Last Name MAYSE

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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, Jewish, Irish

Rank 16,517 (2000 US census) 21,403 (1990 US census)
Count 1,602 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 84.33%, or 1351 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 10.55%, or 169 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.18%, or 35 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.25%, or 36 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


English surnames

 English surnames can be divided into five classes: Baptisimal or Personal (first) names, local, official, and occupative surnames. Nicknames represent the last class. Practically there are only four classes, for it is often hard ti distinguish between occupation and offic...

Ukrainian middle names

 Ukrainian middle names form the same way as Russian ones, except that for girls, the patronymic ending is '-ivna' rather than '-ovna' or '-evna.' Follow the Russian middle names link to get any additional information.

Surnames that make great first names

 We do not really know what surnames will make great first name. It is just highly subjective. What we can tell you is what last names historically been used as first name. We do not know if they will be great. We just know they have been at some time...

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