Maynard Surname

8,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Maynard Surname Definition:

A personal name from OHG. Maginhard through French Maynard. When Bishop Robert was about to set the municipal machinery of St. Andrews in motion (c. 1144) he obtained from the king the services of Mainard, a burgess of Berwick: "Be it known that with the licence of David our king, I have constituted St.

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Maynard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States45,7121:7,929942
England9,3341:5,969857
Australia4,0051:6,740992
Canada3,8701:9,5211,429
Barbados1,3231:21746
France9031:73,55810,302
Trinidad and Tobago6351:2,148370
New Zealand5351:8,4641,460
Saint Kitts and Nevis4831:11414
Wales4081:7,585841
South Africa3221:168,25418,737
United States Virgin Islands1721:64280
Bahamas1631:2,403336
Panama1531:25,5701,581
Scotland1531:34,9923,430
Guyana1331:5,731993
Antigua and Barbuda941:1,055181
Netherlands871:194,10527,180
Tanzania751:705,88840,428
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
Spain721:649,33429,324
Saint Lucia671:2,668414
British Virgin Islands641:49496
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Argentina601:712,39048,679
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Ireland551:85,6174,914
Jamaica501:57,3993,142
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Venezuela451:671,20211,567
Mexico401:3,103,15523,265
Costa Rica391:122,5661,902
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Isle of Man291:2,959610
Anguilla271:49848
Northern Ireland261:70,9635,105
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Uruguay221:155,98913,535
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Chile201:880,82418,509
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Nicaragua191:316,8993,057
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Grenada141:7,752722
Israel141:611,26042,949
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
China81:170,915,1968,932
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Cuba71:1,646,1028,141
Norway61:857,04855,549
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Samoa41:48,452659
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Norfolk Island31:765177
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Dominica11:75,891912
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montserrat11:4,947471
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,5131:5,401825
Wales711:22,0901,271
Scotland191:197,0117,414
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5131:7,711989

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

Maynard (20,410) may also be a first name.

Maynard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A personal name from OHG. Maginhard through French Maynard. When Bishop Robert was about to set the municipal machinery of St. Andrews in motion (c. 1144) he obtained from the king the services of Mainard, a burgess of Berwick: "Be it known that with the licence of David our king, I have constituted St. Andrews a burgh and that with the king's consent I have made Mainard the Fleming (Matnardum Flandrensem) provost of this burgh" (APS., I, p. 75). Robert Mainard was one of the witnesses to a charter by John de Dundemor to the Priory of May in 1260 (RPSA., p. 385; May, 29).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(A. - French - Teutonic) Power-Brave [Old Teutonic Meginhard, etc.—O.Sax. megin = O. English mægen = O.H.Ger. megin = Old Norsemegin, main, power, strength+O.Sax. hard=O.E. h(e)ard = O.H.Ger. hart = Old Norse harð-r, hard, brave]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Maynard (strength, hardy).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

An ancient personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

N. Mainart or Mainard, Ralph, John, and the estate of the Mainards, Normandy 1180- 95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Richard Mainard, Engl. c. 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis). From this family descended the Viscounts Maynard.

The Norman People (1874)

(English), Manly nature or courage.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

From the Danish, Meinert; from the Dutch, Meijnhardt; from the Flemish, Meynaert; in the Domesday Book, Mainard; from the French, Ménard; a personal name.

Maniard in Roll of Battell Abbey.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Maynard was originally a Devonshire name, and it is still established in that county.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Maynard is an ancient and distinguished Devonshire name. In the reign of Edward III. John Maynard of Axminster was appointed governor of Brest Castle, in Brittany: Sir John at Tavistock in 1602, was one of the greatest lawyers of his time; the name was represented in Lamerton, near Tavistock, in the reign of Edward IV. (W. T.). The Maynards had considerable property in Devonshire, and intermarried with several important families in the West of England (Polwhele's "Cornwall"). The name is also established in Cornwall.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Maynard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maynard (Oriya: େମନାଡର୍, Russian: Майнард) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Mäynard. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maynard? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,148th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 104,394 people. The surname Maynard occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Maynard live; 60 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. Maynard is also the 37,236th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 20,410 people.

