How common is the surname Maus?

3,997 people in the United States had the surname Maus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,244 Americans. It ranked 8,288th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Maus?

John Maus, American musician, followed by Octave Maus.

Where is the surname Maus most common?

Wikidata records people named Maus in the United States and Belgium.

Is the surname Maus getting more or less common?

More common. 3,930 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,997 in 2010, up 1.7%.

The surname Maus

A surname, carried by 3,997 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). Maus is more common than 94.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,997 people named Maus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 77,244 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,930.

#8,288

rank among US surnames

3,997

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.7%

change since 2000 (was #7,801)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,285	Kanter	4,000	77,186
#8,286	Jump	3,999	77,206
#8,287	Dulin	3,998	77,225
#8,288	Maus	3,997	77,244

Who is named Maus

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

90% of people named Maus identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mauss

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Maus
American musician, born 1980
Octave Maus
Art critic, lawyer, writer (1856–1919)
John Walker
American guitarist (1943–2011)

Notable Mauss come mostly from the United States (2) and Belgium (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Maus

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

Questions

How common is the surname Maus?: 3,997 people in the United States had the surname Maus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,244 Americans. It ranked 8,288th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Maus?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Maus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Maus?: John Maus, American musician, followed by Octave Maus.
Where is the surname Maus most common?: Wikidata records people named Maus in the United States and Belgium.
Is the surname Maus getting more or less common?: More common. 3,930 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,997 in 2010, up 1.7%.