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    Surnames beginning with M

    2,481 surnames starting with M, ordered by how many people carry them in the United States, with notable names that are rare in the US further down.

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    #SurnameOriginUS rankPeople in the US
    1 Miller occupational 7 1,161,437
    2 Martinez Spanish, patronymic 10 1,060,159
    3 Moore 18 724,374
    4 Martin Latin 20 702,625
    5 Mitchell English, patronymic 48 384,486
    6 Morris patronymic 62 318,884
    7 Murphy Irish, patronymic 64 308,417
    8 Morales Spanish 63 311,777
    9 Morgan 69 286,280
    10 Mendoza Spanish 88 242,771
    11 Myers patronymic 96 229,895
    12 Moreno Spanish 124 196,925
    13 Medina Spanish 133 188,497
    14 Murray Scottish Gaelic, place 136 184,910
    15 Marshall occupational 139 183,922
    16 McDonald Scottish Gaelic, patronymic 143 180,497
    17 Mason occupational 166 160,213
    18 Mendez Spanish 162 161,717
    19 Munoz Spanish 168 158,483
    20 Mills occupational 182 151,942
    21 Meyer Yiddish 183 150,895
    22 Matthews patronymic 226 131,303
    23 Morrison patronymic 250 121,130
    24 Maldonado Spanish 249 121,526
    25 Montgomery French, place 263 115,953
    26 McCoy 278 110,744
    27 Márquez Spanish 287 107,533
    28 May French 304 103,306
    29 Mejia Spanish 300 104,057
    30 Molina Spanish, occupational 320 96,979
    31 Miranda Spanish 330 93,628
    32 Moran French, patronymic 353 88,615
    33 McDaniel 352 88,728
    34 Miles English, patronymic 368 84,942
    35 Mann German 378 83,510
    36 McKinney patronymic 377 83,616
    37 McCarthy Irish, patronymic 384 82,950
    38 Moss 423 76,908
    39 Manning Irish 434 74,949
    40 McLaughlin Irish, patronymic 437 74,816
    41 McGee Irish 439 74,542
    42 Malone Irish 465 71,286
    43 Mack French 468 71,056
    44 Montoya Spanish 459 71,844
    45 Mullins 463 71,646
    46 Maxwell place 490 67,961
    47 McGuire Irish 521 64,327
    48 Mueller German, occupational 523 64,191
    49 McCormick patronymic 532 63,649
    50 McBride occupational 527 63,899
    51 Moody 519 64,429
    52 Marsh place 537 62,304
    53 Macias 538 62,227
    54 Mercado Spanish 555 60,761
    55 Morton English, place 568 59,213
    56 McKenzie Scottish Gaelic 563 59,595
    57 Morrow 594 56,840
    58 Meyers 586 57,127
    59 Mora 583 57,464
    60 Massey 610 55,595
    61 Melendez 603 56,230
    62 Monroe Scottish Gaelic, place 617 55,136
    63 Mathis 625 54,217
    64 Meza place 639 53,230
    65 Mathews 663 51,592
    66 Melton English, place 688 50,069
    67 Marks patronymic 703 49,177
    68 McDowell Irish, patronymic 702 49,217
    69 McClain 722 48,165
    70 Mosley English, place 730 47,963
    71 Mata 724 48,120
    72 Montes Spanish 723 48,142
    73 McClure patronymic 731 47,742
    74 MacDonald Scottish Gaelic, patronymic 744 46,717
    75 McCullough Irish 755 45,852
    76 Merritt 756 45,594
    77 Moon Irish, place 758 45,528
    78 Murillo 757 45,558
    79 Meadows patronymic 773 44,500
    80 McKee Irish 780 44,137
    81 McIntyre Scottish Gaelic, patronymic 786 43,842
    82 Marin 784 43,904
    83 McLean Scottish Gaelic, occupational 801 43,260
    84 McCall patronymic 794 43,483
    85 Middleton English, place 813 42,578
    86 Morse patronymic 824 41,774
    87 McIntosh Scottish Gaelic 819 42,379
    88 McFarland Scottish Gaelic 835 41,300
    89 Michael patronymic 847 40,736
    90 Mayer German 880 39,555
    91 McMillan Scottish Gaelic, patronymic 860 40,237
    92 Mahoney Irish, patronymic 855 40,397
