Big List Of Last Names Beginning With M

Are you looking for a comprehensive list of last names beginning with “M”?

We’ve used the 2000 and 2010 U.S. Census to compile 2,111 surnames that start with the letter M and have at least one thousand bearers of the name.

In the table below, you’ll see the total number of bearers for the name in each census.

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Meanings Of Popular Last Names Starting With M

Here are the top ten most common last names beginning with M in the 2010 U.S. census.

They are in descending order of how common they are.

Surname	Bearers	Origins	Meaning
Miller	1,161,437	Across Europe	Mill keeper
Martinez	1,060,159	Hispanic	*
Moore	724,374	English, Irish	Person living near marshland
Martin	702,625	Across Europe	From St Martin of Tours
Mitchell	384,486	English	Large person
Morris	318,884	Hispanic	*
Morales	311,777	Hispanic	*
Murphy	308,417	Irish	Sea warrior
Morgan	286,280	Morgan	Unclear
Mendoza	242,771	Hispanic	*
Myers	229,895	Irish	Jovial person

To get more details about the Hispanic name, check our companion article on Hispanic surnames starting with M.

Famous People With M Surnames

Here is an assorted collection of ten famous people with a family name starting with M.

Famous Person	Occupation	Best Known For
Nelson Mandela	South African President	First democratic President
George RR Martin	American novelist	Game Of Thrones
Freddie Mercury	English singer	Frontman for Queen
Karl Marx	German philosopher	Das Kapital, communism
Toni Morrison	American writer	Beloved, Pulitzer Prize
Paul McCartney	English songwriter	Yesterday, Let It Be
Bob Marley	Jamaican songwriter	Redemption song
Macbeth	King of Scotland	In Shakespeare’s play
Bob Marley	Jamaican songwriter	Redemption song
Claude Monet	French painter	Impressionism
Eddie Murphy	American actor	Beverly Hills Cop

Last Names Starting With M

Let’s start with names from Ma to Mackenzie.

The most common name in this section is Mack, which has over seventy-one thousand bearers in the 2010 U.S. census.

What are the origins of this name? Well, you also see plenty of Celtic names starting with Mac in this list. Mack is a shortened form. It literally means “son”.

I’ll cover Irish names in a different list, so here I’ll take a closer look at the two-letter name of Ma.

Ma is of Chinese origin. The meaning derives from the word for a horse. Several military leaders through the Chinese Dynasties adopted the name.

Last Name	2000 Census	2010 Census
Ma	19,030	28,452
Maag	2,546	2,678
Maas	9,410	9,285
Mabe	6,877	6,939
Mabrey	2,168	2,185
Mabry	12,508	12,846
Mac	1,859	2,321
Macaluso	4,522	4,542
Macarthur	3,874	4,006
Macaulay	2,219	2,560
Macdonald	45,782	46,717
Macdougall	4,143	4,296
Mace	12,114	12,222
Macedo	5,797	8,433
Macey	2,257	2,479
Macfarlane	4,437	4,605
Macgregor	5,064	5,161
Mach	4,770	5,047
Machado	18,429	23,170
Machen	1,984	2,077
Machuca	4,492	6,351
Macias	46,739	62,227
Maciejewski	2,495	2,590
Maciel	8,407	11,500
Macintosh	2,353	2,359
Macintyre	2,604	2,774
Mack	67,154	71,056
Mackay	9,248	9,886
Macke	2,196	2,399
Mackenzie	13,174	13,733

From Mackey to Madson

Maddox is the most common name in this section, with about thirty-six thousand bearers in the 2010 U.S. census.

The origins are in England and Wales and the name is a variant of Maddock. The meaning derives from the Welsh word for good or benevolent.

Madison is also a name of English origin. It means “son of Mathew”.

Last Name	2000 Census	2010 Census
Mackey	29,718	30,749
Mackie	6,510	6,686
Mackin	4,025	4,051
Mackinnon	4,003	4,199
Macklin	6,592	7,140
Macko	1,871	2,023
Maclean	7,127	7,504
Macleod	7,542	7,886
Maclin	2,356	2,673
Macmillan	5,553	5,688
Macneil	2,865	3,003
Macomber	3,666	4,047
Macon	6,592	7,008
Macpherson	5,464	5,579
Macrae	2,284	2,330
Macri	2,658	2,637
Macy	5,217	5,203
Madden	34,472	35,438
Maddock	2,563	2,574
Maddox	34,970	36,250
Maddux	4,485	4,448
Mader	5,321	5,434
Madera	7,160	9,583
Madigan	5,670	5,707
Madison	26,548	28,411
Madore	2,532	2,658
Madrid	20,834	25,854
Madrigal	19,632	27,033
Madsen	16,425	17,364
Madson	2,991	3,116

From Maeda to Maher

Magana is the most common name in this section with over thirty-nine thousand bearers in 2010.

Magana is a Spanish name. We cover these names in more depth in our list of Hispanic names starting with M.

Many of the other names in this section are of Irish origins, which we will cover in another list.

Here, I’ll take a closer look at Magnuson. This means “son of Magnus”, and Magnus has several spelling variants on the list.

Magnus has Germanic origins. The meaning derives from the Latin word for “great” (magnus). The early bearers were powerful families or military leaders.

Last Name	2000 Census	2010 Census
Maeda	2,245	2,181
Maes	5,640	6,033
Maestas	7,830	8,296
Maffei	2,169	2,187
Magallanes	6,294	8,852
Magallon	3,774	5,387
Magana	27,571	39,105
Magdaleno	5,780	7,956
Magee	26,031	27,720
Mager	3,497	2,980
Magers	2,446	2,463
Maggard	6,359	6,625
Maggio	5,836	5,877
Magill	5,325	5,692
Magner	2,718	2,911
Magness	2,929	3,036
Magno	2,256	2,642
Magnus	2,177	2,291
Magnuson	7,957	7,980
Magoon	2,020	2,086
Magruder	3,104	3,119
Maguire	15,853	16,713
Magyar	2,085	2,098
Mah	2,553	2,571
Mahaffey	7,996	8,079
Mahan	14,937	15,375
Mahaney	2,762	2,949
Mahar	3,246	3,302
Maharaj	2,045	2,787
Maher	22,503	23,222

From Mahler to Malave

Mahoney is the most common name in this section. We will cover Irish names in a separate list.

The next most common name is Major which has different meanings depending on the region.

The East European origins refer to the military title of a middle-ranking officer (a major).

The English name arrived with the Normans with the Norman Conquest and is a variant of Mauger. The meaning may come from the Old German words for a spear (gar), although there are other theories.

