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    The surname Mayhorn

    A German surname, carried by 539 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M650

    Mayhorn: #40,554 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Mayhorn #40,554, 539 people Mayhorn: #40,554 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Mayhorn #40,554, 539 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mayhorn is more common than 75% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

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

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 539 people named Mayhorn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 572,812 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 476.

    #40,554
    rank among US surnames
    539
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +13.2%
    change since 2000 (was #42,830)

    Who is named Mayhorn

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

    65% of people named Mayhorn identified as white (not Hispanic), 32% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 65%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 32%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Mayhorn

    Mayhorn has the Soundex code M650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M650.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Mayhorn come from?
    Probably an altered form of German Meyern, Mayern, even though these two surnames are apparently no longer found in German-speaking countries.
    How common is the surname Mayhorn?
    539 people in the United States had the surname Mayhorn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 572,812 Americans. It ranked 40,554th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mayhorn?
    In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Mayhorn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Mayhorn getting more or less common?
    More common. 476 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 539 in 2010, up 13%.