How common is the surname Maynor?

4,732 people in the United States had the surname Maynor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,246 Americans. It ranked 7,074th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Maynor?

Eric Maynor, American basketball player (born 1987).

Where is the surname Maynor most common?

Wikidata records people named Maynor in the United States.

Is the surname Maynor getting more or less common?

More common. 4,434 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,732 in 2010, up 6.7%.

The surname Maynor

A Norman surname, carried by 4,732 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Maynor is more common than 95.6% of them.

Origin

Norman origin

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.

One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,732 people named Maynor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 65,246 Americans. That is up 6.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,434.

#7,074

rank among US surnames

4,732

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+6.7%

change since 2000 (was #6,968)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,069	Voelker	4,735	65,205
#7,071	Westover	4,734	65,219
#7,073	Freitag	4,733	65,233
#7,074	Maynor	4,732	65,246
#7,075	Desilva	4,731	65,260

Who is named Maynor

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

57% of people named Maynor identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 15% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 57%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
American Indian and Alaska Native 15%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Maynors

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Eric Maynor
American basketball player (born 1987)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Maynor

Maynor has the Soundex code M560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M560.

Other Norman surnames

All 128 Norman surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Maynor come from?: 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.
How common is the surname Maynor?: 4,732 people in the United States had the surname Maynor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,246 Americans. It ranked 7,074th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Maynor?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Maynor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Maynor?: Eric Maynor, American basketball player (born 1987).
Where is the surname Maynor most common?: Wikidata records people named Maynor in the United States.
Is the surname Maynor getting more or less common?: More common. 4,434 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,732 in 2010, up 6.7%.