Madison Surname

14,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Madison Surname Definition:

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

Madison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States36,0581:10,0521,215
Canada4791:76,9228,646
Liberia2911:15,1501,579
Russia2371:608,11453,530
England1461:381,63126,761
Australia1191:226,85521,510
Estonia961:13,7692,151
Indonesia921:1,437,49197,733
Thailand591:1,197,260174,557
Sweden511:193,07413,358
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
India431:17,838,730274,051
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Zimbabwe351:441,09338,294
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
South Sudan251:456,603797
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
France191:3,495,933219,029
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Moldova161:222,58620,292
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
China111:124,301,9616,553
Finland111:499,70030,478
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Guam81:20,0153,029
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,0161:8,3481,077

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The son of Mad, a pet form of Matthew (gift of Jehovah).

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

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The son of Mathew or Matilda.

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

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

Madison Last Name Facts

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

The surname Madison (Arabic: ماديسون, Russian: Мадисон) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Madison? popularity and diffusion

Madison is the 14,560th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 190,380 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Madison live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 31,781st most frequently occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 25,224 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 36,058 people, or 1 in 10,052. In The United States Madison is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and New York, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 105 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Liberia, where 1 percent are found.

Madison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Madison has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 599 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 298 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Madison Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Madison last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Madison are 9.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.64% registered with the political 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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Madison in the Russian language
Мадисонmadison-
Madison in the Arabic language
ماديسونmadyswn-
مديسنmdysn-

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Madison Reference & Research

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