Last Name	2000 Census	2010 Census
Mahler	5,167	5,222
Mahmood	3,525	5,384
Mahmoud	2,074	3,342
Mahon	9,327	9,441
Mahone	3,499	3,956
Mahoney	39,440	40,397
Mai	12,027	17,445
Maida	1,853	2,084
Maiden	3,478	3,905
Maier	13,929	14,135
Mailloux	2,022	2,122
Main	12,631	12,776
Maine	3,443	3,589
Maines	4,052	4,196
Mains	3,854	4,010
Mair	2,450	2,516
Maisonet	1,873	2,305
Maitland	3,090	3,256
Majano	1,456	2,116
Majewski	5,109	5,126
Major	19,791	20,977
Majors	9,480	9,747
Mak	4,283	5,170
Maker	1,645	2,038
Maki	9,155	9,190
Makin	1,611	2,538
Makowski	3,957	3,942
Malagon	2,089	3,115
Malan	1,378	2,007
Malave	4,178	5,278

From Malcom to Mancera

The most common names in this section are Hispanic or Irish, which we’l cover elsewhere.

We’ll look at Malik here, which had nearly fifteen thousand bearers in 2010.

This name is prominent in Pakistan. The meaning derives from an Arabic word for a king. It was conferred on local heads of a village.

Last Name	2000 Census	2010 Census
Malcolm	9,643	10,618
Malcom	3,570	3,680
Maldonado	88,016	121,526
Malek	4,459	4,780
Maley	4,869	4,651
Malhotra	1,935	3,206
Malik	10,376	14,925
Malin	3,988	4,365
Malinowski	5,833	5,895
Malkin	1,592	2,117
Mallard	5,602	6,583
Mallery	1,745	2,050
Mallett	6,584	6,556
Mallette	2,736	2,931
Malley	3,940	3,986
Mallon	4,874	5,188
Mallory	16,987	17,578
Malloy	16,056	16,546
Malm	2,129	2,188
Malo	2,259	2,316
Malone	69,257	71,286
Maloney	30,434	30,671
Malott	3,127	3,289
Maloy	4,786	5,068
Maly	2,319	2,543
Man	4,425	4,010
Manahan	2,171	2,673
Manalo	2,462	3,571
Mance	2,340	2,310
Mancera	1,526	2,424

From Mancha to Manley

Manley is the most common name in this section with about 251 thousand bearers in the 2010 U.S. census.

The name is of English origins. There are several places in England called Manley, and the name would have been conferred upon people from those villages and towns.

The meaning is derived from the Old English words for a woodland clearing.

Last Name	2000 Census	2010 Census
Mancha	2,783	3,248
Manchester	5,078	5,182
Mancia	2,291	4,089
Mancilla	5,467	7,908
Mancillas	2,050	2,751
Mancini	10,881	11,382
Mancuso	9,659	9,711
Mandel	6,532	6,703
Mandell	3,347	3,337
Mandeville	2,660	2,737
Mandujano	3,983	6,133
Manes	3,055	3,127
Maness	8,065	8,095
Maney	3,361	3,355
Manfredi	2,460	2,501
Mang	1,957	2,354
Mangan	5,756	6,315
Mangano	2,323	2,525
Mangold	4,044	4,088
Mangrum	4,062	4,270
Mangum	9,271	9,515
Mangus	2,626	2,739
Mani	1,359	2,212
Manigault	1,779	2,016
Manion	4,924	5,099
Manis	4,523	4,696
Maniscalco	2,890	3,021
Manjarrez	2,241	3,179
Mankin	1,881	2,263
Manley	25,159	25,136

From Mann to Mapes

Mann is the most common name in this section.

The name is Germanic in origin and it means what it sounds like in English. It was conferred as a nickname on men who were particularly strong or imposing.

Last Name	2000 Census	2010 Census
Mann	81,022	83,510
Manna	2,801	3,437
Manners	1,975	2,164
Manning	72,069	74,949
Mannino	3,527	3,857
Mannion	2,927	3,111
Mannix	2,071	2,598
Manno	2,664	2,644
Manns	5,921	6,312
Manor	3,138	3,432
Manos	2,894	2,970
Manrique	2,723	3,847
Manriquez	5,934	8,119
Mansell	3,498	3,506
Mansfield	18,498	18,725
Manson	8,090	7,663
Mansour	4,835	6,291
Manthey	2,036	2,177
Mantooth	2,152	2,243
Mantz	2,093	2,055
Manuel	24,227	27,529
Manus	2,561	2,635
Manz	2,100	2,183
Manzanares	5,249	7,480
Manzano	6,670	9,608
Manzella	2,313	2,671
Manzi	2,740	2,668
Manzo	10,595	13,635
Mao	4,047	5,565
Mapes	5,484	5,456

From Maple to Marcotte

March is the most common name in this section.

There are several places in England called March that gave the name to people who resided there. The meaning derives from the Middle English word for a boundary.

Maples is another English name that has origins in geography. The name was taken by people who lived near woodland of maple trees.

Last Name	2000 Census	2010 Census
Maple	4,292	4,585
Maples	10,559	10,603
Mapp	4,601	4,749
Mar	4,327	5,375
Mara	2,902	2,956
Marable	3,166	3,514
Maradiaga	1,263	2,584
Marano	3,152	3,701
Marasco	2,493	2,532
Maravilla	3,747	5,669
Marble	5,397	5,796
Marbury	2,050	2,316
Marcano	3,249	4,256
Marcelino	1,441	2,372
Marcello	2,488	2,810
Marcellus	1,744	2,108
Marcelo	1,589	2,361
March	10,553	10,719
Marchan	1,430	2,184
Marchand	6,251	6,610
Marchant	5,311	5,834
Marchese	6,483	6,670
Marchetti	4,079	4,272
Marcial	2,933	4,670
Marciano	2,645	2,929
Marciniak	2,637	2,647
Marco	2,798	3,082
Marconi	2,620	2,712
Marcos	3,263	5,052
Marcotte	5,771	5,923

From Marez to Markland

Marcum is an interesting name on this list. It has over sixteen thousand bearers in the 2010 census.

This name is a variant of Markham. There are several places of that name in England, and people woud adopt the names of where they resided.

The meaning derives from the Old English words for the boundary of a village.

Last Name	2000 Census	2010 Census
Marcoux	2,488	2,507
Marcum	15,925	16,246
Marcus	17,360	17,671
Marcy	2,670	2,558
Marden	2,299	2,375
Mardis	3,099	3,378
Marek	7,517	8,042
Mares	12,041	14,931
Marez	2,773	3,056
Margolis	4,271	4,181
Maria	3,880	4,500
Mariani	4,117	4,573
Mariano	7,111	9,091
Marie	2,395	2,812
Marin	31,786	43,904
Marine	3,299	3,676
Marinelli	4,450	4,483
Marinez	1,760	2,343
Marini	3,434	3,752
Marino	30,735	31,687
Marion	14,364	14,777
Mariscal	6,401	8,368
Mark	15,916	14,265
Markel	4,031	4,126
Marker	5,938	6,438
Markert	1,856	2,065
Markey	5,225	5,435
Markham	12,763	13,137
Markiewicz	2,337	2,317
Markland	2,394	2,829

From Markle to Marrone

Marquez is the most common name in this section, and we cover it in our list of Hispanic surnames starting with M.

