How common is the surname Mayson?

573 people in the United States had the surname Mayson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 538,823 Americans. It ranked 38,582nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Mayson getting more or less common?

More common. 524 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 573 in 2010, up 9.4%.

Is Mayson also a first name?

Yes. Mayson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Mayson

A patronymic surname, carried by 573 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M250 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mayson is more common than 76.2% of them.

Origin

As a surname, Middle English May's son, personal name shortened from Matthew and many other origins. The modern given name is mostly a spelling variant of Mason.

Mayson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 573 people named Mayson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 538,823 Americans. That is up 9.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 524.

#38,582

rank among US surnames

573

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+9.4%

change since 2000 (was #39,499)

Who is named Mayson

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

63% of people named Mayson identified as white (not Hispanic), 33% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 63%
Black (not Hispanic) 33%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mayson

Mayson has the Soundex code M250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M250.

Questions

Where does the surname Mayson come from?: As a surname, Middle English May's son, personal name shortened from Matthew and many other origins. The modern given name is mostly a spelling variant of Mason.
How common is the surname Mayson?: 573 people in the United States had the surname Mayson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 538,823 Americans. It ranked 38,582nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mayson?: In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Mayson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 33% as Black (not Hispanic).
What type of surname is Mayson?: Mayson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Mayson getting more or less common?: More common. 524 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 573 in 2010, up 9.4%.
Is Mayson also a first name?: Yes. Mayson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.