Surname Checker / Major
How Common Is the Last Name Major?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Major today
23,226
Ranked #1,714 of 162,254 published surnames · 7.11 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 20,977 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
61.06%
Black
32.84%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.66%
Hispanic
2.67%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.