Maddison

English

Etymology

From Madde (a medieval diminutive of Maud and Magdalene) +‎ -son.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmædɪsən/, /ˈmædəsən/

Proper noun

Maddison (countable and uncountable, plural Maddisons)

1. A surname originating as a matronymic.
2. A female given name transferred from the surname, of mostly British usage, variant of Madison.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname, less common than the female name today.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Maddison is the 36048^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 622 individuals. Maddison is most common among White (68.01%) and Black/African American (14.79%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Maddison”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 486.

Anagrams

• diamonds