Maddock (surname)
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, English inorganic chemist, radiochemist and spectroscopist
- Bea Maddock, Australian artist
- Chris Maddock, American stand-up comedian
- Diana Maddock, Baroness Maddock, British politician
- Harold Russell Maddock, Australian jockey
- Hopkin Maddock, Welsh rugby player
- Ieuan Maddock, Welsh nuclear researcher
- Joe Maddock (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kenneth Maddock, Australian anthropologist
- Owen Maddock, British engineer and car designer
- Shirley Maddock, New Zealand television producer
- Thomas Herbert Maddock, English politician
- Walter Maddock, American politician from North Dakota