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 |