Maidment Surname

85,473rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Maidment Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Maymond'; v. Mayman. For corruption into -merit, compare Rayment (Raymond) and Garment (Garmund); for -man, compare Wyman (Wymond) and Osman (Osmund).

1744. Married — John Maidman and Elizabeth Anderson: St.

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Maidment Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,0801:18,0902,596
Australia8771:30,7824,102
Canada6451:57,1256,749
United States4361:831,32863,652
Wales3251:9,5221,046
South Africa881:615,65646,403
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
Scotland471:113,9117,445
Ireland231:204,7368,142
France101:6,642,272293,169
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5871:15,3592,277
Wales671:23,4091,353
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Maidment Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Maymond'; v. Mayman. For corruption into -merit, compare Rayment (Raymond) and Garment (Garmund); for -man, compare Wyman (Wymond) and Osman (Osmund).

1744. Married — John Maidman and Elizabeth Anderson: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1749. — John Maidman and Ann Walker: St. George, Hanover Square.

1802. — Moses Lavell and Ann Maidment: ibid.

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

(Teutonic) Power - Protection [Old Teutonic Madmunt, Medmund, etc.-* mád, * méd = Old English mǽþ, power, reverence, etc. + O.H.Ger. munt = Old English mund, protection]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The name Maidman takes this form in the parish register of Gressage All-Saints.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Maidment Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maidment is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maidment? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 85,473rd most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,291,660 people. Maidment occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Maidment live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Maidment is most numerous in England, where it is held by 3,080 people, or 1 in 18,090. In England it is most frequent in: Dorset, where 15 percent are found, Hampshire, where 15 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Aside from England it occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Maidment Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Maidment has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 2,422 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 485 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,567 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 230 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Maidment Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Maidment last name is predominantly Anglican (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Maidment surname are 2.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.04% registered with the political party.

The amount Maidment earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 55.62% more than the national average, earning R 369,804 per year; in United States they earn 13.08% more than the national average, earning $48,794 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.62% more than the national average, earning $53,470 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maidement943/
Maidmen935/
Midment931/
Maidmemt881/
Maidemen881/
Maidmint880/
Madmeen8042/
Madhmeen751/
Madmin712/
Medmen712/
Hmadhmeen711/
Madmeem6714/
Majeedmemn673/
Madming671/
Mahdmina6317/
Madminova591/
Madmim571/

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