How common is the surname Mayo?

35,228 people in the United States had the surname Mayo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,764 Americans. It ranked 989th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mayo?

Virginia Mayo, American actress (1920–2005), followed by Elton Mayo.

Where is the surname Mayo most common?

Wikidata records people named Mayo in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Mayo getting more or less common?

More common. 33,126 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 35,228 in 2010, up 6.3%.

The surname Mayo

An English surname, carried by 35,228 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mayo is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

English origin

From the Middle English personal name Mayheu, equivalent to Matthew.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 35,228 people named Mayo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,764 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 33,126.

#989

rank among US surnames

35,228

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #965)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#980	Novak	35,461	8,707
#981	Good	35,446	8,710
#982	Madden	35,438	8,712
#983	Terrell	35,408	8,720
#985	Jarvis	35,350	8,734
#986	Dickson	35,312	8,743
#987	Reyna	35,291	8,749

Who is named Mayo

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

63% of people named Mayo identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 9.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 63%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9.1%
Two or more races 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mayos

12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Virginia Mayo
American actress (1920–2005)
Elton Mayo
Australian psychologist and sociologist, 1880–1949
O. J. Mayo
American basketball player (born 1987)
William James Mayo
American surgeon (1861-1939)
Frank Mayo
American actor (1889–1963)
Helen Mayo
Australian doctor, 1878–1967
Charles Horace Mayo
American physician (1865–1939)
Margaret Mayo
American playwright, actress and early screenwriter (1882–1951)
Whitman Mayo
American actor (1930–2001)
Christine Mayo
American actress (1883-1961)
Edna Mayo
American actress (1895–1970)
Jerod Mayo
American football player and coach (born 1986)

Notable Mayos come mostly from the United States (10) and Australia (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mayo

Mayo has the Soundex code M000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M000.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Mayo come from?: From the Middle English personal name Mayheu, equivalent to Matthew.
How common is the surname Mayo?: 35,228 people in the United States had the surname Mayo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,764 Americans. It ranked 989th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mayo?: In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Mayo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mayo?: Virginia Mayo, American actress (1920–2005), followed by Elton Mayo.
Where is the surname Mayo most common?: Wikidata records people named Mayo in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Mayo getting more or less common?: More common. 33,126 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 35,228 in 2010, up 6.3%.