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

Mayne, 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 Mayne surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mayne in America

Mayne is the 8150th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mayne surname appeared 4,068 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Mayne.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mayne 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 Mayne

The surname Mayne is of English origin, deriving from the Old English word "maene," which means "common" or "shared." It is believed to have originated as a locational name, referring to someone who lived by a common or shared piece of land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Mayne can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Mana." This was likely a scribal variation of the more common spelling, "Mayne."

In the 12th century, the name Mayne appeared in various records and manuscripts, such as the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire and the Curia Regis Rolls of Oxfordshire. These records often referred to individuals with the surname Mayne residing in or holding lands in those respective counties.

During the Middle Ages, the name Mayne was also associated with several place names, such as Mayne's Court in Kent and Mayne's Farm in Gloucestershire. These place names likely derived from individuals bearing the surname Mayne who owned or resided in those locations.

One notable individual with the surname Mayne was Sir Walter Mayne (c. 1476-1552), a prominent English landowner and Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire during the reign of Henry VIII. Another was John Mayne (c. 1590-1658), an English clergyman and author who served as a chaplain to King Charles I.

In the 17th century, the name Mayne gained further recognition with the birth of Jasper Mayne (1604-1672), an English playwright and poet who was a member of the famous literary circle known as the Cavalier Poets. He is best known for his comedies and satirical works.

Later, in the 18th century, Robert Mayne (1721-1799) was a prominent English lawyer and judge who served as Chief Justice of the Honourable East India Company's Court in Bengal.

Another notable bearer of the surname was Richard Mayne (1796-1868), an English lawyer and police administrator who served as the first Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in London from 1856 to 1868.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mayne

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

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

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