Marks is the next most common name, although it has less than half the bearers as Marquez.

This is a variant of Mark and the English name derives from the Roman name Marcus.The name spread in Europe in part due to families adopting the name of Mark the Evangelist in the New Testament.

Last Name	2000 Census	2010 Census
Markle	5,401	5,893
Markley	7,176	7,581
Marko	2,645	2,701
Markovich	2,861	2,786
Markowitz	4,362	4,435
Markowski	3,345	3,509
Marks	48,281	49,177
Markus	3,572	3,649
Marlatt	2,253	2,427
Marler	6,584	7,058
Marley	6,075	6,220
Marlin	5,415	5,602
Marlow	13,185	13,205
Marlowe	6,318	6,543
Marmolejo	3,828	5,221
Maroney	4,217	4,390
Marotta	4,258	4,491
Marple	2,580	2,579
Marquardt	8,398	8,749
Marquart	2,436	2,792
Marques	6,386	7,520
Marquette	2,488	2,652
Marquez	79,951	107,533
Marquis	8,449	8,737
Marr	10,365	10,724
Marra	5,526	6,065
Marrero	16,783	21,109
Marriott	5,051	5,547
Marron	4,558	5,129
Marrone	3,696	3,818

From Marroquin to Marty

Martinez is by far the most common name in this section with over one million bearers in the 2010 census. We’ve covered the name in our list of Hispanic surnames starting with M.

So, I’ll look here at the next most common – which is Martin. This name is found across Europe.The name spread through the Middle Ages due to the popularity of Saint Martin of Tours.

Martin was a Roman soldier stationed in France. The legend goes that he met a shivering beggar and cut his own cloak in two to help the man. Martin later became a bishop.

Remnants of the cloak became a holy relic revered by the kings of the Franks.

Last Name	2000 Census	2010 Census
Marroquin	12,874	19,661
Marrow	3,283	3,656
Marrs	5,740	5,658
Marrufo	2,797	3,626
Mars	4,523	4,384
Marsden	4,499	4,718
Marsh	60,999	62,304
Marshall	177,213	183,922
Marston	6,127	6,535
Marte	6,090	8,867
Martel	8,362	9,056
Martell	9,568	11,158
Martello	2,196	2,334
Marten	2,872	3,666
Martens	9,749	10,096
Marti	4,032	4,860
Martin	672,711	702,625
Martindale	6,970	6,962
Martine	2,397	2,227
Martineau	4,425	5,006
Martinelli	4,895	5,099
Martines	8,041	9,363
Martinez	775,072	1,060,159
Martini	6,988	7,612
Martino	12,889	13,128
Martins	9,062	11,751
Martinson	7,639	8,048
Martone	2,617	2,751
Martucci	2,703	2,797
Marty	4,693	4,848

From Martz to Matamoros

Mason is the most common name in this section with over 160 thousand bearers in the 2010 census.

The name is of English origin. The meaning derives from the Middle English word for a tradesman who works with stone. We still call them stone masons to this day.

Last Name	2000 Census	2010 Census
Martz	8,433	8,250
Marvel	3,891	3,862
Marvin	10,375	10,310
Marx	9,404	11,716
Mascarenas	2,287	2,563
Mascorro	2,396	3,077
Maser	1,937	2,230
Mashburn	6,675	6,688
Masi	3,012	3,083
Mask	3,263	3,395
Mason	155,484	160,213
Mass	2,718	2,588
Massa	5,651	6,111
Massaro	4,906	5,089
Masse	3,495	3,753
Massengale	3,094	3,128
Massengill	3,359	3,478
Massey	53,459	55,595
Massie	10,525	10,920
Massingill	2,054	2,092
Masson	2,718	2,813
Mast	12,869	15,932
Masten	2,640	2,813
Master	2,202	2,735
Masters	23,106	23,533
Masterson	11,673	12,117
Mastin	3,726	4,085
Mastrangelo	2,363	2,482
Mata	34,888	48,120
Matamoros	2,643	4,044

From Mateo to Matteson

Matthews is the most common name in this section. When you run your eye down the list, you’ll see it has many variants.

They all derive from the name Matthew, which is found in various forms across Europe.

The origins are from the Hebrew name Matiyahu, which means “gift of God”.

Last Name	2000 Census	2010 Census
Mateo	8,540	13,746
Matheny	8,369	8,595
Mather	6,602	7,621
Matherly	2,479	2,593
Matherne	3,332	3,442
Mathers	3,724	3,860
Mathes	6,468	6,553
Matheson	7,302	7,585
Mathew	9,311	13,808
Mathews	50,608	51,592
Mathewson	3,336	3,299
Mathias	8,286	8,851
Mathieu	4,832	5,483
Mathis	51,796	54,217
Mathison	4,171	4,316
Matias	7,295	11,635
Matlock	12,017	12,599
Matney	5,207	5,518
Matos	16,819	21,258
Matson	12,100	12,320
Matsuda	2,126	2,038
Matsumoto	4,520	4,486
Matt	4,240	4,337
Matta	4,221	5,610
Matte	2,290	2,819
Matteo	1,956	2,078
Matter	2,851	2,870
Mattern	4,427	4,705
Mattes	2,702	3,007
Matteson	6,949	7,148
Matthew	6,486	6,436
Matthews	124,839	131,303
Matthias	2,335	2,560
Mattia	1,637	2,025
Mattice	2,622	2,786
Mattingly	14,661	15,050
Mattis	2,516	2,744
Mattison	7,083	7,485
Mattocks	1,921	2,129
Mattos	3,390	4,260
Mattox	9,881	10,099
Mattson	15,825	16,203
Matula	1,942	2,274
Matus	3,255	3,952
Matute	2,035	3,892
Matz	5,123	5,143

From Mau to Mazzone

May is the most common name in this section with over one hundred thousand bearers in 2010.

There are several origins for this name in Europe.In England, it was a variant or nickname for Matthew, which we looked at in the previous section.

Elsewhere, it was also given to people born in the month of May. The month is named after Maia, a Roman goddess of fertility.

