Maye is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Germany, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Maye
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, Germany, England
Meaning:

Maye is variant form of May. Has certainly no connection with the month of flowers, as it is commonly written in records Le Mai. It may be the same as the Old Scottish maich, Anglo-Saxon, mæg, Old English mei, son-in-law, son, or generally, any relative. Le May is common in Hundred Rolls.

Maye is a form of Mayson. A mis-spelling of Mason.

How popular is Maye?

Maye is common in Equatorial Guinea, United States, Chad, Nigeria, El Salvador, Pakistan, England, Ireland, France, Somalia, Jamaica, Switzerland, Ivory Coast, Mexico, DR Congo, Canada, South Africa, Liberia, Egypt, Cameroon, India, Australia, Northern Ireland, Germany, Tanzania, Argentina, Benin, Peru, Spain.

Maye is ranked 24805 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Mayes grew by 8.57 per cent to 4356 since 2000 and ranked 7621 after elevating 21 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 55.83 54.09
White 36.66 40.08
Hispanic or Latino 3.86 2.32
Others 2.43 2.37
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.64 0.65
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.57 0.5
Maye is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Equatorial Guinea which signifies its Equatorial Guinea provenence. Around 21774 people have been found who wears Maye as their family name. Maye is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Maye:
52 Equatorial Guinea5,416
8,390 United States4,986
1,045 Chad1,829
Countries with hundreds of Maye:
12,741 Nigeria826
611 El Salvador819
5,234 Pakistan805
9,841 England609
1,159 Ireland569
19,722 France514
1,466 Somalia490
911 Jamaica369
3,703 Switzerland351
4,114 Ivory Coast311
7,956 Mexico309
23,092 DR Congo308
13,551 Canada283
21,210 South Africa275
1,751 Liberia259
23,402 Egypt244
11,041 Cameroon225
109,968 India188
16,038 Australia178
1,641 Northern Ireland175
40,819 Germany173
24,953 Tanzania159
24,179 Argentina141
9,888 Benin123
10,664 Peru119
22,707 Spain110
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,854 Chile98
95,055 Philippines83
115,268 Indonesia74
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
13,208 Niger38
47,011 Papua New Guinea23
33,666 Sweden21
37,160 Kenya18
4,218 Guyana17
11,443 Mauritania17
16,060 Uruguay17
280,662 Brazil14
3,211 Senegal14
85,117 Uganda12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
31,784 New Zealand10
14,894 Taiwan10
54,497 Morocco9
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
19,671 Wales8
47,258 Norway8
3,029 Guam8
150,293 Malaysia7
16,072 Congo6
493,300 Russia6
553,295 Thailand6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

H. Maye worked as baker and hailed from Germany. 28 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on E.Z. and arrived on August 11, 1856. Georg Maye (24) Seaman, 24 years old O.G. Maye, 16 years old Hermann Maye, Julius Maye, aged 21, Malche Maye, aged 20, Friedr. Maye, aged 48, Johann Maye, Julius Maye, aged 30, are others that migrated to US from Hamburg & Southampton, Liverpool & Queenstown, Bremen, Hamburg & Havre and Bremen & Southampton.

Maye Namesakes

  • Cory Maye, former prisoner in the U.S. state of Mississippi
  • Lee Maye, Major League Baseball player

Maye Namesakes

  • Cory Maye, former prisoner in the U.S. state of Mississippi
  • Lee Maye, Major League Baseball player

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