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Madison is a
surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
of English origin that has become a popular
given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...
in the United States. Madison, also spelled
Maddison Maddison is both a surname and a given name. It is a variant spelling of Madison (name), Madison. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Ada Maddison (1869–1950), British Mathematician * Adela Maddison (1862–1929), British composer * ...
, is a variant of Mathieson, meaning ''son of
Matthew Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Chi ...
''. A different origin is alleged by some where ''Maddy'' is assumed to be the pet form of Maud and therefore the meaning is ''son of Maude''. Madison is also used as a given name. It has become popular for girls in recent decades. Its rise is generally attributed to the 1984 release of the film '' Splash''. From an almost non-existent given name before 1985, Madison rose to being the second-most-popular name given to girls in the US in 2001.https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/index.html In 2021, the most recent year of available data, it was ranked twenty-ninth. As a masculine given name, Madison can be found within the top 1,000 names for boys in the United States up until about 1952. The name returned to the top 1,000 in 1987, remaining there through 1999, and it was the 858th-most-common name for boys in 2004, but it remains uncommon as a masculine given name.


Surname

* Bailee Madison (born 1999), American actress * Cole Madison (born 1994), American football player * Dolley Madison (1768–1849), wife of James Madison *
George Madison George Madison (June 1763 – October 14, 1816) was the sixth Governor of Kentucky. He was the first governor of Kentucky to die in office, serving only a few weeks in 1816. Little is known of Madison's early life. He was a member of the influ ...
(1763–1816), Governor of Kentucky * Guy Madison (1922–1996), American actor *
Helene Madison Helene Emma Madison (June 19, 1913 – November 27, 1970) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Madison won three gold medals in freestyle event at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, becomin ...
(1913–1970), American competition swimmer *
Holly Madison Holly Madison (born Holly Sue Cullen; December 23, 1979) is an American television personality, best known as a former girlfriend of Hugh Hefner and for her appearance in the reality television show '' The Girls Next Door''. She also starred in ...
(born 1979), American model * James Madison (bishop) (1749–1812), first Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, cousin of James Madison *James G. Madison, known as the Mad Hatter (born 1956/57), convicted bank robber in New Jersey * James Jonas Madison (1884–1922), U.S. Navy commander * James Madison Sr. (1723–1801), father of James Madison *
James Madison James Madison Jr. (March 16, 1751June 28, 1836) was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father. He served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. Madison is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for h ...
(1751–1836), fourth President of the United States * Joe Madison (born 1949), American political activist and radio host *
Keith Madison Keith Madison is a former head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats baseball team. He coached the Wildcats from 1979 to 2003, and remains the most winning baseball coach in the history of UK Baseball. Playing career Madison was born in Brownsville, K ...
, American college baseball coach *
Lucy Foster Madison Lucy Foster Madison (April 8, 1865 – March 16, 1932) was an American novelist and teacher. Born Lucy Foster in Kirksville, Missouri, the daughter of George W. Foster and Almira Parker, she graduated from high school in Louisiana, Missouri. Her ...
(1865–1932), American novelist *
Martha Madison Martha Madison (born Martha Anne Butterworth; July 27, 1977) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Belle Black on the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. Early life Madison was born in Newport News, Virginia. She was raised ...
(born 1977), American actress *
Michael Madison Michael Madison (born October 15, 1977) is an American convicted serial killer and sex offender from East Cleveland, Ohio who is known to have committed the murders of at least three women over a nine-month period in 2012 and 2013. He was arrest ...
(born 1977), American serial killer *
Piper Madison Piper Madison (born March 10, 2002) is an American Billboard top 40 recording artist and songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actress. Television Madison appeared as Zelphaba in the Nickelodeon television series ''100 Things to Do Before High ...
(born 2002), American singer * Robert P. Madison (born 1923), American architect *
Sam Madison Samuel Adolphus Madison, Jr. (born April 23, 1974) is an American football coach and former cornerback. He is the cornerbacks coach and pass game specialist for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as th ...
(born 1974), American football player *Talia Madison, an alternate ring name of American professional wrestler Jamie Szantyr (born 1981), best known as
Velvet Sky Jamie Lynn Szantyr (born June 2, 1981) is an American color commentator and retired professional wrestler, currently signed to NWA. She is best known for her time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Velvet Sky. She is a ...
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Tianna Madison Tianna Bartoletta née Madison (born August 30, 1985) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the long jump and short sprinting events. She is a two-time Olympian with three gold medals. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she placed f ...
(born 1985), American athlete * Ts Madison (born 1977) American entertainer, entrepreneur and LGBT activist


