How common is the surname Maiden?

3,905 people in the United States had the surname Maiden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,064 Americans. It ranked 8,456th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Maiden?

Joseph Henry Maiden, Anglo-Australian botanist (1859-1925).

Where is the surname Maiden most common?

Wikidata records people named Maiden in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Maiden getting more or less common?

More common. 3,478 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,905 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Maiden

A surname, carried by 3,905 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Maiden is more common than 94.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,905 people named Maiden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 79,064 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,478.

#8,456

rank among US surnames

3,905

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+12.3%

change since 2000 (was #8,699)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,449	Morano	3,910	78,963
#8,453	Pollak	3,908	79,003
#8,455	Edson	3,906	79,044
#8,456	Gilreath	3,905	79,064
#8,458	Danna	3,904	79,084
#8,464	Grimmett	3,903	79,105

Who is named Maiden

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

62% of people named Maiden identified as white (not Hispanic), 33% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 62%
Black (not Hispanic) 33%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Maidens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joseph Henry Maiden
Anglo-Australian botanist (1859-1925)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Mayden

Surnames that sound like Maiden

Maiden has the Soundex code M350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M350.

Questions

How common is the surname Maiden?: 3,905 people in the United States had the surname Maiden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,064 Americans. It ranked 8,456th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Maiden?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Maiden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 33% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Maiden?: Joseph Henry Maiden, Anglo-Australian botanist (1859-1925).
Where is the surname Maiden most common?: Wikidata records people named Maiden in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Maiden getting more or less common?: More common. 3,478 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,905 in 2010, up 12%.
What are other spellings of Maiden?: Mayden.