Maddock is a Welsh surname. Maddock is the anglicised spelling of 'Madog', which originates from the ancient Welsh male given name 'Matoc', a diminutive of 'mad' meaning 'fortunate' or 'good'. There are many variations to the name, including Maddocks, Maddox, Maddick, Mattock, Mattack, Maddog, Madog, and Madoc. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfred Maddock (1917-2009), English inorganic chemist, radiochemist and spectroscopist *

Bea Maddock Beatrice Louise "Bea" Maddock (13 September 1934 – 9 April 2016) was an Australian artist. Biography Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Bea Maddock studied art education at the University of Tasmania, Hobart and taught secondary school in her hom ...

(1934-2016), Australian artist * Chris Maddock (born 1977-78), American stand-up comedian * Diana Maddock, Baroness Maddock (1945-2020), British politician * Harold Russell Maddock (1918 - 2014), Australian race jockey * Hopkin Maddock (1881–1921), Welsh international rugby union player * Ieuan Maddock (1917-1988), Welsh nuclear researcher * Joe Maddock (disambiguation), multiple people *

Kenneth Maddock Kenneth James Maddock (1937 – 2 June 2003) was an anthropologist in Australia, and scholar of Australian Aboriginal societies.Hiatt, L.R (2003) "Kenneth Maddock 1937 - 2003". ''The Australian Journal of Anthropology''. Volume 14. Number 3. Pag ...

(1937-2003), Australian anthropologist *

Shirley Maddock Shirley Frances Whitley Maddock (7 December 1928 – 10 October 2001) was a New Zealand producer, television presenter, author and actress. After early work in theatre and radio, she became a pioneering figure in early New Zealand televisio ...

(1928-2001), New Zealand television producer *

Thomas Herbert Maddock Sir Thomas Herbert Maddock (18 May 1792 – 15 January 1870) was a British civil servant in India and a Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1852 to 1857. Life Maddock was the son of the Rev. Thomas Maddock and Emily ...

(1792-1870), English MP *

Walter Maddock Walter Jeremiah Maddock (September 13, 1880January 25, 1951) was an American politician in North Dakota, US. He served in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1915 to 1923, and became the 14th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota in 1925 ...

(1880-1951), briefly governor of North Dakota in the 1920s

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{{surname, Maddock Surnames of Welsh origin Anglicised Welsh-language surnames English-language surnames Surnames from given names

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