Given name


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Madison Smartt Bell Madison Smartt Bell (born August 1, 1957, in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American novelist. While established as a writer by several early novels, he is especially known for his trilogy of novels about Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolu ...
(born 1957), novelist *
Madison Bumgarner Madison Kyle Bumgarner (born August 1, 1989), commonly known by his nickname, "MadBum", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). Previously, he pitched for the San Francisco Giants ...
(born 1989), Major League Baseball pitcher *
Madison Cawthorn David Madison Cawthorn (born August 1, 1995) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 11th congressional district from 2021 to 2023. Cawthorn became the first member of Congress born in the 1990s and d ...
(born 1995), American politician * Madison Cooper (1894–1956), American businessman * Madison Grant (1865–1937), lawyer, eugenicist, and conservationist * Madison Hedgecock (born 1981), American football player *
Madison Hemings James Madison Hemings (January 19, 1805 – November 28, 1877) was the son of the mixed-race enslaved woman Sally Hemings and her enslaver, President Thomas Jefferson. He was the third of her four children to survive to adulthood. Born into s ...
(1805–1877), son of Thomas Jefferson's slave/mistress Sally Hemings * Madison E. Hollister (1808–1896), justice of the Idaho Territorial supreme court * Madison Hughes (born 1992), American rugby player * Madison Jones (1925–2012), author * Madison Marye (1925–2016), American politician *
Madison Nelson Madison Nelson (1803 – January 1, 1870)"The Death of Judge Nelson—Action of the Court of Appeals", ''The Baltimore Sun'' (January 5, 1870), p. 2.''Portrait and Biographical Record of the Sixth Congressional District, Maryland'' (1898), p305
(1803–1870), justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals *
Madison S. Perry Madison Starke Perry (1814 – March 1865) was the fourth Governor of Florida. Early life Madison Starke Perry was born in Lancaster County, South Carolina, the youngest child of Benjamin Perry and his wife Mary Starke. He attended South Ca ...
(1814–1865), fourth governor of Florida * Madison Washington (circa 19th century), instigator of slave revolt


Fictional male characters

* Madison Jeffries, comic book character in ''Alpha Flight'' *Madison "Mad" Twatter, minor character, played by Stephen Walters in British drama television series '' Skins''


Female

Madison *
Madison Anderson Madison Sara Anderson Berríos (born November 10, 1995) is a Puerto Rican-American model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019. She represented Puerto Rico in the Miss Universe 2019 competition, where sh ...
(born 1995), Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019 and Miss Universe 2019 1st Runner-Up *
Madison Bailey Madison Lily Bailey (born January 29, 1999) is an American actress and model. She plays Kiara "Kie" Carrera on the Netflix teen drama series ''Outer Banks'' (2020–present). Career Bailey originally wanted to be a singer, but transitioned to ...
(born 1999), American actress *
Madison Beer Madison Elle Beer (born March 5, 1999) is an American singer. Born in New York, she began posting covers to YouTube in early 2012. Beer gained substantial media coverage when Justin Bieber posted a link to one of her covers. She released her d ...
(born 1999), American singer *
Madison Brengle Madison Brengle (born April 3, 1990) is an American professional tennis player. Her biggest success she had in early 2015, reaching her first WTA Tour final in January, followed by a fourth round major event appearance at the Australian Open. I ...
(born 1990), American tennis player * Madison Browne (born 1988), Australian international netball player *
Madison Cunningham Madison Cunningham (born October 14, 1996) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. ''Rolling Stone'' described her music as "a new spin on West Coast folk-rock, with classical tendencies, electric guitars, jazz-school chord changes and a ...
(born 1996), American singer, songwriter and guitarist * Madison Davenport (born 1996), American actress and singer *
Madison De La Garza Madison Lee De La Garza (born December 28, 2001) is an American actress. De La Garza is known for playing Juanita Solis on '' Desperate Housewives''. She is the younger half-sister of singer Demi Lovato. Early life and family Madison Lee De La ...
(born 2001), American actress and younger sister of Demi Lovato *
Madison Hubbell Madison Hubbell (born February 24, 1991) is an American former ice dancer. She competed with Zachary Donohue from 2011 to 2022. With him, she is a two-time 2022 Winter Olympics medalist, a four-time World medalist, the 2018 Grand Prix Final cha ...
(born 1991), American ice dancer *
Madison Iseman Madison Iseman (born February 14, 1997) is an American actress. She is known for playing Charlotte in the CMT comedy television series '' Still the King'', She is also known for playing Rain Burroughs in '' Fear of Rain'', Bethany Walker in '' J ...
(born 1997), American actress * Madison Keys (born 1995), American tennis player *
Madison Kocian Madison Taylor Kocian (born June 15, 1997) is a retired American artistic gymnast. On the uneven bars, she is one of four 2015 world champions and the 2016 Olympic silver medalist. She was part of the gold medal-winning team dubbed the " Final ...
(born 1997), American Olympic gymnast *
Madison Lilley Madison Paige Lilley (born April 15, 1999) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as a setter. She currently plays professionally for French volleyball club Béziers and has played for the United States women's national volleyba ...
(born 1999), American volleyball player *
Madison Lintz Madison Lintz (born May 11, 1999) is an American actress known for her roles as Sophia Peletier in the AMC post-apocalyptic television drama series '' The Walking Dead'' (2010–2012) and as Madeline "Maddie" Bosch in the Amazon Prime Video seri ...
(born 1999), American actress *
Madison McLaughlin Madison Blaine McLaughlin (born November 5, 1995) is an American actress. She is known for playing Evelyn Sharp/Artemis on the CW superhero television series ''Arrow''. Early life Madison Blaine McLaughlin lived in Louisiana before moving to ...
(born 1995), American actress * Madison McReynolds (born 1993), American actress * J. Madison Wright Morris (1984–2006), American actress *
Madison Nguyen Madison Nguyen is an American politician from California. She served on the San Jose City Council from 2005 to 2014, representing District 7, and she additionally served as Vice-Mayor from 2011 to 2014. She was the first Vietnamese-American e ...
(born 1975), American politician * Madison Nonoa, New Zealand-born soprano opera singer *
Madison Pettis Madison Michelle Pettis (born July 22, 1998) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Sophie Martinez on the Disney Channel comedy series ''Cory in the House'', as Peyton Kelly in the 2007 film '' The Game Plan'', and as Allie Broo ...
(born 1998), American actress *
Madison Prespakis Madison Prespakis (born 2 November 2000) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Carlton Football Club from 2019 to 2022. A midfielder who won multiple ac ...
(born 2000), Australian Rules footballer *
Madison Rayne Ashley Nichole Lomberger (née Simmons; born February 5, 1986) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling under the ring name Madison Rayne, where she is also the coach of the women's division. She is best know ...
(born 1986), American professional wrestler *
Madison Thomas Madison Thomas is an independent film and television writer and director from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She is most noted for her 2022 documentary film '' Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On.'' Career Thomas' debut feature film was the post-apoc ...
, Canadian film and television director *
Madison Young Madison Young is an American filmmaker, author, performance artist, feminist activist, and former adult film performer and award-winning erotic filmmaker. Young is a prominent figure in the feminist porn movement and is known for their work as ...
(born 1980), American pornographic actress, stage name * Maddie Ziegler (born 2002), American dancer Madisyn * Madisyn Shipman (born 2002), American actress


