How common is the surname Mak?

5,170 people in the United States had the surname Mak in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,719 Americans. It ranked 6,555th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mak?

Alan Mak, British Conservative politician.

Where is the surname Mak most common?

Wikidata records people named Mak in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Mak getting more or less common?

More common. 4,283 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,170 in 2010, up 21%.

The surname Mak

A Chinese surname, carried by 5,170 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex M200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mak is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

* As a Chinese surname, borrowed from Cantonese 麥／麦 (mak6). * As a Polish surname, borrowed from Polish Mak, or shortened from Polish Makary. * As a Ukrainian surname, shortened from Ukrainian Макар (Makar). * As a Hungarian surname, shortened from Hungarian Makár.

One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,170 people named Mak in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,719 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,283.

#6,555

rank among US surnames

5,170

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+20.7%

change since 2000 (was #7,184)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,546	Berglund	5,173	59,684
#6,548	Cannady	5,172	59,696
#6,551	Peppers	5,171	59,707
#6,555	Mak	5,170	59,719
#6,557	Scholz	5,169	59,730
#6,558	Cespedes	5,168	59,742
#6,560	Stricker	5,164	59,788

Who is named Mak

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

88% of people named Mak identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 8.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 88%
White (not Hispanic) 8.8%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Maks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alan Mak
British Conservative politician, born 1983

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mak

Mak has the Soundex code M200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M200.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Mak come from?: * As a Chinese surname, borrowed from Cantonese 麥／麦 (mak6). * As a Polish surname, borrowed from Polish Mak, or shortened from Polish Makary. * As a Ukrainian surname, shortened from Ukrainian Макар (Makar). * As a Hungarian surname, shortened from Hungarian Makár.
How common is the surname Mak?: 5,170 people in the United States had the surname Mak in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,719 Americans. It ranked 6,555th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mak?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Mak identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 8.8% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mak?: Alan Mak, British Conservative politician.
Where is the surname Mak most common?: Wikidata records people named Mak in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Mak getting more or less common?: More common. 4,283 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,170 in 2010, up 21%.