How common is the surname Madden?

35,438 people in the United States had the surname Madden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,712 Americans. It ranked 982nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Madden?

Benji Madden, American rock musician, followed by Joel Madden.

Where is the surname Madden most common?

Wikidata records people named Madden in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Madden?

Madden is /ˈmædən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Madden getting more or less common?

More common. 34,472 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 35,438 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Madden

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 35,438 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmædən/ 2 syllables Soundex M350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Madden is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Madadháin (“descendant of Madadhán”), a diminutive of madadh (“dog”).

Madden is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 35,438 people named Madden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,712 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 34,472.

#982

rank among US surnames

35,438

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #926)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#973	Sierra	35,770	8,631
#974	Pollard	35,749	8,636
#975	Alfaro	35,725	8,642
#976	Hester	35,642	8,662
#977	Proctor	35,636	8,664
#978	Lu	35,628	8,666
#979	Hinton	35,606	8,671

Who is named Madden

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

84% of people named Madden identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Maddens

13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Benji Madden
American rock musician, born 1979
Joel Madden
American singer-songwriter, born 1979
Mickey Madden
American bassist, born 1979
John Madden
American football coach (1936–2021)
Beezie Madden
American show jumping competitor, born 1963
Paige Madden
American swimmer, born 1998
Madeleine Madden
Australian actress, born 1997
Thomas Madden
American historian (born 1960)
Owney Madden
American mobster (1891-1965)
Ray John Madden
American politician (1892-1987)
Golda Madden
American actress (1886-1960)
Steve Madden
American fashion designer, born 1958

Notable Maddens come mostly from the United States (11), Australia (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Maden

Surnames that sound like Madden

Madden has the Soundex code M350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M350.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Madden come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Madadháin (“descendant of Madadhán”), a diminutive of madadh (“dog”).
How common is the surname Madden?: 35,438 people in the United States had the surname Madden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,712 Americans. It ranked 982nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Madden?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Madden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Madden?: Benji Madden, American rock musician, followed by Joel Madden.
Where is the surname Madden most common?: Wikidata records people named Madden in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Madden?: Madden is /ˈmædən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Madden?: Madden is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Madden getting more or less common?: More common. 34,472 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 35,438 in 2010, up 2.8%.
What are other spellings of Madden?: Maden.