Fictional female characters

Film *Madison, the mermaid in the film '' Splash'' and its sequel '' Splash, Too'' *Madison Russell, a main character in '' Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' and '' Godzilla vs Kong'', played by
Millie Bobby Brown Millie Bobby Brown (born 19 February 2004) is a British actress and producer. She gained recognition for playing Eleven in the Netflix science fiction series ''Stranger Things'' (2016–present), for which she received nominations for two Prim ...
. *Madison Wolfsbottom, one of the antagonists in the animated film '' Clifford's Really Big Movie'' Television *
Madison Clark Madison Clark is a fictional character and the main protagonist for the first four seasons of the AMC television series '' Fear the Walking Dead.'' She is portrayed by Kim Dickens, and created by Robert Kirkman and former showrunner Dave Erickson. ...
, main protagonist portrayed by Kim Dickens in ''Fear The Walking Dead'' *
Madison Duarte This is a list of characters from ''South of Nowhere'', the American television program created by Thomas W. Lynch. Carlin family Spencer Carlin Ohio to Los Angeles, California. Season 1 focused on the issue of her own sexual orientation a ...
, cheerleader portrayed by Valery Ortiz in ''South of Nowhere'' * Madison James, businesswoman portrayed by Sarah Joy Brown in ''Days of Our Lives'' * Madison McCarthy, cheerleader portrayed by Laura Dreyfuss on ''Glee'' * Madison Montgomery, actress and witch portrayed by Emma Roberts in ''American Horror Story: Coven'' * Madison Rocca, the Blue Ranger in ''Power Rangers Mystic Force'' * Madison Rooney, high school student and one of two main protagonists and title characters jointly portrayed by Dove Cameron in ''Liv and Maddie'' * Madison Sinclair, student portrayed by Amanda Noret in ''Veronica Mars'' * Madison Taylor, a protagonist and costume designer portrayed by Maggie Blue O'Hara in the ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' English dub Video games * Madison Paige, photographer, journalist and protagonist primarily portrayed by Judi Breecher in ''Heavy Rain''


See also

*
Maddison Maddison is both a surname and a given name. It is a variant spelling of Madison (name), Madison. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Ada Maddison (1869–1950), British Mathematician * Adela Maddison (1862–1929), British composer * ...
, a surname and given name


References

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