Maynard Forename
37,236th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 20,410 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands
Maynard Forename Definition:
A male name. Old German Maganhard, compound of magan ‘strength’ and hardu ‘hardy’. There was a similar Old English Maegenheard, but it was not common, and the fairly frequent use of Maynard after the Norman Conquest was probably due to its importation by the Normans.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 13,163 | 1:27,542 | 1,983 |
| Philippines | 99% | 4,176 | 1:25,385 | 2,405 |
| Canada | 100% | 851 | 1:38,935 | 2,808 |
| Malawi | 100% | 487 | 1:35,138 | 2,639 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 408 | 1:75,521 | 8,273 |
| South Africa | 99% | 251 | 1:217,262 | 13,662 |
| Zimbabwe | 98% | 194 | 1:79,504 | 6,126 |
| England | 97% | 152 | 1:365,809 | 8,669 |
| Zambia | - | 116 | 1:136,679 | 5,622 |
| Brazil | 100% | 105 | 1:2,040,344 | 42,702 |
| New Zealand | - | 43 | 1:105,489 | 4,359 |
| Jamaica | - | 34 | 1:84,801 | 3,886 |
| Wales | 100% | 26 | 1:119,012 | 2,694 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 23 | 1:11,215,812 | 344,499 |
| Barbados | - | 22 | 1:13,172 | 1,234 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 22 | 1:8,071,107 | 102,934 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 19 | 1:549,014 | 14,985 |
| Qatar | 100% | 18 | 1:131,645 | 15,202 |
| India | 100% | 17 | 1:71,463,410 | 1,089,744 |
| Guyana | 100% | 16 | 1:47,704 | 4,533 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 15 | 1:90,761 | 6,535 |
| Chile | 63% | 15 | 1:1,173,814 | 9,993 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 14 | 1:3,905 | 670 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 14 | 1:3,770,594 | 24,827 |
| Thailand | 83% | 14 | 1:5,004,701 | 92,981 |
| Peru | 100% | 12 | 1:2,649,288 | 24,443 |
| Australia | - | 12 | 1:1,138,135 | 12,831 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 11 | 1:167,559 | 1,705 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 8 | 1:1,019,039 | 71,574 |
| Kenya | - | 8 | 1:5,788,389 | 30,473 |
| Singapore | 100% | 7 | 1:898,151 | 14,197 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 7 | 1:15,678 | 1,755 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 6 | 1:1,003,056 | 13,067 |
| Mexico | 80% | 6 | 1:20,690,738 | 47,722 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 6 | 1:3,961,614 | 68,952 |
| China | - | 6 | 1:227,675,964 | 74,319 |
| Uganda | 100% | 5 | 1:8,191,384 | 58,906 |
| Venezuela | - | 5 | 1:6,040,379 | 77,223 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 5 | 1:1,642,699 | 15,939 |
| Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:1,252,301 | 19,043 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Togo | - | 4 | 1:1,809,810 | 5,654 |
| Scotland | 75% | 4 | 1:1,337,592 | 11,885 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 3 | 1:59,272 | 4,116 |
| Liberia | 100% | 3 | 1:1,470,687 | 25,732 |
| Sweden | 100% | 3 | 1:3,285,969 | 41,581 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 3 | 1:17,077 | 2,297 |
| Colombia | - | 3 | 1:15,926,309 | 51,235 |
| Finland | 60% | 3 | 1:1,827,728 | 14,078 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 3 | 1:1,589,316 | 14,648 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Dominica | - | 2 | 1:37,736 | 863 |
| Afghanistan | - | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Cameroon | - | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| France | - | 2 | 1:33,235,170 | 58,100 |
| Germany | 100% | 2 | 1:48,338,938 | 72,742 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 2 | 1:15,224,970 | 260,513 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Italy | 100% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Ireland | 60% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:49,127 | 2,467 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Albania | - | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
Maynard (69,808) may also be a surname.
Maynard Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Old German Maganhard, compound of magan ‘strength’ and hardu ‘hardy’. There was a similar Old English Maegenheard, but it was not common, and the fairly frequent use of Maynard after the Norman Conquest was probably due to its importation by the Normans. It now survives mainly as a surname.
Mainard, Mainardus Domesday Book 1086. Mainard Curia Regis Rolls 1189-1203. Maynard Hundred Rolls 1273.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
The Old German Meginhard became Meinhart, ‘main’—i. e. mighty—‘firmness.’ Now mostly a surname.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
A Teutonic name, meaning: Steadfast in might.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
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Sample size: 3,007 (2014)
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