# Mayhorn (surname)

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

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 539 |
| US rank (2010) | 40,554 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 572,812 people |
| Change since 2000 | +13% (476 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Probably an altered form of German Meyern, Mayern, even though these two surnames are apparently no longer found in German-speaking countries.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mayhorn 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) | 65% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 32% |

## Similar surnames

Mahurin, Marron, Maron, Maiorano, Maiorana, Moreno, Moran, Marin, Marino, Morin, Marion, Merino.

## 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.