Mauduit
surname · Latin script
Meaning: from OFr malduit, Lat male doctus ‘badly educated’; first attested Gunfridus Maledoctus 1084 GeldR (W)
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 6 countries · latest register: dane.gov.pl, 2026
/modɥi/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Mauduit is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in France.
- FRFrance
- ESSpain
- GBUnited Kingdom
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)from OFr malduit, Lat male doctus ‘badly educated’; first attested Gunfridus Maledoctus 1084 GeldR (W)
Cited for this meaning 1
- A Dictionary of English Surnames
Where in the world
(measured from records)Recorded in:
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Notable people with this name
(measured from records)- Jacques Mauduitb. 1557FRFrench composer
- Antoine-René Mauduitb. 1731FRFrench writer, mathematician and professor (1731-1815)
- Antoine-François Mauduitb. 1775FRFrench architect
- Louise Hersentb. 1784FRnot in their usual nameFrench painter (1784–1862)
- Henri Mauduitb. 1917FRFrench painter (1917-2007)
- Georges Mauduitb. 1940FRFrench alpine skier
- Laurent Mauduitb. 1951FRFrench journalist and writer
- Christian Mauduitb. 1959FRFrench mathematician
- Xavier Mauduitb. 1974FRFrench historian and radio host
- Christophe Mauduitb. 1985FRFrench historian (1985-2015)
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them
(machine-generated)Evidence
(measured from records)12 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 6 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 817 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 715 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 711 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 670 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 576 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 551 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 532 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 525 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1901 | 431 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1911 | 399 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1891 | 281 | — |
| ES Spain | INE — Apellidos más frecuentes (Padrón Municipal) | — | 61 | #39,019 |
Reference works 4
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- jeantosti.com — Dictionnaire des noms de famille de France et d'ailleurs (Jean Tosti)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Mauduit mean, and where does it come from?
- from OFr malduit, Lat male doctus ‘badly educated’; first attested Gunfridus Maledoctus 1084 GeldR (W) Recorded by A Dictionary of English Surnames.
- How do you pronounce Mauduit?
- A machine transcription gives /modɥi/ (IPA) for French.
- In which country does Mauduit have the most bearers?
- Mauduit is most frequently recorded in France.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Mauduit”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.