Making Surname

232,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Making Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Matthew' (the French Maheu), from nick. May (v. May, Maycock, &c), and diminutive May-kin; compare Wil-kin, Wat-kin. The 'g' in Making and Makings is excrescent, and the 'e' in Makein intrusive.

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Making Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,2661:104,46210,727
Philippines1891:535,65261,128
Canada641:575,71247,839
Malaysia471:627,53730,158
England351:1,591,94567,242
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Jamaica221:130,4524,751
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
India171:45,121,493474,784
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England961:253,91018,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Mäking (1) are calculated separately.

Making (381) may also be a first name.

Making Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Matthew' (the French Maheu), from nick. May (v. May, Maycock, &c), and diminutive May-kin; compare Wil-kin, Wat-kin. The 'g' in Making and Makings is excrescent, and the 'e' in Makein intrusive. The nick. May is distinguished from the nick. Mat as being the offspring of Maheu, and not Matthew.

Henry Maykin, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Mathew de Sutheworth, dicius, Maykyn, Close Rolls, 20 Edward III.

Maykyn de Sythwrt (sic), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Maykeson (i.e. Maykinson): ibid.

Makin Lappyng, Pat. Roll, I Henry VII.

Maykina Parmunter. Rolls of Parliament.

This last is a feminine form.

1565. Married — Richard Makin and Alice Langden: St. Thomas the Apostle.

Married — Henry Jenkinson and Isabel Makinson: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1753. — John Makings and Mary Scott: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Making Last Name Facts

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

The surname Making occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Mäking. For other possible spellings of Making click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Making? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 232,309th most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 4,193,064 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Making reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 59 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Making is also the 444,187th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 381 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,266 people, or 1 in 104,462. In Indonesia Making is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 27 percent reside, East Java, where 15 percent reside and Papua, where 14 percent reside. Besides Indonesia this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Making Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Making has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 64 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 19 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Making Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Making last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Making earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 87.21% more than the national average, earning $80,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.4% less than the national average, earning $41,534 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mäking941/
MacKing92104/
Meaking9283/
Makking9278/
Makiong9214/
Mauking9210/
Makieng927/
Madking921/
Maiking921/
Matking920/
Maeking920/
Meakings86149/
Makching865/
Makeng831,186/
Meking83511/
Macing8362/
McKing8359/
Möking839/
Moking837/
Maqing835/
Makink831/
Madkng831/
Mecking771,375/
Makkink77893/
Mekking77533/
Meeking77396/
Mocking77360/
Makoeng77199/
Maching7765/
Möcking7758/
Maakeng7724/
Makaeng7723/
Mooking7721/
MacGing7718/
Mmakeng7718/
Makueng7716/
Mäcking7715/
Makyong7712/
Maukeng778/
Makeung775/
Meiking773/
Maccing773/
Mokuing773/
Mekieng772/
Maikeng772/
Mokiong771/
Maiqing771/
Maekeng771/
Maquing771/
Makengh771/
Mahkeng771/
Mouking771/
MacKeng770/
Meuking770/
Mehking770/
Mekng731/
MacNg731/
Makengue7147/
Maiching7128/
Mackincs7110/
Moecking713/
Mayching711/
Macching711/
Mahacing711/
Mahakeng711/
Meecking710/
Mekeng67551/
Mokeng67501/
Mekinc6771/
Maceng6735/
Makinkova675/
Makemg672/
Moqing671/
Mékeng671/
Meqing671/
Makenk671/
Maqeng671/

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