How common is the surname Max?

2,769 people in the United States had the surname Max in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,501 Americans. It ranked 11,388th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Max?

In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Max identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Max?

Tucker Max, American Internet personality; blogger; author, followed by Arthur Max.

Where is the surname Max most common?

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

Is the surname Max getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,962 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,769 in 2010, down 6.5%.

Is Max also a first name?

Yes. Max 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 Max

A surname, carried by 2,769 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex M200 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Max is more common than 93% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,769 people named Max in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 111,501 Americans. That is down 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,962.

#11,388

rank among US surnames

2,769

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-6.5%

change since 2000 (was #10,037)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,380	Sauers	2,771	111,420
#11,383	Mooneyham	2,770	111,460
#11,388	Max	2,769	111,501
#11,393	Ickes	2,768	111,541
#11,395	Schneck	2,767	111,581

Who is named Max

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

79% of people named Max identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Maxs

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tucker Max
American Internet personality; blogger; author, born 1975
Arthur Max
American art director (born 1946)
Claire Ellen Max
American astronomer, born 1946
Adolphe Max
Belgian politician (1869-1939)

Notable Maxs come mostly from the United States (3) and Belgium (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Max

Max 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 Max?: 2,769 people in the United States had the surname Max in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,501 Americans. It ranked 11,388th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Max?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Max identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Max?: Tucker Max, American Internet personality; blogger; author, followed by Arthur Max.
Where is the surname Max most common?: Wikidata records people named Max in the United States and Belgium.
Is the surname Max getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,962 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,769 in 2010, down 6.5%.
Is Max also a first name?: Yes. Max 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.