Last Name	2000 Census	2010 Census
Mau	2,537	3,042
Mauch	2,157	2,329
Mauck	2,895	2,863
Mauer	3,169	3,292
Maughan	3,107	3,494
Mauk	3,422	3,733
Maul	3,127	3,185
Mauldin	9,713	10,011
Mauney	2,531	2,547
Maupin	6,060	6,051
Maurer	20,333	20,707
Maurice	3,574	3,919
Mauricio	3,457	5,371
Mauro	7,483	7,722
Maus	3,930	3,997
Max	2,962	2,769
Maxey	10,461	10,584
Maxfield	5,455	5,987
Maxie	2,727	3,322
Maxon	2,490	3,044
Maxson	4,577	4,573
Maxwell	65,779	67,961
May	101,726	103,306
Maya	7,227	10,313
Mayberry	14,060	14,326
Maye	4,012	4,356
Mayer	39,111	39,555
Mayers	5,592	6,076
Mayes	24,853	25,256
Mayfield	29,136	29,805
Mayhew	8,754	9,085
Mayle	4,588	4,773
Maynard	35,648	36,460
Mayne	4,015	4,068
Maynes	2,231	2,308
Maynor	4,434	4,732
Mayo	33,126	35,228
Mayor	2,134	2,450
Mayorga	6,864	9,659
Mays	38,914	40,408
Maza	1,625	2,036
Mazariegos	2,753	5,255
Maze	4,617	4,742
Mazon	1,786	2,138
Mazur	8,721	8,733
Mazurek	2,910	2,945
Mazza	8,078	8,043
Mazzella	2,107	2,214
Mazzeo	2,254	2,284
Mazzola	3,842	3,885
Mazzone	2,326	2,264

List of last names beginning with “Mc”

These are all the names in the 2010 U.S. census starting with Mc and with at least two thousand bearers.

All of these names are Irish or Scottish, and we will cover those in a separate list.

Note that how people capitalize the names can vary e.g. Mcandew or McAndrew are the same here.

