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Origin Of The Surname Madden
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Meaning Of The Surname Madden
Descendant of the Loyal One
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Interesting
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Madden
Madden is an Anglicisation of the Old Gaelic surname O’Madain. The prefixed ‘O’ in this surname denotes that it is patronymic. Traditionally, Gaelic patronymic surname were given to pass down the name of a clan chieftain or a revered elder. In this case the name being passed down is Madain, which is said to mean ‘dog’. Dogs are renowned for their loyalty and so the name carries the connotations of this. |
Madden Statistics
Madden is the number 1681 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 6,289 share the surname Madden in the UK.
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