How Many People Have the Last Name May?
people had the surname May in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,856 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
+1,580 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname May (83.6%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 9.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, May ranks #218. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
May grew from 101,726 people in 2000 to 103,306 in 2010 (up 1.6%), and its rank fell from #270 to #304. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 37.71 to 35.02 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 101,726 | 103,306 |
| Rank | #270 | #304 |
| Per 100,000 people | 37.71 | 35.02 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near May
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as May: M000
👤 May as a First Name
May is a first name too: about 10,657 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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