The Maddox surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 36,250 people carried this name — #959 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 8,140 people counted. That is up 4% from 34,970 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Maddox surname

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

Borrowed from Welsh Madog.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Maddox» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Madoc’.

An early record he cites: Tudor ab Madoc, Shropshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Maddick, Maddicks, Maddocks, Maddox and Maddux.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 505 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Maddox was found among the farmers of Herefordshire: 17 in every 10,000.

Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Herefordshire 17

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

60 families named Maddox, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 328 people lived in those households, 5.5 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 10 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Maryland 31
Maine 10
Virginia 8
North Carolina 5
Pennsylvania 3
South Carolina 3

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 251 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Maddox in American newspapers,
1877–1908.

Newspaper page from The Cheyenne Daily Leader carrying the name Maddox
The Cheyenne Daily Leader 1877-02-06
Newspaper page from The Daily Bulletin carrying the name Maddox
The Daily Bulletin 1891-01-14
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Maddox
The Salt Lake Herald 1908-10-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 152,187 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Maddox in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1990s.

10,091 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Maddox. The most, 1,829, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Tasmania, at 7.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 5,291
New South Wales 1,964
Queensland 1,155
Victoria 961
South Australia 384
Western Australia 169
ACT (Canberra) 79
Northern Territory 71

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Maddox.

Who carried it

People named Maddox,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John W. Maddox
    John W. Maddox 1848–1922 · judge
  • Robert Foster Maddox
    Robert Foster Maddox 1870–1965 · politician
  • Margaret M. H. Finch
    Margaret M. H. Finch 1878–1958 · archivist
  • Nick Maddox
    Nick Maddox 1886–1954 · baseball player
  • Halley G. Maddox
    Halley G. Maddox 1899–1977 · military personnel

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped — Robert Foster Maddox: Bain, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); the others are in the public domain or CC0 · 145 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Maddox,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States2,109 records

2,109 records of the Maddox name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 1,317
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 492
  • Other U.S. records 300
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Hugh M. Maddox

    Born 1909 in Missouri. Enlisted 1943 at Los Angeles, California; aircraft worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Richard Greene Maddox

    Born 1936; from Cupertino, California. U.S. Marine Corps; died of wounds 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Maddox

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Teutonic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 27; servant. From London; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 2,109 records for Maddox in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia626 records

626 records of the Maddox name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 322
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 196
  • Other Australian records 108
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Frederick Maddox

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the St Vincent, sailing from London in 1852. Native of Chatham, Kent. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1854. Married 1854 in Port Sorell, Tasmania, aged 28.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record George Thomas Maddox

    Died 1832 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 40. Will registered in Tasmania in 1832.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ann Maddox

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Fanny, aged 44; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 626 records for Maddox in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada33 records

33 records of the Maddox name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 23
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 5
  • Other Canadian records 5
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thos Maddox

    Came to Ontario in 1869 aboard the Moravian, landing at Quebec, bound for Port Credit, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Joseph Maddox

    Died 1969, aged 79; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Maddox

    Died 1914 in L'Ardoise, Richmond, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 33 records for Maddox in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom19 records

19 records of the Maddox name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 9
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 8
  • Welsh wills index cards 2
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Frederick William Maddox

    Will proved in 1917; of Holyhead, Anglesey.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Maddox

    Buried in 1816 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 30.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. A. Maddox

    London Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 19 records for Maddox in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Maddox name in New Zealand Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Gary Linton Maddox

    Buried in 1976 at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 20.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Albert Morris Charles Maddox

    Died 1999, aged 73; buried at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Patricia Mary Maddox

    Died 2001, aged 76; buried at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the Maddox name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Fletcher Boal Maddox

    Born 1923 in the United States; died 1993 in Bellegarde-sur-Valserine (Ain).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Maddox name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Henry Hutchens Maddox

    Died 1849 in Terneuzen, aged 37; sailor.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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