How common is the surname Madison?

28,411 people in the United States had the surname Madison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,867 Americans. It ranked 1,241st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Madison?

Mikey Madison, American actress (born 1999), followed by Bailee Madison.

Where is the surname Madison most common?

Wikidata records people named Madison in the United States.

How do you pronounce Madison?

Madison is /ˈmædɪsən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Madison getting more or less common?

More common. 26,548 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 28,411 in 2010, up 7.0%.

What are other spellings of Madison?

Maddieson, Maddison, Madicyn, Madisyn and Madyson.

Is Madison also a first name?

Yes. Madison 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.

The surname Madison

A surname, carried by 28,411 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmædɪsən/ 3 syllables Soundex M325 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Madison is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

Usually derived from Mathieson (Matthew + -son), occasionally from Middle English Maddy (“Maud”) + -son. In the movie Splash, its use as a given name derives from Manhattan’s Madison Avenue.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 28,411 people named Madison in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,867 Americans. That is up 7.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 26,548.

#1,241

rank among US surnames

28,411

people in 2010

9.6

per 100,000 Americans

+7%

change since 2000 (was #1,209)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,232	Fink	28,701	10,757
#1,233	Hollis	28,617	10,789
#1,234	Foreman	28,605	10,793
#1,235	Carranza	28,581	10,802
#1,236	Sharma	28,559	10,811
#1,237	Kern	28,547	10,815
#1,238	Chu	28,508	10,830

Who is named Madison

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

55% of people named Madison identified as white (not Hispanic), 38% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 55%
Black (not Hispanic) 38%
Two or more races 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Madisons

12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mikey Madison
American actress (born 1999)
Bailee Madison
American actress (born 1999)
Holly Madison
American television personality, born 1979
Tianna Madison-Bartoletta
American long jumper, born 1985
Helene Madison
American swimmer, 1913–1970
Guy Madison
American actor (1922–1996)
Kelly Madison
American pornographic actress, director and producer, born 1967
Cleo Madison
Actress and film director (1883-1964)
Noel Madison
American actor (1897-1975)
George Madison
American politician (1763-1816)
Sarah Danielle Madison
American actress (1974 - 2014)
Martha Madison
American actress (born 1977)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Maddieson
Maddison
Madicyn
Madisyn
Madyson

Surnames that sound like Madison

Madison has the Soundex code M325, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M325.

Questions

Where does the surname Madison come from?: Usually derived from Mathieson (Matthew + -son), occasionally from Middle English Maddy (“Maud”) + -son. In the movie Splash, its use as a given name derives from Manhattan’s Madison Avenue.
How common is the surname Madison?: 28,411 people in the United States had the surname Madison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,867 Americans. It ranked 1,241st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Madison?: In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Madison identified as white (not Hispanic), and 38% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Madison?: Mikey Madison, American actress (born 1999), followed by Bailee Madison.
Where is the surname Madison most common?: Wikidata records people named Madison in the United States.
How do you pronounce Madison?: Madison is /ˈmædɪsən/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Madison getting more or less common?: More common. 26,548 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 28,411 in 2010, up 7.0%.
What are other spellings of Madison?: Maddieson, Maddison, Madicyn, Madisyn and Madyson.
Is Madison also a first name?: Yes. Madison 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.