# Maynor (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/maynor/  
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 Norman.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norman |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,732 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,074 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 65,246 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.7% (4,434 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

English surname of Norman origin, from a Proto-Germanic personal name composed of the elements *maginą (“power, might”) + *harjaz (“army”). Compare Mayner, Mainer, Manor, Mannor.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Maynor 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) | 57% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 15% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Maynor in the United States.

## People named Maynor

- Eric Maynor, American basketball player (born 1987)

## Similar surnames

Minor, Manor, Maner, Mainor, Manner, Mainer, Monroe, Miner, Monroy, Munro, Munroe, Meunier.

## 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.