Find out how popular the last name Maddy is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Maddy.

Maddy, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Maddy surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Maddy in America

Maddy is the 16031st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Maddy surname appeared 1,809 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Maddy.

We can also compare 2010 data for Maddy to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Maddy

The surname Maddy is of English origin, derived from the medieval personal name Madoc, which itself is derived from the Welsh name Madog, meaning "good" or "fortunate". The name can be traced back to the 12th century in various regions of England, particularly in the counties of Shropshire, Cheshire, and Lancashire.

Maddy is a variant spelling of the more common Madoc or Maddox surnames, which can be found in early records and documents such as the Domesday Book of 1086. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is in the Pipe Rolls of Shropshire from 1199, where a certain William Madoc is mentioned.

In the 13th century, the name appears in various forms, such as Modoc, Maduk, and Maddok, in records from counties like Cheshire and Lancashire. These variations likely arose due to regional dialects and the way the name was pronounced in different areas.

During the medieval period, the Maddy surname was often associated with places like Maddeley in Shropshire, and Maddock in Cheshire, suggesting a strong connection between the name and specific locations.

One notable individual bearing the Maddy surname was John Maddy, a 17th-century English clergyman and author, born in 1648 in Shropshire. Another was Thomas Maddy, a 19th-century English cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire between 1830 and 1843.

In the United States, the Maddy surname can be traced back to early colonial times, with records showing individuals like Samuel Maddy, born in 1683 in Virginia, and Nathaniel Maddy, born in 1692 in Maryland.

Other notable individuals with the Maddy surname include William Maddy (1763-1832), an English painter known for his portraits and landscapes, and George Maddy (1844-1926), a British trade unionist and politician who served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament for Walthamstow West from 1918 to 1922.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Maddy

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Maddy.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Maddy was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Maddy has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Maddy was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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