Maddock Family Crest & Name History

It is easy to miss Maddock in an index if you only search for Maddox.

What does the surname Maddock mean?

Taken at its root, Maddock points to “Son of Madog”. In the 2010 US Census, 2,574 Americans gave Maddock as their last name (rank 12,108). It sits among the 25,000 most common last names in the country.

How is Maddock related to Maddox?

Before spelling was fixed, Maddox was also written Maddock. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Related forms: Maddocks, Madox and Mattox.

Is there a Maddock coat of arms?

Arms linked to Maddox and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Want more than a summary? See the Maddock family name pack.