Last Name MAYES

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Meaning	The son of May. As Willian became, through its nickname Will, patronymically Wills and Wilson, so Matthew, through its nickname May, became patronymically Mays, or Mayes, or Mayse. The only difference is that Will is still a nickname of William, while May as a nickname of Matthew is forgotten.

Origin	English, Native American, Irish

Rank	1,302 (2000 US census)	1,139 (1990 US census)

Count	24,853 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

63.56%, or 15797 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
31.71%, or 7881 total occurrences, as black,
0.29%, or 72 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.62%, or 154 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.81%, or 450 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.01%, or 500 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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