Last Name	2000 Census	2010 Census
Mcabee	3,901	4,049
Mcadam	2,058	2,117
Mcadams	11,455	11,547
Mcadoo	3,507	3,580
Mcafee	11,855	12,371
Mcaleer	2,258	2,342
Mcalister	11,433	11,665
Mcallister	28,586	29,544
Mcalpin	3,063	3,071
Mcalpine	3,598	3,714
Mcanally	3,959	4,136
Mcandrew	4,110	4,129
Mcandrews	2,454	2,477
Mcardle	5,363	5,424
Mcarthur	12,152	12,683
Mcatee	4,657	4,739
Mcateer	2,040	2,124
Mcauley	3,946	4,186
Mcauliffe	5,645	5,733
Mcavoy	4,691	4,715
Mcbee	7,105	7,011
Mcbeth	2,992	3,004
Mcbrayer	3,434	3,452
Mcbride	60,874	63,899
Mcbroom	4,527	4,573
Mcbryde	1,948	2,137
Mccabe	29,523	30,401
Mccafferty	5,092	5,147
Mccaffery	2,164	2,265
Mccaffrey	8,078	8,181
Mccain	17,933	19,032
Mccaleb	2,730	2,802
Mccall	41,231	43,483
Mccalla	2,708	3,326
Mccallister	7,769	8,545
Mccallum	9,897	10,229
Mccammon	3,401	3,478
Mccandless	5,110	5,149
Mccann	34,692	35,408
Mccants	5,602	6,270
Mccardle	1,903	2,047
Mccarley	4,002	4,106
Mccarroll	3,086	3,246
Mccarron	3,520	3,609
Mccart	2,139	2,364
Mccarter	9,262	9,849
Mccarthy	81,035	82,950
Mccartney	13,011	13,615
Mccarty	35,718	36,944
Mccarver	2,343	2,424
Mccary	2,602	2,635
Mccaskill	5,466	5,857
Mccaslin	4,597	4,709
Mccauley	23,926	24,743
Mccaw	2,301	2,438
Mccay	2,651	2,607
Mcchesney	3,549	3,590
Mcclain	45,560	48,165
Mcclanahan	10,047	10,407
Mcclary	5,622	6,070
Mcclay	2,278	2,208
Mcclean	2,994	3,183
Mccleary	6,373	6,554
Mcclellan	24,986	26,060
Mcclelland	13,610	14,092
Mcclendon	17,614	18,857
Mcclintock	8,906	9,141
Mcclinton	5,368	5,816
Mccloskey	10,582	10,756
Mccloud	15,125	15,783
Mcclung	9,185	9,456
Mcclure	46,505	47,742
Mcclurg	3,197	3,314
Mccluskey	6,050	6,301
Mccollough	4,129	4,269
Mccollum	19,341	19,990
Mccomas	4,648	4,812
Mccomb	5,577	5,616
Mccombs	8,927	9,134
Mcconkey	2,440	2,688
Mcconnell	39,203	39,754
Mcconville	2,599	2,743
Mccool	7,198	7,259
Mccord	17,216	17,875
Mccorkle	8,207	8,529
Mccormack	17,074	17,449
Mccormick	62,663	63,649
Mccourt	4,044	4,206
Mccowan	4,094	4,510
Mccown	4,852	5,000
Mccoy	106,481	110,744
Mccracken	18,975	19,287
Mccrae	2,511	2,754
Mccraney	1,880	2,015
Mccrary	11,782	12,204
Mccraw	5,402	5,561
Mccray	25,300	28,024
Mccrea	5,971	6,320
Mccready	4,182	4,296
Mccreary	8,105	8,298
Mccree	2,622	2,931
Mccreery	2,310	2,481
Mccrory	5,616	5,689
Mccroskey	2,287	2,286
Mccubbin	2,138	2,265
Mccue	7,992	8,250
Mccullar	2,323	2,412
Mccullen	2,158	2,324
Mcculley	5,560	5,450
Mcculloch	8,021	8,244
Mccullough	44,123	45,852
Mccullum	2,827	3,302
Mccully	3,010	3,256
Mccumber	2,409	2,647
Mccune	9,315	9,549
Mccurdy	12,044	12,463
Mccurley	2,558	2,665
Mccurry	7,433	7,590
Mccusker	3,398	3,574
Mccutchen	3,932	4,146
Mccutcheon	8,894	9,230
Mcdade	6,787	7,119
Mcdaniel	86,317	88,728
Mcdaniels	6,907	7,256
Mcdavid	2,996	3,092
Mcdermott	29,440	30,528
Mcdevitt	7,308	7,425
Mcdonagh	1,956	2,086
Mcdonald	176,094	180,497
Mcdonell	2,031	2,075
Mcdonnell	13,892	14,309
Mcdonough	21,340	21,739
Mcdougal	7,011	7,139
Mcdougald	2,890	3,122
Mcdougall	6,258	6,655
Mcdougle	1,921	2,085
Mcdowell	47,526	49,217
Mcduffie	9,479	10,125
Mceachern	4,078	4,133
Mcelfresh	2,237	2,237
Mcelhaney	3,691	3,853
Mcelrath	2,981	3,120
Mcelroy	24,064	24,668
Mcelveen	3,683	3,740
Mcelwain	3,003	3,060
Mcelwee	3,520	3,602
Mcelyea	1,963	2,008
Mcentee	2,663	2,852
Mcentire	3,946	4,115
Mcevoy	5,499	5,713
Mcewan	2,432	2,652
Mcewen	7,420	7,610
Mcfadden	30,205	31,839
Mcfall	7,486	7,602
Mcfalls	2,371	2,433
Mcfarland	40,244	41,300
Mcfarlane	8,160	9,319
Mcfarlin	4,295	4,471
Mcfee	2,089	2,068
Mcgaha	3,687	3,787
Mcgann	3,731	3,853
Mcgarity	2,053	2,048
Mcgarry	6,907	6,982
Mcgarvey	3,927	3,945
Mcgary	3,028	3,154
Mcgaughey	2,990	3,050
Mcgee	71,925	74,542
Mcgehee	5,712	5,749
Mcghee	21,727	23,461
Mcgill	26,354	27,330
Mcginley	6,435	6,851
Mcginn	5,745	5,955
Mcginnis	26,578	26,953
Mcginty	5,936	6,084
Mcglone	3,419	3,527
Mcglothlin	3,742	3,984
Mcglynn	3,872	4,200
Mcgoldrick	2,853	2,882
Mcgonagle	2,024	2,647
Mcgough	4,967	5,150
Mcgovern	16,739	17,257
Mcgowan	31,669	33,340
Mcgowen	3,846	3,825
Mcgrady	3,841	3,819
Mcgrail	2,155	2,210
Mcgrane	1,825	2,034
Mcgrath	34,031	34,871
Mcgraw	20,704	21,614
Mcgreevy	2,239	2,270
Mcgregor	14,969	15,614
Mcgrew	8,988	9,354
Mcgriff	5,436	5,789
Mcgruder	3,213	3,444
Mcguigan	3,489	3,646
Mcguinness	4,333	4,342
Mcguire	62,116	64,327
Mchale	6,267	6,391
Mchenry	11,369	11,660
Mchugh	18,206	18,422
Mcilwain	2,859	3,002
Mcinerney	4,346	4,473
Mcinnis	7,391	7,933
Mcintire	10,401	10,566
Mcintosh	40,453	42,379
Mcintyre	42,335	43,842
Mciver	5,326	5,457
Mckain	1,985	2,431
Mckay	36,948	38,681
Mckean	4,913	5,314
Mckee	43,555	44,137
Mckeehan	2,535	2,650
Mckeen	2,181	2,370
Mckeever	7,433	7,647
Mckellar	2,687	2,921
Mckelvey	6,870	7,043
Mckenna	26,189	27,293
Mckenney	6,862	7,265
Mckenzie	55,084	59,595
Mckeon	7,255	7,283
Mckeown	7,199	7,357
Mckernan	2,730	3,144
Mckibben	4,631	4,958
Mckie	2,614	2,886
Mckiernan	1,970	2,097
Mckillip	1,964	2,013
Mckim	3,732	3,790
Mckinley	23,124	24,000
Mckinney	80,616	83,616
Mckinnie	2,528	2,910
Mckinnis	2,036	2,155
Mckinnon	14,566	15,450
Mckinstry	2,878	3,015
Mckinzie	3,678	3,929
Mckissick	2,798	2,892
Mcknight	32,386	34,055
Mckown	3,518	3,554
Mckoy	6,825	7,820
Mclain	16,978	17,152
Mclamb	3,055	3,106
Mclane	5,313	5,640
Mclaren	5,615	5,968
Mclaughlin	73,128	74,816
Mclaurin	7,497	8,045
Mclean	40,871	43,260
Mclellan	6,122	6,318
Mclemore	10,448	10,850
Mclendon	8,079	8,453
Mclennan	2,257	2,425
Mcleod	29,423	30,769
Mclin	2,290	2,459
Mcloughlin	4,434	4,661
Mcmahan	14,071	14,368
Mcmahon	38,557	39,411
Mcmann	2,664	2,694
Mcmanus	22,903	23,909
Mcmaster	6,623	6,744
Mcmasters	2,788	2,912
Mcmath	1,905	2,003
Mcmichael	7,271	7,392
Mcmillan	38,896	40,237
Mcmillen	10,244	10,371
Mcmillian	11,012	11,765
Mcmillin	5,152	5,323
Mcmillion	3,352	3,415
Mcmillon	2,913	3,146
Mcminn	4,880	4,993
Mcmorris	2,810	3,049
Mcmullan	2,484	2,615
Mcmullen	19,998	20,545
Mcmullin	5,017	5,119
Mcmurray	9,492	9,824
Mcmurry	3,726	3,687
Mcmurtry	2,494	2,606
Mcnabb	9,606	9,935
Mcnair	15,299	16,595
Mcnally	15,768	16,039
Mcnamara	25,896	26,534
Mcnamee	5,526	5,825
Mcnary	2,529	2,529
Mcnatt	2,788	2,807
Mcnaughton	4,110	4,287
Mcneal	19,321	20,778
Mcneely	11,235	11,350
Mcneese	3,058	3,223
Mcneil	33,239	34,368
Mcneill	18,272	19,152
Mcnerney	2,410	2,400
Mcnew	4,321	4,304
Mcnichols	2,115	2,181
Mcniel	2,051	2,009
Mcnulty	13,080	13,483
Mcnutt	9,042	9,232
Mcpeak	3,576	3,625
Mcpeek	2,327	2,383
Mcphail	5,091	5,333
Mcphee	3,980	4,065
Mcpherson	34,763	36,125
Mcquade	4,287	4,430
Mcquaid	2,437	2,515
Mcqueen	18,701	19,760
Mcquillan	2,444	2,535
Mcquillen	1,932	2,035
Mcquiston	2,293	2,329
Mcrae	17,203	18,156
Mcreynolds	7,424	7,373
Mcroberts	3,567	3,726
Mcshane	4,841	5,006
Mcspadden	2,399	2,526
Mcswain	5,980	6,213
Mcsweeney	3,639	3,807
Mctaggart	2,069	2,191
Mcvay	7,811	8,086
Mcveigh	2,935	2,983
Mcvey	8,788	8,848
Mcvicker	3,661	3,738
Mcwhirter	2,797	2,846
Mcwhorter	9,185	9,312
Mcwilliams	20,135	20,523

From Meacham to Menzies

The top five most common names in this section are Hispanic, and we cover these in our separate list of Hispanic surnames beginning with M.

So, let’s take a look at Meeks and Meek which are variants. The origins are different depending on the region.

The English name originates from a term bestowed on a mild-mannered or gentle person.

The Dutch name originates from the Middle Dutch word for bread. Bakers of bread would take the name.

