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Madsen
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English
+ (surname)
Etymology
Borrowed from en da - and en no Madsen.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Madsen is the 2083rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 17364 individuals. Madsen is most common among White (94.78%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en ademns menads amends Masden Edmans desman Amsden Amends demans amends. Madens Mandés
en surnames from Danish surnames from Norwegian
Danish
Etymology
Originally a patronymic from da Mads sen.
Proper noun
da proper noun
da common patronymics
Norwegian Bokmål
Madsen (surname)
Etymology
nb da Madsen, originally a patronymic from da Mads sen male given name patronymic suffix meaning “son of”. It later became established as a hereditary surname.
nb Mads -sen male given name patronymic suffix meaning “son of”.
Compare sv Madsson patronymic surname.
Pronunciation
nb /¹ˈmad.sən/ [ˈmɑ̀d.sə̌n] ; /¹ˈmat.sən/ [ˈmɑ̀t.sə̌n]
nb adsən atsən 2 2
nb Mad sen
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb patronymics originally meaning “son of Mads”
Statistics
As of 1 January 2026, 3,746 people registered in Norway had nb Madsen as their surname. A further 809 had it registered as a middle name/surname.“Navn”, Statistics Norway.
References
Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Madsen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, Oxford University Press, page 487.