Maddox
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Welsh Madog.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈmædəks/
Proper noun
Maddox (countable and uncountable, plural Maddoxes)
- A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- An unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Hardin County, Tennessee, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Maddox is the 959th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 36250 individuals. Maddox is most common among White (69.75%) and Black/African American (25.22%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Maddox”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 486.
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