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

Maksim, 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 Maksim surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Maksim in America

Maksim is the 107669th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Maksim surname appeared 165 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 Maksim.

We can also compare 2010 data for Maksim 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 Maksim

The surname MAKSIM is of Russian origin, derived from the Russian given name Maksim, which is the Russian equivalent of the Latin name Maximus, meaning "greatest." The name can be traced back to the 10th century when it first appeared in Russia.

MAKSIM is believed to have its roots in the Old Russian name Maksim, which was a popular name among the ruling class and nobility. The name was widely used by members of the Russian aristocracy and was often associated with wealth and power.

One of the earliest recorded examples of the surname MAKSIM can be found in the Nikon Chronicle, a 16th-century Russian historical text that mentions a nobleman named Maksim Fedorovich Baskakov, who lived in the late 15th century.

Another notable figure with the surname MAKSIM was Mikhail Maksimovich Maksimov (1804-1873), a Russian ethnographer and writer who is considered a pioneer in the field of Russian folklore studies. His works included detailed descriptions of traditional Russian customs and beliefs.

In the 19th century, the surname MAKSIM gained prominence with the birth of Hiram Stevens Maksim (1840-1916), an American-British inventor best known for his work on machine guns, including the Maksim gun, which was widely used in World Wars I and II.

The surname MAKSIM can also be found in various place names and older spellings of place names in Russia. For example, the village of Maksimikha in the Nizhny Novgorod region is believed to have been named after an early settler with the surname MAKSIM.

Other notable individuals with the surname MAKSIM include:

1. Ivan Maksimovich Maksimov (1859-1926), a Russian artist known for his realistic depictions of rural life in Russia.
2. Maksim Maksimovich Zhivotov (1931-2018), a Soviet and Russian actor who appeared in numerous films and television shows.
3. Maksim Aleksandrovich Maksimov (1970-), a Russian businessman and billionaire, co-founder of the VimpelCom telecommunications company.
4. Maksim Valeryevich Maksimov (1979-), a Russian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League.
5. Maksim Yuryevich Maksimov (1984-), a Russian professional football player who has represented the Russian national team.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Maksim

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

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 Maksim 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 Maksim 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 Maksim was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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