Maddison Coat of Arms, Crest and Name Facts

Many Maddison families will find their roots under Madison, the form most records use. The name is generally explained as “Son of Maddy (Matthew or Maud)”.

• Maddison adds “d” to Madison, a small change that crept in as the name was written down.
• Maddison ranked 36,048 in the 2010 US Census, with 622 people answering to the name. That puts it among the top 50,000 US surnames.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Madison surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Get the complete Maddison report, with a museum-style coat of arms.