    93 Mays 854 40,408
    94 McConnell 872 39,754
    95 Medrano Spanish 858 40,261
    96 McMahon Irish, patronymic 883 39,411
    97 Moses Greek, patronymic 887 39,216
    98 McKay patronymic 895 38,681
    99 Magana 888 39,105
    100 Mullen 928 37,502
    101 McCarty Irish 939 36,944
    102 Moyer 935 37,050
    103 Maynard 953 36,460
    104 McPherson Scottish Gaelic, patronymic 965 36,125
    105 Maddox Welsh, patronymic 959 36,250
    106 Madden Irish, patronymic 982 35,438
    107 Mayo English 989 35,228
    108 McCann Irish, patronymic 983 35,408
    109 McGrath Irish, patronymic 1,006 34,871
    110 Mercer 1,016 34,431
    111 McNeil patronymic 1,018 34,368
    112 Mooney Irish, patronymic 1,033 33,555
    113 McKnight Scottish Gaelic 1,023 34,055
    114 McGowan occupational 1,046 33,340
    115 Merrill 1,073 32,620
    116 McFadden 1,098 31,839
    117 Marino 1,105 31,687
    118 McDermott Irish, patronymic 1,151 30,528
    119 McLeod Scottish Gaelic, patronymic 1,141 30,769
    120 Mackey 1,143 30,749
    121 Moser German 1,152 30,483
    122 Maloney Irish, patronymic 1,149 30,671
    123 Minor 1,145 30,702
    124 Muniz patronymic 1,147 30,695
    125 McCabe Irish 1,154 30,401
    126 Mayfield 1,184 29,805
    127 McAllister Scottish Gaelic, patronymic 1,197 29,544
    128 Morin 1,194 29,593
    129 Meeks 1,202 29,457
    130 Mobley 1,215 29,065
    131 Muller German, occupational 1,293 27,216
    132 Madison 1,241 28,411
    133 Ma Chinese 1,240 28,452
    134 McCray 1,252 28,024
    135 McKenna Scottish Gaelic 1,284 27,293
    136 Mohamed 1,257 27,972
    137 Magee 1,269 27,720
    138 Manuel Spanish 1,277 27,529
    139 McGill Scottish Gaelic, patronymic 1,282 27,330
    140 Montano Italian 1,286 27,276
    141 McNamara Irish 1,329 26,534
    142 McGinnis Irish 1,303 26,953
    143 Madrigal 1,299 27,033
    144 Michel French 1,383 25,578
    145 McClellan occupational 1,356 26,060
    146 Madrid Spanish 1,364 25,854
    147 Meier German 1,391 25,486
    148 Meredith Welsh, patronymic 1,445 24,679
    149 Manley English, patronymic 1,413 25,136
    150 Mayes 1,408 25,256
    151 McElroy Irish, patronymic 1,446 24,668
    152 McCauley Scottish Gaelic, patronymic 1,442 24,743
    153 Machado 1,552 23,170
    154 Metcalf English, occupational 1,494 23,946
    155 McManus Irish, patronymic 1,498 23,909
    156 McKinley 1,489 24,000
    157 Masters occupational 1,524 23,533
    158 Maher Irish, patronymic 1,549 23,222
    159 McGhee Irish 1,529 23,461
    160 Montalvo Spanish, place 1,531 23,454
    161 Mead English, occupational 1,578 22,727
    162 Milligan Irish, patronymic 1,597 22,416
    163 Meade occupational 1,631 22,091
    164 McGraw 1,668 21,614
    165 McDonough 1,655 21,739
    166 Matos 1,696 21,258
    167 Miner 1,683 21,439
    168 Major German 1,714 20,977
    169 Milton English, place 1,732 20,703
    170 Marrero 1,706 21,109
    171 Maurer German 1,729 20,707
    172 Metzger German 1,724 20,771
    173 McNeal 1,723 20,778
    174 McMullen Irish 1,742 20,545
    175 McWilliams 1,746 20,523
    176 Metz French 1,760 20,366
    177 Messer German, occupational 1,769 20,306
    178 Murdock 1,804 19,873
    179 Melvin French, place 1,795 20,008
    180 McCollum Irish, patronymic 1,798 19,990
    181 McQueen Irish, occupational 1,814 19,760
    182 Marroquin Spanish 1,822 19,661
    183 McCracken 1,862 19,287
    184 McNeill Scottish Gaelic, patronymic 1,875 19,152
    185 Mena 1,832 19,522
    186 Muhammad Arabic 1,884 19,076
    187 McCain Irish 1,888 19,032
    188 Medeiros Portuguese 1,889 19,031
    189 Mansfield English 1,923 18,725
