as a Last Name
- 17,446
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Madrid
Meaning & Origins
Spanish: habitational name from what is now Spain's principal city. Throughout the Middle Ages it was of only modest size and importance, and did not become the capital of Spain until 1561. Its name is of uncertain origin, most probably a derivative of Late Latin matrix, genitive matricis ‘riverbed’, much changed by Arabic mediation. Compare Madrigal. There are other, smaller places of the same name in the provinces of Burgos and Santander, and these may also be sources of the surname.
| 1,773rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 17,446
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New Mexico
- has the most people named Madrid per capita
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