Last Name	2000 Census	2010 Census
Meacham	6,115	6,190
Mead	21,919	22,727
Meade	21,264	22,091
Meader	1,960	2,201
Meador	10,174	10,292
Meadors	3,595	3,709
Meadows	42,884	44,500
Meads	2,250	2,155
Meagher	5,619	5,784
Means	15,808	16,203
Mears	9,706	9,988
Mease	2,284	2,376
Meaux	2,444	2,560
Mecham	3,332	3,962
Meche	1,897	2,002
Medders	2,001	2,196
Medeiros	18,121	19,031
Medel	3,105	4,620
Medellin	4,738	6,231
Mederos	2,140	2,875
Medford	4,026	4,099
Medina	139,353	188,497
Medley	13,152	13,630
Medlin	10,511	10,750
Medlock	6,013	6,416
Medrano	29,386	40,261
Mee	2,170	2,191
Meece	3,024	3,016
Meehan	14,348	14,630
Meek	14,549	14,970
Meeker	8,394	8,781
Meekins	3,135	3,347
Meeks	28,426	29,457
Mefford	3,750	3,875
Mehl	2,919	2,936
Mehta	9,691	14,342
Mei	4,794	7,867
Meier	24,886	25,486
Meiners	2,006	2,148
Meisner	3,385	3,454
Meissner	4,116	4,097
Meister	7,423	7,885
Mejia	66,534	104,057
Mejias	3,499	4,472
Melancon	6,258	6,496
Melanson	4,539	4,608
Melara	2,020	3,157
Melby	2,527	2,762
Melcher	4,745	4,772
Melchor	5,498	8,319
Meldrum	2,172	2,332
Mele	4,026	4,165
Melendez	42,139	56,230
Melendrez	3,544	4,703
Melgar	5,303	9,106
Melgoza	3,879	5,211
Melia	1,898	2,509
Melillo	2,601	2,757
Melin	2,130	2,339
Mellen	2,793	3,076
Mellinger	3,478	3,818
Mello	11,263	11,670
Mellon	4,404	4,628
Mellor	3,560	3,647
Mellott	4,455	4,552
Melnick	2,945	2,864
Melo	6,743	9,731
Melson	7,120	5,054
Melton	48,594	50,069
Meltzer	3,341	3,216
Melville	4,119	4,355
Melvin	19,523	20,008
Membreno	1,604	2,898
Mena	14,299	19,522
Menard	10,973	11,543
Menchaca	6,618	8,169
Mendel	2,574	2,642
Mendelsohn	1,996	2,096
Mendelson	2,480	2,439
Mendenhall	9,988	10,213
Mendes	8,034	10,162
Mendez	112,736	161,717
Mendieta	3,076	4,630
Mendiola	7,980	10,752
Mendivil	1,933	2,474
Mendonca	3,157	3,654
Mendosa	3,268	3,568
Mendoza	168,567	242,771
Menefee	4,386	4,695
Menendez	9,045	11,609
Meneses	5,695	8,548
Meng	3,837	5,729
Mengel	2,144	2,271
Menjivar	4,819	8,622
Menke	4,463	4,498
Menon	1,624	2,938
Mensah	2,153	4,209
Mentzer	3,296	3,410
Menzel	2,616	2,553
Menzies	2,046	2,064

From Mera to Milano

Meyer is the most common name in this section with over 150 thousand bearers in the 2010 census.

This name has Germanic origins. The meaning comes from the title of mayor given to the head of a village or a wealthy landlord.

Last Name	2000 Census	2010 Census
Mera	1,586	2,206
Meraz	6,106	8,616
Mercado	46,437	60,761
Merced	2,653	3,233
Mercedes	2,786	4,272
Mercer	33,797	34,431
Merchant	13,421	14,692
Mercier	7,753	8,149
Mercurio	4,514	4,528
Meredith	23,937	24,679
Merida	2,701	4,411
Merino	7,480	11,684
Merkel	6,577	6,991
Merkle	3,590	3,791
Merlino	2,363	2,647
Merlo	2,697	3,122
Merrell	8,414	8,809
Merriam	2,720	2,787
Merrick	8,360	8,629
Merrifield	3,534	3,596
Merrill	31,758	32,620
Merriman	8,656	9,085
Merritt	44,626	45,594
Merriweather	4,463	4,793
Merry	3,698	3,704
Merryman	3,849	3,843
Mertens	4,017	4,375
Mertz	7,805	7,841
Merwin	2,600	2,662
Merz	4,274	4,321
Mesa	11,341	13,566
Messenger	5,824	6,022
Messer	19,819	20,306
Messersmith	2,222	2,209
Messick	6,349	6,441
Messier	4,195	4,413
Messina	12,626	12,717
Messing	2,380	2,530
Messinger	4,118	4,436
Messmer	2,970	2,933
Messner	4,793	5,039
Mestas	2,166	2,375
Metcalf	23,540	23,946
Metcalfe	4,461	4,725
Metheny	2,006	2,072
Metoyer	2,021	2,276
Mettler	3,013	3,250
Metts	3,634	3,896
Metz	20,010	20,366
Metzger	20,386	20,771
Metzler	6,612	6,657
Meunier	2,563	2,641
Meyer	149,664	150,895
Meyers	56,744	57,127
Meza	37,662	53,230
Miah	1,314	2,456
Miceli	4,623	4,708
Michael	39,369	40,736
Michaelis	3,108	3,222
Michaels	16,696	17,528
Michaelson	3,779	3,950
Michalak	3,774	3,983
Michalski	6,866	6,914
Michaud	14,408	14,910
Michel	21,487	25,578
Michell	2,397	2,705
Michels	6,901	7,225
Michelson	3,228	3,153
Mick	5,305	5,299
Mickel	2,138	2,281
Mickelsen	1,533	2,322
Mickelson	7,405	7,267
Mickens	4,980	5,339
Mickey	4,282	4,012
Mickle	3,702	4,141
Middaugh	2,443	2,541
Middendorf	2,019	2,284
Middlebrook	2,631	2,695
Middlebrooks	4,257	4,643
Middleton	40,708	42,578
Midgett	2,889	2,930
Midkiff	4,582	4,523
Miele	3,695	3,668
Mielke	5,422	5,482
Mier	3,546	3,910
Migliore	2,213	2,286
Miguel	7,282	10,861
Mijares	2,560	3,259
Mika	2,410	2,451
Mike	3,458	3,930
Mikel	2,452	2,514
Mikell	2,602	3,048
Mikesell	3,278	3,415
Mikhail	1,413	2,105
Mikkelsen	2,032	2,150
Mikkelson	2,289	2,383
Mikula	2,314	2,310
Milam	11,554	11,787
Milan	5,318	6,268
Milano	5,150	5,609

From Milazzo to Moffitt

Miller is the most common name in this section. It is also one of the most common names in the United States. There were over one million bearers in the 2010 census.

The name appears across Europe in variants like Mueller (Germanic) and Moller (Scandinavian).

The origins are in the Old Norse word for a mill keeper.