    190 Mims 1,878 19,139
    191 McClendon Irish 1,907 18,857
    192 McRae Scottish Gaelic, patronymic 1,987 18,156
    193 McHugh 1,962 18,422
    194 Mondragon Spanish 1,941 18,620
    195 Marcus 2,037 17,671
    196 McCord patronymic 2,019 17,875
    197 Michaels patronymic 2,057 17,528
    198 Moya Spanish 2,001 18,071
    199 Moreland 2,023 17,832
    200 McCormack 2,074 17,449
    201 Mallory French, nickname 2,048 17,578
    202 Munson 2,030 17,745
    203 Madsen Danish 2,083 17,364
    204 McGovern Irish, patronymic 2,095 17,257
    205 Mai Chinese 2,075 17,445
    206 Mohr German 2,106 17,180
    207 Montero Spanish 2,090 17,314
    208 Moseley 2,112 17,130
    209 Mott 2,117 17,092
    210 McLain 2,109 17,152
    211 Mireles Spanish 2,105 17,186
    212 Maguire Irish 2,173 16,713
    213 McNair Scottish Gaelic, patronymic 2,191 16,595
    214 Malloy Irish 2,200 16,546
    215 Means French, place 2,247 16,203
    216 Marcum 2,244 16,246
    217 McNally Irish, patronymic 2,268 16,039
    218 Montanez 2,240 16,281
    219 Mattson 2,247 16,203
    220 Mock Dutch 2,301 15,847
    221 Mast 2,288 15,932
    222 McGregor Scottish Gaelic 2,333 15,614
    223 McCloud patronymic 2,313 15,783
    224 Monahan Irish 2,347 15,533
    225 McKinnon Scottish Gaelic 2,359 15,450
    226 Mosher 2,325 15,672
    227 Mahan Irish, patronymic 2,371 15,375
    228 Mattingly 2,411 15,050
    229 Mohammed 2,395 15,132
    230 Marion patronymic 2,446 14,777
    231 Malik Arabic 2,429 14,925
    232 Meek 2,419 14,970
    233 Mares 2,427 14,931
    234 Michaud 2,431 14,910
    235 Meehan Irish, patronymic 2,464 14,630
    236 Merchant 2,455 14,692
    237 Mulligan Irish 2,469 14,590
    238 Mojica 2,450 14,737
    239 McDonnell Irish, patronymic 2,532 14,309
    240 Mark 2,537 14,265
    241 Monroy place 2,456 14,673
    242 Mackenzie Scottish Gaelic 2,628 13,733
    243 Maier 2,557 14,135
    244 Mota 2,547 14,182
    245 Mayberry English 2,527 14,326
    246 McMahan Irish 2,522 14,368
    247 Mehta Gujarati 2,526 14,342
    248 McClelland Irish 2,564 14,092
    249 Moua 2,579 14,013
    250 Moeller 2,588 13,915
    251 Mathew 2,612 13,808
    252 Martins patronymic 3,050 11,751
    253 Myles patronymic 2,591 13,898
    254 Minton 2,626 13,737
    255 Morrissey 2,658 13,564
    256 McCartney Scottish Gaelic, patronymic 2,645 13,615
    257 Mateo 2,623 13,746
    258 Mesa 2,656 13,566
    259 McNulty Irish, patronymic 2,674 13,483
    260 Medley 2,641 13,630
    261 Manzo Spanish 2,639 13,635
    262 Martino 2,746 13,128
    263 Markham 2,741 13,137
    264 Myrick 2,720 13,236
    265 Marlow English, place 2,728 13,205
    266 Millard 2,805 12,843
    267 Main 2,824 12,776
    268 Mabry 2,804 12,846
    269 McArthur Scottish Gaelic, patronymic 2,844 12,683
    270 Messina Italian 2,833 12,717
    271 Matlock English 2,861 12,599
    272 Muse 2,870 12,571
    273 Munguia Spanish, place 2,857 12,615
    274 Masterson 2,961 12,117
    275 McAfee patronymic 2,898 12,371
    276 McCurdy patronymic 2,880 12,463
    277 Mixon 2,894 12,394
    278 Montiel 2,896 12,376
    279 Matson 2,911 12,320
    280 Mace 2,933 12,222
    281 Monk 2,964 12,103
    282 Milner English, occupational 2,955 12,153
    283 McCrary 2,937 12,204
    284 Mello Italian 3,076 11,670
    285 Marx German 3,062 11,716
    286 Moulton English, place 2,963 12,104
    287 Moffett Scottish Gaelic 3,025 11,853
    288 Menendez 3,102 11,609
    289 Mize 3,008 11,908
    290 Mancini 3,175 11,382
    291 McMillian Scottish Gaelic 3,043 11,765
    292 Matias 3,091 11,635
    293 Maciel 3,142 11,500
    294 Milam 3,038 11,787
