Maddy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Maddy family
The surname Maddy was first found in Greater Manchester at Matley, a township, in the parish of Mottramin-Longdendale, union of Ashton, hundred of Macclesfield, formerly in the county of Chester. Relumnd de Madeleia was listed in the Pipe Rolls of Cheshire in 1212 and later, Hugh de Maddelee was listed at Husting in 1318. Thomas de Maddeleye was found in the Subsidy Rolls for Worcestershire in 1332. 1
William de Mattelegh, Hugh de Mattelegh and Richard de Mattlegh were all listed in Cheshire in 1316, 1316 and 1300. 2 In 1325, William held the estates in the parish of Mottram.
Madeley Old Manor, originally known as Madeley Castle in the 14th century, was a medieval fortified manor house in the parish of Madeley, Staffordshire. It is now a ruin, with only fragments of its walls remaining. Madeley Old Hall, built in the late 1500's is an Elizabethan house, now a small hotel, in the village of Madeley in Staffordshire, England. Madley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Herefordshire.
Madeley in Staffordshire dates back to Saxon times when it was known as Madanlieg in 975, later to be recorded as Madellie in the Domesday Book of 1086. 3 Madeley-Market in Shropshire similarly dates back to the Domesday and was recorded at that time as Madelie. 4 "The name of this town indicates its situation between two rivers, and the adjunct arose from the grant of a market here, in the time of Henry III., to a community of Cluniac monks at Wenlock, to whom Madeley belonged. " 5
The name Madeley literally means "woodland clearing of a man called 'Mada,' from the Old English personal name + "leah." 4
Early History of the Maddy family
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Maddy Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Matley, Matlee, Matlie, Matleigh, Matlea, Madley, Maddely, Maddelly and many more.
Early Notables of the Maddy family
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Maddy Ranking
In the United States, the name Maddy is the 10,331st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 6
Maddy migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Maddy Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- Thomas Maddy, who landed in Maryland in 1671 7
Maddy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- W. Maddy, aged 23, who arrived in America from Liverpool, England, in 1892
- Ann Maddy, aged 60, who arrived in America, in 1896
- Evan Maddy, aged 24, who arrived in America from Monmouth, Wales, in 1899
Maddy Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Evan Maddy, aged 37, who arrived in America from Nauty Gl., England, in 1907
- Richard Maddy, aged 44, who arrived in America, in 1922
- Richard Maddy, aged 45, who arrived in America, in 1922
Maddy migration to New Zealand +
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:
Maddy Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
- Thomas Maddy, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Berar" in 1865
Contemporary Notables of the name Maddy (post 1700) +
- Joseph Edgar Maddy (1891-1966), American music educator
- Kenneth Leon Maddy (1934-2000), American Republican member of the California State Assembly
- Penelope Maddy (b. 1950), American UCI Distinguished Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Science and of Mathematics at the University of California
- Darren Lee Maddy (b. 1974), English cricketer
- Paul Maddy (b. 1962), former Welsh professional footballer who played from 1980 to 1993, member of the Wales Under 21s National Team (1982-1983)
Citations +
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)