Majors Surname

39,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Majors Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Majors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,7961:28,3263,528
Latvia2361:8,6871,286
Nigeria1441:1,230,15849,400
Finland531:103,71110,499
England441:1,266,32057,817
Australia351:771,30649,759
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Norway91:571,36544,190
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Dominica11:75,891912
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2321:22,4992,820

Majors (60) may also be a first name.

Majors Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Majors Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Majors is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Majors? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 39,199th most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 544,050 people. Majors occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Majors are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 60 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 12,796 people, or 1 in 28,326. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 13 percent live, Tennessee, where 8 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Majors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Majors has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Majors last name expanded 573 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 244 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Majors Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Majors last name are 16.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Majors earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 21.46% less than the national average, earning 271,798 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.35% less than the national average, earning $40,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.69% more than the national average, earning $54,000 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mayjors922/
Majeors921/
Majours920/
Mjors910/
Maors910/
Mayjorse860/
Macors83312/
Majers83132/
Mayors83129/
Masors835/
Majars833/
Maiors833/
Mazors832/
Maoers831/
Mojors831/
Maorse831/
Macours77109/
Maucors771/
Mears7322,340/
Moers732,972/
Mairs732,850/
Miars73347/
Maers73215/
Mours73184/
Myors73147/
Maurs7392/
Mayrs7377/
Myars7342/
Moirs7313/
Meors731/
Miors731/
Moyrs730/
Mahoursh7116/
Maihorse713/
MacHorse712/
Mayers6717,169/
Moyers677,127/
Mowers672,448/
Mazars672,289/
Mouers671,902/
Maiers671,422/
Miears67599/
Mearse67205/
Myears6762/
Meears6762/
Moyars6757/
Mauers6746/
Miarse6734/
Mayars6732/
Maursh6723/
Mourse6721/
Mijers6721/
Mawers6716/
Meyars6715/
Moehrs6714/
Masars6710/
Moersh678/
Mejers676/
Mujers675/
Mehars675/
Mijars674/
Mejars674/
Maersh673/
Maurås673/
Myorss672/
Moiers672/
Miorrs672/
Maitrs671/
Meyors671/
Mearsh671/
Moutrs671/
Mozars671/
Muyars671/
Maerrs671/
Miarst671/
Mearsd671/
Mayurs671/
Meiars670/
Meorse670/
Meiors670/
Meuors670/
Mauars670/
Maears670/
Miyors670/

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Majors Reference & Research

Major DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Major FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Majors
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis