Mader surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Mader surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,434 people carried this name — #6,288 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 54,300 people counted. That is up 2% from 5,321 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

4,347 people named Mader live in Switzerland.

They live in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Bern 1,164
Zurich 893
St. Gallen 465
Aargau 356
Thurgau 237
Fribourg 195
Solothurn 194
Vaud 145

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 542 people named Mader.

33 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 49 départements, most often Tarn.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 33
Tarn 85
Haute-Garonne 72
Haut-Rhin 47
Paris 46
Aveyron 45
Bas-Rhin 31
Hérault 21
Rhône 17

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

214 people named Mader have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 286 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Silesian 84
Lower Silesian 37
Łódź 18
Greater Poland 16
Lesser Poland 15
Pomeranian 11
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 9
Holy Cross 8

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 33 people named Mader live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santa Fe.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Santa Fe 17
Buenos Aires Province 16

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

34 people named Mader is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 34

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Mader in American newspapers,
1889–1929.

Newspaper page from The Ogden Standard carrying the name Mader
The Ogden Standard 1914-02-20
Newspaper page from South Bend News-times carrying the name Mader
South Bend News-times 1929-08-15
Newspaper page from The Telegraph-courier carrying the name Mader
The Telegraph-courier 1889-08-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 17,510,133 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Mader,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johann Christoph Mader
    Johann Christoph Mader 1697–1761 · sculptor
  • Wilhelm Mader d. 1450 · auxiliary bishop
  • Heidy Mader d. 2022 · physicist
  • Johannes Foeniseca 1500–1600 · mathematician
  • Theophil Mader 1541–1631 · physician
  • Theophil Mader 1541–1604 · physician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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