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    The surname Maddox

    A Welsh patronymic surname, carried by 36,250 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈmædəks/ 2 syllables Soundex M320 Also a first name

    Maddox: #959 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Maddox #959, 36,250 people Maddox: #959 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Maddox #959, 36,250 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Maddox is more common than 99.4% of them.

    Origin

    Welsh origin

    Borrowed from Welsh Madog.

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

    One of 60 Welsh surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 36,250 people named Maddox in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,517 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 34,970.

    #959
    rank among US surnames
    36,250
    people in 2010
    12
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.7%
    change since 2000 (was #906)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #950Donaldson36,5588,445
    #951Stuart36,5408,450
    #952Faulkner36,4668,467
    #953Maynard36,4608,468
    #954Galindo36,4298,475
    #955Coffey36,4238,477
    #956Estes36,3188,501

    Who is named Maddox

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

    70% of people named Maddox identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Maddoxs

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Brad Maddox
      American professional wrestler, born 1984
    • Lester Maddox
      American politician from Georgia (1915–2003)
    • Rose Maddox
      American musician (1925–1998)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Maddox

    Maddox has the Soundex code M320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M320.

    Other Welsh surnames

    All 60 Welsh surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Maddox come from?
    Borrowed from Welsh Madog.
    How common is the surname Maddox?
    36,250 people in the United States had the surname Maddox in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,517 Americans. It ranked 959th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Maddox?
    In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Maddox identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Maddox?
    Brad Maddox, American professional wrestler, followed by Lester Maddox.
    Where is the surname Maddox most common?
    Wikidata records people named Maddox in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Maddox?
    Maddox is /ˈmædəks/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Maddox?
    Maddox is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Maddox getting more or less common?
    More common. 34,970 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 36,250 in 2010, up 3.7%.
    What are other spellings of Maddox?
    Maddex, Maddix, Maddux and Mattocks.
    Is Maddox also a first name?
    Yes. Maddox is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.