Maynard is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 45,712 people, or 1 in 7,929. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 8 percent live, California, where 6 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States Maynard exists in 106 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Maynard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Maynard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Maynard last name expanded 702 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 575 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 805 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 275 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Maynard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Maynard last name are 7.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Maynard earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 56.73% more than the national average, earning 542,405 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.07% more than the national average, earning R 382,764 per year; in United States they earn 4.83% less than the national average, earning $41,064 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.09% less than the national average, earning $48,148 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mäynard951/
Mayngard9350/
Maynards9321/
Maynhard939/
Maynardt932/
Maytnard932/
Maynnard932/
Maynaard931/
Mayinard931/
Mayonard930/
Mayanard930/
Maiynard930/
Mynard921,307/
Manard92649/
Maynar92164/
Mayngardt88975/
Maynhardt884/
Meynard864,501/
Mainard861,282/
Magnard861,258/
Manhard86414/
Maynart86385/
Mangard86275/
Maynord86270/
Moynard86123/
Mannard8684/
Meanard8630/
Mayanar8613/
Mayunar863/
Maenard862/
Matnard862/
Maynare862/
Maunard862/
Manardt862/
Mynhard861/
Maynair861/
Maanard861/
Manards861/
Mynardt861/
Majnard860/
Maneard860/
Muynard860/
Manar8314,172/
Mynar83371/
Maynardová822/
Maiynhardt821/
Mynhardt803,464/
Mayangar80963/
Manhardt80827/
Maingard80807/
Mainhard80181/
Mangaard80152/
Mannhard80117/
Manngard8047/
Mayneord8046/
Maynhart8040/
Mayngart8032/
Maynarte8031/
Mayongar8011/
Maignard8011/
Maynarth807/
Meyngard806/
Mainardt805/
Mauyanar804/
Meynhard802/
Mainnard801/
Mayanare801/
Manahard801/
Mangardt801/
Maugnard801/
Maijnard801/
Mahnhard801/
Mangnard801/
Manhardd801/
Meynards801/
Maynarht801/
Maynasrt801/
Mayengar801/
Maungard801/
Meannard800/
Maynorrd800/
Menard7760,215/
Mangar7726,610/
Minard777,669/
Maynor775,814/
Mainar772,698/
Mannar772,611/
Ménard771,552/
Manare771,075/
Masnar77281/
Manhar77254/
Mynear77150/
Manear77147/
Manaar7797/
Manaur7794/
Mynarz7762/
Manord7758/
Mynart7742/
Manair7733/
Manart7732/
Matnar7725/
Magnar7725/
Manayr7717/
Meynar7717/
Maunar7715/
Majnar7714/
Mahnar7711/
Mênard778/
Maenar776/
Manarr774/
Manajr773/
Manahr772/
Mamnar772/
Mènard772/
Manarh772/
Mynhar771/
Manarz771/
Manarp771/
Mynord770/
Mannhardt75740/
Mainhardt75347/
Meynhardt75127/
Mahnhardt7556/
Maingardt7521/
Maenhardt758/
Manahardt753/
Mynardová753/
Maynarova751/
Majngardt751/
Majnhardt751/
Meeamnard751/
Manaure714,336/
Manhart713,950/
Mesnard713,020/
Mignard712,100/
Moinard712,047/
Mahanar71721/
Mainord71532/
Manarte71490/
Mounard71417/
Mingard71410/
Manahar71370/
Manhare71360/
Minards71321/
Mainart71279/
Menhard71251/
Mineard71192/
Meinard71116/
Manaire7195/
Mengard7181/
Majanar7170/
Minhard7155/
Meynaar7144/
Mahngar7137/
Mangair7132/
Mahunar7129/
Mainare7122/
Meynart7119/
Mehanar7116/
Manauur7111/
Minaird7111/
Mynhart7110/
Mangart7110/
Muenard719/
Maisnar718/
Maynore718/
Maitnar718/
Majinar718/
Mannair717/
Mannaur715/
Manahur715/
Maanare715/
Mujanar714/
Maingar714/
Magnare714/
Mangaur713/
Menards713/
Moenard713/
Minardz712/
Matnair712/
Maynoor712/
Majtnar712/
Mangaar712/
Megnard712/
Mainnar712/
Minaard712/
Menardt712/
Mangarh712/
Menaird712/
Manarth712/
Majunar711/
Maunare711/
Matnare711/
Manathr711/
Mangnar711/
Mhanare711/
Mainhar711/
Mahnord711/
Meyngar711/
Mitnard711/
Menartd711/
Manasrh711/
Mannhar711/
Maennar711/
Myengar711/
Meunard711/
Majnart711/
Mangarr711/
Mangahr711/
Mynhear710/
Meneard710/
Menaurd710/
Misnard710/
Muinard710/
Mayenor710/
Manourd710/
Mehnard710/
Manarre710/
Magnart710/
Manor679,382/
Minar678,169/
Menar671,355/
Meinhard671,274/
Mannhart671,179/
Moyengar67579/
Moignard67501/
Moyangar67483/
Mainhart67416/
Mainarte67267/
Manarova67124/
Mannaart67101/
Menhardt67100/
Mineards6773/
Moisnard6743/
Manharth6742/
Mynař6742/
Mynor6738/
Mannartz6738/
Mougnard6737/
Mahanaur6731/
Maingart6724/
Miyangar6719/
Mänhardt6713/
Moennard6713/
Mouenard6713/
Mayanoor6710/
Mangahar6710/
Ménhardt678/
Mainarth676/
Mayangor676/
Manhartt675/
Mejnhard675/
Meinards675/
Manarthe674/
Majanhar674/
Mahannar674/
Minhardt674/
Mynarova674/
Maienare674/
Meinardt673/
Magnahar673/
Manhardtová673/
Mynár673/
Mehanare672/
Mehannar672/
Meyongar672/
Meingard672/
Mayongor672/
Manneart672/
Manheart671/
Mahanair671/
Manhartz671/
Meahnear671/
Mehangar671/
Meynhart671/
Maunhart671/
Majangar671/
Majnhart671/
Manaaair671/
Mayenoor671/
Meanhare671/
Mañar671/
Moinnard671/
Ménar671/
Manajreh671/
Maanhaar671/
Mainasre671/
Moyongar671/
Meennard671/
Mainartt671/
Magnarte671/
Mangnahr671/
Mienhard670/
Meihanar670/
Moynahar670/
Mainnord670/
Maignart670/
Minahard670/
Mamhardt670/

Maynard Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maynard in the Oriya language
େମନାଡର୍emanadar-
Maynard in the Russian language
Майнардmajnard-

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