Last Name	2000 Census	2010 Census
Milazzo	2,921	2,885
Milburn	7,754	7,871
Miles	81,933	84,942
Milewski	2,758	2,646
Miley	6,930	7,365
Milford	3,164	3,140
Milian	2,168	5,181
Militello	2,112	2,129
Mill	8,095	3,518
Millan	9,127	10,733
Millar	6,168	6,883
Millard	12,622	12,843
Millen	3,749	4,737
Miller	1,127,803	1,161,437
Millet	3,457	4,631
Millett	3,592	3,834
Millette	2,259	2,492
Millican	3,710	3,779
Milligan	21,887	22,416
Milliken	5,635	5,857
Milliner	2,191	2,415
Millington	2,506	2,741
Million	2,987	3,233
Milliron	2,086	2,161
Millis	2,269	2,358
Millman	2,650	2,688
Millner	2,849	2,917
Mills	147,909	151,942
Millsap	4,490	4,685
Millsaps	3,111	3,267
Millwood	2,302	2,496
Milne	6,055	6,258
Milner	11,790	12,153
Milo	2,380	2,689
Milstead	3,140	3,117
Milton	19,899	20,703
Mims	18,248	19,139
Min	5,028	6,982
Mina	2,422	3,122
Minard	3,034	3,106
Minaya	1,733	2,425
Mincey	5,233	5,839
Minch	1,978	2,010
Miner	20,627	21,439
Mines	3,345	3,193
Ming	4,434	3,764
Mingo	4,325	4,899
Minick	2,524	2,677
Minix	2,112	2,552
Mink	5,590	5,922
Minner	1,935	2,027
Minnich	4,179	4,369
Minnick	7,525	7,581
Minnis	2,954	3,216
Minor	29,634	30,702
Minter	9,828	10,301
Minton	13,667	13,737
Mintz	5,901	5,853
Minyard	2,308	2,477
Mir	1,422	2,097
Mirabal	2,312	2,896
Miracle	5,924	6,291
Miramontes	6,841	8,884
Miranda	67,646	93,628
Mire	2,602	2,924
Mireles	12,863	17,186
Miron	2,266	2,739
Mirza	3,234	4,831
Mishler	3,445	3,569
Mishra	1,544	4,372
Misner	3,225	3,395
Mistretta	2,616	2,585
Mistry	2,466	3,710
Mitcham	2,182	2,237
Mitchel	6,161	5,570
Mitchell	367,433	384,486
Mitchem	4,550	4,965
Mitchum	3,651	3,827
Mix	5,841	5,344
Mixon	12,154	12,394
Miyamoto	2,197	2,159
Mize	11,873	11,908
Mizell	5,232	5,429
Mizrahi	1,671	2,190
Mo	2,361	3,983
Moak	2,337	2,416
Moats	5,556	5,778
Moberg	2,770	2,871
Moberly	2,173	2,173
Mobley	27,648	29,065
Mock	15,208	15,847
Moctezuma	2,073	3,735
Modi	1,879	3,085
Modica	2,534	2,655
Modlin	2,436	2,515
Moe	10,740	11,150
Moeller	13,094	13,915
Moen	7,895	8,138
Moffat	3,117	3,143
Moffatt	4,377	4,542
Moffett	11,524	11,853
Moffitt	9,652	10,070

From Mohamed to More

Moore is the most common name in this section.

The Irish origins are from the name “Ó Mordha”, which means son of the great man.

The English origins refer to people living near a marsh or a moor.

Last Name	2000 Census	2010 Census
Mohamed	12,499	27,972
Mohammad	3,628	5,639
Mohammed	9,585	15,132
Mohan	4,440	6,188
Mohler	6,224	6,506
Mohn	3,316	3,129
Mohr	17,153	17,180
Moir	2,134	2,085
Moise	3,135	4,230
Mojica	10,803	14,737
Mok	2,134	2,707
Moles	2,741	2,778
Molina	70,211	96,979
Molinar	3,064	3,577
Molinari	2,844	3,019
Molinaro	2,959	2,984
Moline	3,169	3,296
Molitor	3,585	3,712
Moll	6,844	7,131
Moller	4,064	4,209
Molloy	6,986	7,238
Molnar	8,478	8,586
Moloney	2,820	2,967
Momin	1,405	2,935
Monaco	8,054	8,198
Monaghan	7,613	7,968
Monahan	15,058	15,533
Monarrez	2,317	2,860
Moncada	6,096	8,574
Moncayo	1,483	2,006
Moncrief	4,452	4,665
Monday	5,185	5,379
Mondragon	12,063	18,620
Monette	2,897	3,385
Money	6,261	6,420
Mong	3,123	2,307
Monge	5,764	8,418
Monger	2,147	2,397
Moniz	5,666	5,775
Monk	11,207	12,103
Monks	2,430	2,527
Monreal	4,334	5,698
Monroe	53,475	55,136
Monroy	9,215	14,673
Monsivais	1,688	2,632
Monson	9,970	10,425
Montag	1,767	2,002
Montague	10,720	11,258
Montalbano	3,260	3,245
Montalvo	18,085	23,454
Montana	4,217	4,744
Montanez	12,482	16,281
Montano	21,110	27,276
Monte	4,257	4,560
Monteiro	5,293	6,965
Monteith	2,990	3,114
Montejano	2,412	3,263
Monteleone	3,319	3,602
Montelongo	6,308	8,472
Montemayor	6,630	8,106
Montenegro	7,943	10,606
Montero	11,997	17,314
Monterrosa	1,409	2,032
Monterroso	1,707	2,964
Montes	35,196	48,142
Montesdeoca	3,966	5,820
Montesinos	1,283	2,172
Montez	8,322	10,097
Montgomery	112,144	115,953
Monti	2,848	2,845
Montiel	7,899	12,376
Montijo	2,468	3,000
Montilla	1,569	2,200
Montoya	57,075	71,844
Monzon	4,183	6,151
Moody	62,344	64,429
Moon	42,062	45,528
Mooney	32,953	33,555
Mooneyham	2,794	2,770
Moor	2,263	2,365
Moore	698,671	724,374
Moorehead	4,639	4,791
Moorer	4,451	4,849
Moores	2,368	2,498
Moorhead	4,420	4,332
Moorman	7,149	7,399
Moose	3,551	3,459
Mora	41,348	57,464
Morabito	2,580	2,678
Morado	1,710	2,118
Moraga	1,893	2,318
Morais	2,123	3,381
Morales	217,642	311,777
Moralez	4,378	5,120
Moran	78,546	88,615
Morano	3,356	3,910
Morant	1,674	2,120
More	4,156	4,432

From Moreau to Moyers

Morris is the most common name in this section with over 300 thousand bearers in the 2010 census.

The name was introduced to England during the Norman Conquest, and it derives from the French personal name of Maurice.

