This article is about the surname "Madden". For other uses, see Madden (disambiguation).
Madden is the Anglicized surname of Madadhan of Irish origin, meaning "hound".[ 1] It is also a less popular, gender-neutral given name.[ 2] According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Maddens were a chiefly family of the Uí Mháine tribe who in turn were from the Dumnonii or Laigin who were the third wave of Celts to settle in Ireland during the first century BC.[ 3]
Notable people with the surname "Madden" include[ edit ]
A [ edit ]
Alexander Madden (1895–1964), English naval officer
Alf Madden, Australian rugby league footballer
Ambrose Madden (1820–1863), Irish soldier
Anita Madden (1933–2018), American sportswoman
Anne Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
Aodhán Madden (1947–2015), Irish playwright
B [ edit ]
Beezie Madden (born 1963), American equestrian
Benji Madden (born 1979), American guitarist
Bill Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
Billy Madden (1852–1918), American boxer
Bobby Madden (born 1978), Scottish football referee
Bunny Madden (1882–1954), American baseball player
C [ edit ]
Cain Madden (born 1996), American football player
Cecil Madden (1902–1987), English television producer
Charles Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
Chris Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
Ciaran Madden (born 1942), English actress
Cian Madden (born 1999), Irish Gaelic footballer
Cicely Madden (born 1995), American rower
Claire Madden (1905–1998), Irish librarian
Conor Madden (born 1994), Irish Gaelic footballer
Craig Madden (born 1958), English footballer
D [ edit ]
Dave Madden (1931–2014), Canadian-American actor
David Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
Deirdre Madden (born 1960), Irish writer
Denis Madden (born 1948), Irish soldier
Denis J. Madden (born 1940), American bishop
Dennis Madden (1913–??), Welsh rugby union footballer
Diane Madden (born 1958), American dancer
Dodgson Hamilton Madden (1840–1928), Irish politician
Donald Madden (1928–1983), American actor
E [ edit ]
Ed Madden, American poet
Edward Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
Elaine Madden (1923–2012), Belgian-British soldier
Etain Madden (1939–1982), Irish political activist
Eva Anne Madden (1863–1958), American educator
F [ edit ]
Frank Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
Frederic Madden (1801–1873), English palaeographer
Fred H. Madden (born 1954), American politician
G [ edit ]
Gene Madden (1890–1949), American baseball player
George Peter Madden (1887–1977), American lawyer and politician
Golda Madden (1886–1960), American actress
Gerard Madden, Irish author
Grace Madden (1911–1987), American figure skater
H [ edit ]
Harry Dennis Madden (1895–1945), Canadian politician
J [ edit ]
Jack Madden, American basketball referee
James Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
Jeanne Madden (1917–1989), American singer
Jeff Madden, American strength coach
Jim Madden (born 1958), Australian politician
J. Lester Madden (1909–1984), American figure skater
Joanie Madden, American musician
Jock Madden (born 2000), Australian rugby league footballer
Joel Madden (born 1979), American singer and record producer
John Madden (1936–2021), American football coach and sportscaster
John Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
Johnny Madden (1865–1948), Scottish footballer
Justin Madden (born 1961), Australian rules footballer and politician
J. Warren Madden (1890–1972), American lawyer and judge
K [ edit ]
Kathleen Madden, American mathematician
Kerry Madden (born 1961), American author
Kevin Madden (born 1972), American pundit
Kid Madden (1866–1896), American baseball player
L [ edit ]
Lawrie Madden (born 1955), English footballer
Lee Madden (1927–2009), American film director
Len Madden (1890–1949), American baseball player
Liam Madden (born 1983/1984), American soldier and entrepreneur
Lisa Madden (born 1992), Irish model
Lloyd Madden (1918–2011), American football player
M [ edit ]
Madeleine Madden (born 1997), Australian actress
Mark Madden (born 1960), American journalist and broadcaster
Martin Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
Martyn Madden (born 1973), Welsh rugby union footballer
Mathilde Madden, British author
Matt Madden (born 1968), American writer
Maureen Madden (born 1959), American politician
Max Madden (born 1941), British politician
Miah Madden (born 2002), Australian actress
Michael Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
Mick Madden (Australian footballer) (1882–1943), Australian rules footballer
Mickey Madden (born 1979), American musician
Mike Madden (born 1958), American baseball player
Morgan Madden (1906–1962), Irish hurler
Morris Madden (born 1960), American baseball player
N [ edit ]
Niall Madden (born 1985), Irish jockey
O [ edit ]
Owen Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
Owney Madden (1891–1965), American gangster
P [ edit ]
Paddy Madden (born 1990), Irish footballer
Paige Madden (born 1998), American swimmer
Patrick Madden (essayist), American writer
Paul Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
Peter Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
R [ edit ]
Rashad Madden (born 1992), American basketball player
Ray Madden (1892–1987), American politician
Richard Madden (born 1986), Scottish actor
Richard Robert Madden (1798–1886), Irish physician and historian
Roland Madden (born 1938), American meteorologist
Ron Madden (1923–2012), Australian rugby league footballer
Russell Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
S [ edit ]
Samuel Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
Simon Madden (born 1957), Australian rules footballer
Simon Madden (Irish footballer) (born 1988), Irish footballer
Sinéad Madden, Irish singer-songwriter
Stacey Madden (born 1982), Canadian writer
Stella Madden, English actress
Steve Madden (born 1958), American businessman
Suzanne Madden, American astronomer
T [ edit ]
Tamara Natalie Madden (1975–2017), Jamaican-American painter
Thomas Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
Tim Madden, Australian disc jockey
Timothy Madden, American politician
T Kira Madden (born 1988), American writer
Tommy Madden (1883–1930), American baseball player
Travois Madden (born 1972), American Electrician
Tre Madden (born 1993), American football player
Ty Madden (born 2000), American baseball player
Tyler Madden (born 1999), American ice hockey player
W [ edit ]
Walter Madden (1848–1925), Australian politician
W. C. Madden (born 1947), American journalist
William Madden (disambiguation), multiple people
Given name [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
Admiral Madden (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Admirals with the surname Madden
Judge Madden (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Judges with the surname Madden
Senator Madden (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Senators with the surname Madden
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Madden Family History" . ancestry.com . Retrieved December 28, 2023 .
^ "Madden Baby Name Meaning" . thebump.com . Retrieved December 28, 2023 .
^ Cairney, C. Thomas (1989). Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland . Jefferson, North Carolina, United States, and London: McFarland & Company. pp. 85– 87. ISBN 0899503624 .