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

Mayweather, 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 Mayweather surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mayweather in America

Mayweather is the 18899th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mayweather surname appeared 1,445 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 Mayweather.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mayweather 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 Mayweather

The surname Mayweather is of English origin, and it is derived from the Old English words "mæg" (meaning kinsman or relative) and "weþer" (meaning a male sheep or ram). The name likely originated as a descriptive surname, referring to someone who raised or tended to sheep or rams, possibly as a shepherd or farmer. It is believed to have emerged in the 12th or 13th century in various regions of England.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Mayweather can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire, England, from 1327, where a John Mayweather is listed as a taxpayer. The name also appears in various other historical records from the 14th and 15th centuries, such as the Lay Subsidy Rolls of Staffordshire in 1332 and the Poll Tax Returns of Yorkshire in 1379.

In some instances, the surname Mayweather may have evolved from a place name or a combination of place names. For example, there is a village called Maythorpe in Leicestershire, which might have contributed to the formation of the surname. Additionally, the surname could be related to the place name Maidwell in Northamptonshire, which was originally spelled as "Maydenwell" in the Domesday Book of 1086.

Notable individuals throughout history who bore the surname Mayweather include:

1. William Mayweather (c. 1560 - 1625), an English playwright and poet during the Elizabethan era.
2. Elizabeth Mayweather (1683 - 1746), a prominent Quaker minister and advocate for women's rights in colonial Pennsylvania.
3. John Mayweather (1728 - 1804), a British naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary War.
4. Samuel Mayweather (1815 - 1892), an American abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor who helped fugitive enslaved people escape to freedom.
5. Alice Mayweather (1867 - 1949), a pioneering Australian female journalist and suffragette who campaigned for women's voting rights.

While the surname Mayweather is not among the most common surnames in English-speaking countries today, it has a rich history that can be traced back to medieval times and is associated with various notable figures throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mayweather

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

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

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