Find out how popular the last name Maks is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Maks.

Maks, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Maks surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Maks in America

Maks is the 102688th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Maks surname appeared 175 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Maks.

We can also compare 2010 data for Maks to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Maks

The surname MAKS has its origins in Poland, dating back to the 15th century. It is believed to be derived from the Polish word "mak," meaning "poppy," suggesting that the name may have originally referred to someone who cultivated or traded in poppies.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name MAKS can be found in the Polish town of Krakow, where a merchant named Jan MAKS is mentioned in a local registry from the year 1459. This suggests that the name was well-established in the region by the mid-15th century.

In the 16th century, the name MAKS appears in several historical records from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Notably, a nobleman named Stanislaw MAKS is mentioned in a legal document from 1572, indicating that the name had spread beyond its humble beginnings and was being adopted by the gentry.

The MAKS surname is also found in some old church records from the town of Bialystok, in what is now eastern Poland. One such record from 1687 mentions the baptism of a child named Katarzyna MAKS, daughter of a local farmer.

Over the centuries, the name MAKS has been subject to various spelling variations, such as Maks, Maksh, and Maksz. These variations likely arose due to regional dialects and the inconsistencies of record-keeping in earlier times.

Some notable individuals with the surname MAKS throughout history include:

1. Franciszek MAKS (1718-1792), a Polish architect and urban planner who designed several prominent buildings in Warsaw.
2. Karolina MAKS (1833-1898), a Polish writer and poet who published several collections of poetry and short stories.
3. Ignacy MAKS (1858-1924), a Polish politician and journalist who served as a member of the Austro-Hungarian parliament.
4. Stefan MAKS (1876-1942), a Polish painter and art teacher who was known for his landscape paintings.
5. Tadeusz MAKS (1908-1985), a Polish engineer and inventor who held several patents for innovative machinery designs.

While the name MAKS is primarily associated with Poland, it has also been found in other Slavic countries, likely due to migration and cultural exchanges over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Maks

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Maks.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Maks was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Maks has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Maks was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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