Surname Checker / Mays
How Common Is the Last Name Mays?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Mays today
44,741
Ranked #854 of 162,254 published surnames · 13.7 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 40,408 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
54.75%
Black
39.68%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.36%
Hispanic
1.98%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.