# Maddox (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/maddox/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Welsh |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 36,250 |
| US rank (2010) | 959 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,517 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.7% (34,970 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmædəks/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Maddex, Maddix, Maddux, Mattocks |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh Madog.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Maddox in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 70% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Maddox in the United States.

## People named Maddox

- Brad Maddox, American professional wrestler
- Lester Maddox, American politician from Georgia (1915–2003)
- Rose Maddox, American musician (1925–1998)

## Similar surnames

Mattox, Maddux, Maddocks, Maddock, Matthews, Mathis, Mathews, Meadows, Matos, Metz, Matias, Mathias.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.