How Many People Have the Last Name Maher?
people had the surname Maher in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 12,706 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+719 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Maher (93.9%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Maher ranks #1,153. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Maher grew from 22,503 people in 2000 to 23,222 in 2010 (up 3.2%), and its rank fell from #1,456 to #1,549. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 8.34 to 7.87 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 22,503 | 23,222 |
| Rank | #1,456 | #1,549 |
| Per 100,000 people | 8.34 | 7.87 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Maher
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Maher: M600
👤 Maher as a First Name
Maher is a first name too: about 1,124 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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