How common is the surname Maitland?

3,256 people in the United States had the surname Maitland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,824 Americans. It ranked 9,919th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Maitland?

Lorna Maitland, American actress, followed by Thomas Maitland.

Where is the surname Maitland most common?

Wikidata records people named Maitland in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Is the surname Maitland getting more or less common?

More common. 3,090 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,256 in 2010, up 5.4%.

Is Maitland also a first name?

Yes. Maitland is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Maitland

A Norman nickname surname, carried by 3,256 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M345

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Maitland is more common than 93.9% of them.

Origin

Norman origin

Uncertain, possibly a nickname for an ungracious individual, from Anglo-Norman maltalent (“bad temper”). However, it could also derive from the French village of Mautalant, in Normandy.

Maitland is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,256 people named Maitland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 94,824 Americans. That is up 5.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,090.

#9,919

rank among US surnames

3,256

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+5.4%

change since 2000 (was #9,649)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,910	Everly	3,262	94,649
#9,912	Mijares	3,259	94,736
#9,917	Deem	3,258	94,765
#9,919	McCully	3,256	94,824
#9,923	Guay	3,255	94,853
#9,924	Lagos	3,254	94,882
#9,925	Krone	3,253	94,911

Who is named Maitland

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

77% of people named Maitland identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Maitlands

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lorna Maitland
American actress, born 1943
Thomas Maitland
British Army officer and colonial governor (1760-1824)
James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale
British diplomat (1759-1839)

Notable Maitlands come mostly from the United States (1), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the Kingdom of Great Britain (1).

Other Norman surnames

All 128 Norman surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Maitland come from?: Uncertain, possibly a nickname for an ungracious individual, from Anglo-Norman maltalent (“bad temper”). However, it could also derive from the French village of Mautalant, in Normandy.
How common is the surname Maitland?: 3,256 people in the United States had the surname Maitland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,824 Americans. It ranked 9,919th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Maitland?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Maitland identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Maitland?: Lorna Maitland, American actress, followed by Thomas Maitland.
Where is the surname Maitland most common?: Wikidata records people named Maitland in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
What type of surname is Maitland?: Maitland is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
Is the surname Maitland getting more or less common?: More common. 3,090 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,256 in 2010, up 5.4%.
Is Maitland also a first name?: Yes. Maitland is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.