How Many People Have the Last Name Maye?

4,356

people had the surname Maye in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 67,568 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#7,621

Tied with 1 other

Per 100,000 People

1.48

In 2010

Largest Group

55.8%

Black

Change Since 2000

+8.6%

+344 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Maye (55.8%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 36.7%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Maye ranks #205. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 40.1% to 36.7%.

White 36.7%
Black 55.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino 3.9%

See the most common African American last names.

📈 Change Since 2000

Maye grew from 4,012 people in 2000 to 4,356 in 2010 (up 8.6%), and its rank rose from #7,642 to #7,621. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 1.49 to 1.48 people per 100,000.

20002010
People4,0124,356
Rank#7,642#7,621
Per 100,000 people1.491.48

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Maye

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#7,619Alas4,358
#7,620Bottoms4,357
#7,621Jager4,356
#7,621Maye4,356
#7,623Melville4,355
#7,624Burkey4,354
#7,625Poteet4,353

👤 Maye as a First Name

Maye is a first name too: about 320 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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