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

Mayshack, 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 Mayshack surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mayshack in America

Mayshack is the 120901st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mayshack surname appeared 143 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 Mayshack.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mayshack 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 Mayshack

The surname Mayshack can be traced back to the German state of Bavaria, where it originated in the late 16th century. The name is believed to derive from the Old German word "maye," meaning "boundary" or "border," and "schack," meaning "forest." This suggests that the name was initially given to someone who lived near or worked in a forested area along a boundary or border.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Mayshack can be found in the town records of Oberammergau, Bavaria, from the year 1592, where a certain Hans Mayshack is mentioned as a landowner. Another early reference is in the parish records of the village of Mittenwald, also in Bavaria, dating back to 1607, where a family by the name of Mayshack is listed as residents.

In the 17th century, the name appears to have spread beyond Bavaria to other parts of Germany, particularly to the neighboring state of Baden-Württemberg. This is evidenced by the birth record of Johann Mayshack in 1678 in the town of Freudenstadt, located in the Black Forest region of Baden-Württemberg.

Notable historical figures bearing the surname Mayshack include Wilhelm Mayshack, a prominent German sculptor who lived from 1806 to 1876 and is renowned for his work in the classical style. Another notable bearer of the name was Friedrich Mayshack, a German philosopher and author who lived from 1825 to 1892 and wrote extensively on ethics and morality.

In the 19th century, the name Mayshack can be found in various records across Germany, indicating the widespread dispersal of the family. For instance, in 1842, a certain Karl Mayshack was born in the town of Kaiserslautern in the Rhineland-Palatinate region, while in 1855, a Johann Mayshack was born in the city of Cologne.

As the 20th century dawned, the Mayshack name continued to be represented across Germany, with individuals such as the writer and journalist Hans Mayshack, born in 1902 in Berlin, and the artist and sculptor Gerhard Mayshack, born in 1914 in Munich.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mayshack

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

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

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