# Max (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/max/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,769 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,388 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 111,501 people |
| Change since 2000 | -6.5% (2,962 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Max in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

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

## People named Max

- Tucker Max, American Internet personality; blogger; author
- Arthur Max, American art director (born 1946)
- Claire Ellen Max, American astronomer
- Adolphe Max, Belgian politician (1869-1939)

## Similar surnames

Maxey, Maxie, Mak, Mac, Mas, McCoy, Mejia, Moss, McGee, Mack, Massey, Meza.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.