly known by the uncomplimentary epithet of The Mad Madisons.
The son of Mathew or Matilda.
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.
Madison Demographics
Average Male Madison Height
177.36 cm
Average Female Madison Height
162.8 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Madison Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Madison Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Madison (Arabic: ماديسون, Russian: Мадисон) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Madison? popularity and diffusion
The surname Madison is the 14,560th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 190,380 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Madison reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Madison is also the 31,781st most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 25,224 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 36,058 people, or 1 in 10,052. In The United States Madison is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and New York, where 5 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 105 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Liberia, where 1 percent reside.
Madison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Madison has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Madison surname rose 599 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 298 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Madison Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Madison last name are 9.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.64% being registered with the party.
The amount Madison earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 32.13% less than the national average, earning R 161,280 per year; in United States they earn 6.72% less than the national average, earning $40,251 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.33% less than the national average, earning $49,024 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Madison Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Madison in the Russian language | ||
| Мадисон | madison | - |
| Madison in the Arabic language | ||
| ماديسون | madyswn | - |
| مديسن | mdysn | - |
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Madison Reference & Research
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