How common is the surname Mayes?

25,256 people in the United States had the surname Mayes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,225 Americans. It ranked 1,408th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mayes?

Tanner Mayes, American pornographic actress, followed by Rob Mayes.

Where is the surname Mayes most common?

Wikidata records people named Mayes in the United States.

Is the surname Mayes getting more or less common?

More common. 24,853 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,256 in 2010, up 1.6%.

The surname Mayes

A surname, carried by 25,256 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). Mayes is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

English surname, variant of May with genitival -s.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 25,256 people named Mayes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,225 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 24,853.

#1,408

rank among US surnames

25,256

people in 2010

8.6

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,302)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,399	Heller	25,373	12,168
#1,400	Ziegler	25,351	12,179
#1,401	Vinson	25,341	12,184
#1,402	Eldridge	25,299	12,204
#1,403	Pina	25,293	12,207
#1,404	Schumacher	25,292	12,207
#1,405	Akers	25,290	12,208

Who is named Mayes

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

60% of people named Mayes identified as white (not Hispanic), 32% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 60%
Black (not Hispanic) 32%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
Two or more races 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mayess

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tanner Mayes
American pornographic actress, born 1989
Rob Mayes
American actor, musician, and model (born 1984)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mayes

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

Questions

Where does the surname Mayes come from?: English surname, variant of May with genitival -s.
How common is the surname Mayes?: 25,256 people in the United States had the surname Mayes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,225 Americans. It ranked 1,408th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mayes?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Mayes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mayes?: Tanner Mayes, American pornographic actress, followed by Rob Mayes.
Where is the surname Mayes most common?: Wikidata records people named Mayes in the United States.
Is the surname Mayes getting more or less common?: More common. 24,853 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,256 in 2010, up 1.6%.