Madsen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Madsen.

Proper noun

Madsen (plural Madsens)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Madsen is the 2083^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 17364 individuals. Madsen is most common among White (94.78%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Madsen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 487.

Danish

Etymology

Originally a patronymic from Mads +‎ -sen.

Proper noun

Madsen

a common surname originating as a patronymic

Norwegian

Etymology

Originally a patronymic from Mads +‎ -sen.

Proper noun

Madsen

a surname originating as a patronymic

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