    295 McAlister Scottish Gaelic 3,078 11,665
    296 McHenry Irish, patronymic 3,082 11,660
    297 Morrell 3,065 11,700
    298 Merino Spanish 3,073 11,684
    299 McAdams Scottish Gaelic 3,122 11,547
    300 Menard French 3,126 11,543
    301 Montague French 3,209 11,258
    302 McNeely patronymic 3,183 11,350
    303 Morley English, place 3,275 11,028
    304 Muir Scottish 3,245 11,130
    305 Murrell 3,185 11,347
    306 Mullin 3,250 11,103
    307 Martell 3,234 11,158
    308 Moe 3,238 11,150
    309 Mortensen Danish 3,282 11,013
    310 Mendes Portuguese 3,514 10,162
    311 Morey 3,298 10,894
    312 March Norman 3,344 10,719
    313 Miguel 3,303 10,861
    314 Massie 3,296 10,920
    315 McCloskey Irish 3,336 10,756
    316 McLemore Irish, occupational 3,306 10,850
    317 Marr Norse 3,341 10,724
    318 Millan 3,339 10,733
    319 Malcolm 3,364 10,618
    320 Montenegro 3,365 10,606
    321 Mendiola Spanish 3,337 10,752
    322 Medlin 3,338 10,750
    323 Maxey English, place 3,372 10,584
    324 McIntire Scottish Gaelic 3,380 10,566
    325 Maples 3,367 10,603
    326 McMillen 3,444 10,371
    327 Martens 3,540 10,096
    328 Monson Swedish 3,424 10,425
    329 McClanahan patronymic 3,429 10,407
    330 Mackay 3,600 9,886
    331 Marvin Welsh 3,468 10,310
    332 McCallum Scottish Gaelic, patronymic 3,495 10,229
    333 Motley 3,480 10,274
    334 Meador 3,474 10,292
    335 Maya 3,466 10,313
    336 Mendenhall 3,499 10,213
    337 Moriarty Irish, patronymic 3,564 10,005
    338 Minter occupational 3,470 10,301
    339 Melo 3,655 9,731
    340 Murry 3,518 10,140
    341 McDuffie patronymic 3,526 10,125
    342 Moffitt Scottish Gaelic 3,543 10,070
    343 Mears English, place 3,569 9,988
    344 Mattox 3,535 10,099
    345 Montez 3,539 10,097
    346 Mauldin 3,561 10,011
    347 Moreira 3,942 9,037
    348 McNabb patronymic 3,583 9,935
    349 McMurray Irish, patronymic 3,613 9,824
    350 Majors 3,650 9,747
    351 Mancuso Italian 3,665 9,711
    352 McCarter 3,605 9,849
    353 Musser 3,615 9,820
    354 Mayorga 3,679 9,659
    355 Mosqueda Spanish 3,668 9,709
    356 McCune Irish 3,715 9,549
    357 Manzano Spanish 3,697 9,608
    358 Madera 3,705 9,583
    359 McFarlane Scottish Gaelic, patronymic 3,795 9,319
    360 Mangum 3,723 9,515
    361 Mahon Irish 3,749 9,441
    362 Mundy Scottish, place 3,752 9,439
    363 McClung Scottish Gaelic, patronymic 3,746 9,456
    364 Mull 3,774 9,377
    365 McCutcheon patronymic 3,835 9,230
    366 Martines 3,780 9,363
    367 Moreau 3,943 9,035
    368 Maas 3,818 9,285
    369 McWhorter Scottish Gaelic 3,801 9,312
    370 McGrew 3,786 9,354
    371 McClintock Irish, occupational 3,879 9,141
    372 McCombs 3,882 9,134
    373 Mariano 3,904 9,091
    374 McNutt patronymic 3,834 9,232
    375 Martel 3,925 9,056
    376 Maki 3,860 9,190
    377 Merriman 3,908 9,085
    378 Mayhew Norman 3,908 9,085
    379 Melgar Spanish 3,897 9,106
    380 Mathias 4,014 8,851
    381 Mullis 3,954 9,003
    382 Mazur Polish 4,069 8,733
    383 Marte Spanish 4,007 8,867
    384 Munn 4,056 8,751
    385 Meeker 4,046 8,781
    386 Miramontes 3,998 8,884
    387 Moy place 4,046 8,781
    388 Merrell 4,032 8,809
    389 Magallanes Spanish 4,012 8,852
    390 Marquardt 4,058 8,749
    391 McVey Scottish Gaelic 4,018 8,848
    392 Marquis French 4,065 8,737
    393 Molnar Dutch, occupational 4,131 8,586
    394 Merrick Welsh 4,111 8,629
    395 Mount 4,055 8,754
    396 Meneses Spanish 4,143 8,548
    397 Macedo 4,201 8,433
    398 Meraz 4,119 8,616
    399 McCallister Scottish Gaelic 4,146 8,545
    400 Moncada Spanish, place 4,134 8,574