Madrigal Surname

4,081st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137,660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Madrigal Surname Definition:

One who came from Madrigal (pear orchard), the name of several places in Spain.

Found in Castile. Name of several villages near Ávila, Sigüenza, Plasencia, and Burgos. May be derived from latin "mandra" - pastor or shepherd. Possibly derived from same source as Basque surname "Madariaga" - pear tree.

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Madrigal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico55,3041:2,244323
Costa Rica26,5021:18052
United States23,1011:15,6901,994
Philippines7,9271:12,7711,322
Colombia6,8601:6,964896
Cuba5,6111:2,054309
Spain5,2001:8,9911,067
Nicaragua3,7631:1,600292
Dominican Republic7241:14,4101,065
Argentina4911:87,0547,339
Ecuador3941:40,3704,282
Panama3171:12,3421,012
Venezuela2461:122,7814,113
Chile2461:71,6122,934
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Brazil1361:1,574,07652,203
Guatemala831:193,7673,770
Canada701:526,36644,416
France631:1,054,329115,549
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Paraguay401:180,9193,484
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
Australia301:899,85754,700
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
El Salvador271:234,9592,182
Honduras251:352,6582,892
Uruguay241:142,99012,722
England201:2,785,90397,972
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Peru161:1,986,50825,077
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Belize111:32,3162,112
China71:195,331,65210,124
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Anguilla11:13,436792
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Madrígal (2) are calculated separately.

Madrigal (496) may also be a first name.

Madrigal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Madrigal (pear orchard), the name of several places in Spain.

Found in Castile. Name of several villages near Ávila, Sigüenza, Plasencia, and Burgos. May be derived from latin "mandra" - pastor or shepherd. Possibly derived from same source as Basque surname "Madariaga" - pear tree.

This word is probably a variant of "madrid."

Castilian name from Madrigal de las Altas Torres of Arevalo (Ávila).

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Madrigal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Madrigal (Arabic: مادريغال, Russian: Мадригаль) occurs most in Mexico. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Madrígal. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Madrigal? popularity and diffusion

Madrigal is the 4,081st most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,939 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Madrigal reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Madrigal is also the 381,018th most widespread forename on earth, held by 496 people.

Madrigal is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is carried by 55,304 people, or 1 in 2,244. In Mexico Madrigal is most frequent in: Michoacán, where 24 percent are found, Jalisco, where 14 percent are found and Tabasco, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Mexico this last name occurs in 71 countries. It is also found in Costa Rica, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Madrigal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Madrigal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Madrigal surname grew 135,888 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Madrigal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Madrigal surname are 43.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount Madrigal earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 8.15% more than the national average, earning $24,553,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.59% less than the national average, earning $38,149 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.7% less than the national average, earning $42,875 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madrígal962/
Madrigale94156/
Madrigall945/
Maddrigal942/
Madreigal941/
Madricgal941/
Madriogal941/
Maedrigal941/
Madregal88298/
Medrigal8810/
Madrugal885/
Modrigal884/
Madrygal881/
Madrighol821/
Medrygal759/
Medrygał635/

Madrigal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Madrigal in the Russian language
Мадригальmadrigal-
Madrigal in the Arabic language
مادريغالmadryghal-

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