Maudlin

See also: maudlin

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Maudling, Maulding

Etymology

English surname, from Middle English Maudeleyn (see the modern Magdalene).

Proper noun

Maudlin (plural Maudlins)

1. A surname.
2. Alternative form of Magdalen (“Magdalen College, Oxford”)
   • 1892, Lilian M. Quiller-Couch, Reminiscences of Oxford, page 153:

     At the same school we met a young man of small fortune, and in a subordinate situation at Maudlin.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Maudlin is the 28679^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 831 individuals. Maudlin is most common among White (92.78%) individuals.

References

• (Magdalen College): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary

Anagrams

• Mauldin, indlamu