Last Name	2000 Census	2010 Census
Moreau	8,473	9,035
Morehead	7,670	7,653
Morehouse	6,298	6,309
Moreira	6,363	9,037
Morejon	1,882	2,715
Morel	6,309	8,085
Moreland	17,173	17,832
Morell	3,803	4,281
Morelli	6,419	6,532
Morello	3,191	3,283
Morelock	2,388	2,512
Morelos	1,654	2,567
Morency	1,834	2,026
Moreno	146,088	196,925
Moretti	3,856	3,858
Moretz	1,906	2,051
Morey	10,595	10,894
Morfin	3,008	4,505
Morford	2,847	2,792
Morgan	276,400	286,280
Morgenstern	2,533	2,738
Mori	3,890	4,228
Moriarty	9,661	10,005
Morillo	2,482	3,477
Morin	28,184	29,593
Moritz	6,125	6,216
Mork	2,473	2,583
Morlan	2,344	2,697
Morley	10,815	11,028
Morlock	2,280	2,382
Morman	3,297	3,640
Morningstar	2,495	2,673
Moro	2,287	2,554
Morones	2,373	3,081
Moroney	2,190	2,276
Morreale	2,083	2,149
Morrell	11,334	11,700
Morrill	7,458	7,598
Morris	311,754	318,884
Morrison	117,939	121,130
Morrissette	3,072	3,219
Morrissey	13,244	13,564
Morrone	2,320	2,409
Morrow	55,664	56,840
Morse	41,112	41,774
Mort	2,556	2,762
Mortensen	10,208	11,013
Mortenson	4,116	4,306
Mortimer	5,358	5,521
Morton	58,788	59,213
Mosby	7,134	7,549
Mosca	2,342	2,298
Moscoso	1,783	2,669
Mose	1,893	2,044
Moseley	16,736	17,130
Mosely	3,077	3,419
Moser	29,485	30,483
Moses	36,814	39,216
Mosher	15,595	15,672
Moshier	1,917	2,050
Mosier	8,384	8,522
Moskowitz	5,070	5,304
Mosley	44,698	47,963
Mosqueda	6,739	9,709
Mosquera	2,376	3,286
Moss	73,750	76,908
Mosser	2,425	2,525
Mossman	2,592	3,146
Mosteller	2,576	2,933
Mota	10,094	14,182
Mote	4,161	4,313
Moten	4,088	4,734
Motes	3,326	3,631
Motley	9,966	10,274
Moton	3,482	4,144
Mott	17,013	17,092
Motta	3,699	4,173
Motter	2,755	2,897
Motz	2,435	2,354
Moua	9,776	14,013
Moulder	2,296	2,265
Moulton	11,580	12,104
Moultrie	3,893	4,391
Mounce	2,706	2,862
Mount	8,602	8,754
Mountain	3,215	3,274
Mounts	3,851	3,960
Moura	1,715	2,157
Mouser	3,044	3,153
Moussa	1,412	2,139
Mouton	6,015	6,535
Mower	3,215	3,336
Mowery	8,002	8,226
Mowrey	2,443	2,335
Mowry	4,842	4,793
Moxley	4,240	4,421
Moy	8,523	8,781
Moya	13,526	18,071
Moye	7,036	7,657
Moyer	36,421	37,050
Moyers	4,842	4,818

From Moylan to Myrick

We’ll skip Murphy because we’ll cover it in a separate list of Irish names.

Instead, I’ll look at Murdock and Murdoch which are Scottish variants. The origins are in the Scots-Gaelic word for a warrior of the sea.

It would have been adopted by sailors on fighting ships.

Last Name	2000 Census	2010 Census
Moylan	2,519	2,587
Moyle	2,057	2,076
Moynihan	4,148	4,352
Mozingo	2,984	2,921
Mraz	2,205	2,149
Mroz	2,846	2,834
Mucci	2,258	2,208
Mucha	2,619	2,563
Mudd	6,294	6,391
Mudge	2,418	2,421
Mueller	64,305	64,191
Muench	2,686	2,668
Muhammad	13,972	19,076
Mui	3,376	3,752
Muir	10,863	11,130
Muirhead	2,192	2,265
Mujica	1,863	2,594
Mukherjee	1,273	2,536
Mulcahy	6,444	6,595
Mulder	6,809	7,317
Muldoon	4,011	4,084
Muldrow	2,651	2,887
Mulford	2,704	2,773
Mulhern	3,088	3,138
Mulholland	6,151	6,353
Mulkey	5,695	6,061
Mull	9,925	9,377
Mullan	1,910	2,034
Mullane	1,914	2,153
Mullaney	4,174	4,241
Mullen	36,442	37,502
Mullenix	2,218	2,254
Mullens	3,942	4,210
Muller	26,744	27,216
Mullet	2,336	3,168
Mullett	2,281	2,560
Mulligan	14,229	14,590
Mullikin	2,917	3,033
Mullin	11,099	11,103
Mullinax	4,502	4,679
Mullings	2,099	2,720
Mullins	70,286	71,646
Mullis	8,763	9,003
Mulvaney	3,267	3,296
Mulvey	3,917	3,945
Mulvihill	3,221	3,189
Mumford	6,244	6,413
Mumma	2,338	2,359
Mummert	2,698	2,812
Mun	1,600	2,146
Munch	2,112	2,093
Muncy	5,007	5,308
Munday	2,978	2,934
Mundell	2,627	2,723
Munden	1,932	2,143
Mundo	1,530	2,201
Mundt	3,181	3,475
Mundy	9,390	9,439
Munford	1,990	2,220
Munger	5,451	5,639
Munguia	8,749	12,615
Muniz	24,203	30,695
Munn	8,666	8,751
Munos	3,586	3,610
Munoz	117,774	158,483
Munro	6,551	6,918
Munroe	5,639	6,226
Munsey	2,457	2,507
Munson	17,345	17,745
Murakami	2,817	2,830
Murawski	3,081	3,161
Murchison	3,913	4,089
Murcia	1,480	2,563
Murdoch	3,615	3,790
Murdock	19,041	19,873
Murguia	2,990	4,141
Murillo	31,964	45,558
Muro	6,009	7,916
Murphey	3,947	4,013
Murphree	4,050	4,021
Murphy	300,501	308,417
Murr	2,545	2,565
Murray	178,414	184,910
Murrell	10,600	11,347
Murrieta	1,970	2,835
Murry	9,590	10,140
Murtha	3,240	3,573
Musa	2,111	3,736
Muse	11,184	12,571
Musgrave	4,970	4,982
Musgrove	6,554	6,660
Music	4,232	4,940
Musick	6,549	6,972
Musselman	6,375	6,306
Musser	9,354	9,820
Musso	2,537	2,794
Mustafa	3,970	5,873
Musto	2,421	2,642
Mutchler	2,075	2,128
Muth	4,835	5,054
Mutter	1,975	2,094
Myatt	3,116	3,149
Myer	6,408	6,317
Myers	224,824	229,895
Myhre	2,992	3,129
Myles	12,348	13,898
Myrick	12,896	13,236

Index To Other Letters

A	B	C	D	E	F	G
H	I	J	K	L	M	N
O	P	Q	R	S	T	U
V	W	X	Y	Z