How common is the surname Madson?

3,116 people in the United States had the surname Madson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,084 Americans. It ranked 10,337th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Madson?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Madson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Madson?

Ryan Madson, American baseball player.

Where is the surname Madson most common?

Wikidata records people named Madson in the United States.

Is the surname Madson getting more or less common?

More common. 2,991 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,116 in 2010, up 4.2%.

The surname Madson

A surname, carried by 3,116 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M325

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Madson is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,116 people named Madson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 99,084 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,991.

#10,337

rank among US surnames

3,116

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4.2%

change since 2000 (was #9,953)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,331	Magruder	3,119	98,989
#10,332	Hauer	3,118	99,020
#10,334	Cheshire	3,117	99,052
#10,337	Madson	3,116	99,084
#10,339	Leroux	3,115	99,116
#10,346	Truelove	3,114	99,148

Who is named Madson

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

92% of people named Madson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Madsons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ryan Madson
American baseball player, born 1980

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Madson

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

Questions

How common is the surname Madson?: 3,116 people in the United States had the surname Madson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,084 Americans. It ranked 10,337th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Madson?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Madson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Madson?: Ryan Madson, American baseball player.
Where is the surname Madson most common?: Wikidata records people named Madson in the United States.
Is the surname Madson getting more or less common?: More common. 2,991 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,116 in 2010, up 4.2%.