Mayor Surname
Approximately 60,057 people bear this surname
Mayor Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the mayor'; Middle English main, a mayor. Generally these names in the London Directory are of modern German importation. German meter, a bailiff, steward, farmer, mayor; compare the French Lemaire; Dutch Meyer, v.
Read More About This SurnameMayor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 10,879 | 1:9,306 | 862 |
| Spain | 9,186 | 1:5,089 | 629 |
| South Sudan | 6,870 | 1:1,662 | 331 |
| Indonesia | 3,474 | 1:38,068 | 4,421 |
| United States | 3,236 | 1:112,008 | 12,157 |
| Angola | 2,761 | 1:9,775 | 1,207 |
| Switzerland | 2,236 | 1:3,673 | 507 |
| England | 2,076 | 1:26,839 | 3,656 |
| Venezuela | 2,067 | 1:14,613 | 1,193 |
| Colombia | 2,010 | 1:23,768 | 1,694 |
| Argentina | 1,414 | 1:30,229 | 2,548 |
| Ukraine | 1,389 | 1:32,774 | 4,758 |
| Nigeria | 1,372 | 1:129,113 | 8,423 |
| Cuba | 1,238 | 1:9,308 | 832 |
| Ecuador | 1,193 | 1:13,333 | 2,074 |
| Mexico | 1,150 | 1:107,936 | 3,883 |
| Russia | 726 | 1:198,517 | 21,889 |
| France | 699 | 1:95,025 | 13,848 |
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| Malawi | 575 | 1:29,772 | 4,476 |
| Peru | 564 | 1:56,355 | 4,581 |
| Canada | 456 | 1:80,802 | 9,022 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Guatemala | 301 | 1:53,431 | 2,326 |
| Chile | 279 | 1:63,141 | 2,660 |
| Australia | 270 | 1:99,984 | 11,306 |
| India | 261 | 1:2,938,948 | 88,721 |
| Brazil | 236 | 1:907,095 | 32,500 |
| Portugal | 189 | 1:55,123 | 3,035 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Dominican Republic | 146 | 1:71,458 | 3,346 |
| Paraguay | 140 | 1:51,691 | 1,478 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Zimbabwe | 115 | 1:134,246 | 17,609 |
| Wales | 94 | 1:32,921 | 3,306 |
| New Zealand | 84 | 1:53,909 | 8,584 |
| Uruguay | 81 | 1:42,367 | 4,826 |
| Israel | 75 | 1:114,102 | 12,745 |
| Belarus | 63 | 1:150,810 | 20,737 |
| Belgium | 52 | 1:221,089 | 28,230 |
| Taiwan | 48 | 1:488,432 | 3,698 |
| Germany | 46 | 1:1,750,119 | 100,509 |
| Kazakhstan | 39 | 1:453,397 | 34,287 |
| Bermuda | 34 | 1:1,920 | 321 |
| Thailand | 34 | 1:2,077,598 | 243,257 |
| Malaysia | 33 | 1:893,764 | 40,799 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:191,208 | 10,357 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Liberia | 22 | 1:200,388 | 13,260 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Cyprus | 13 | 1:68,067 | 7,075 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 1:591,690 | 3,707 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1:890,342 | 46,069 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,281 | 1:19,028 | 2,740 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:54,083 | 2,718 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:178,248 | 6,976 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 388 | 1:129,430 | 12,434 |
The alternate forms: Máyor (1) are calculated separately.
Mayor (6,944) may also be a first name.
Mayor Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the mayor'; Middle English main, a mayor. Generally these names in the London Directory are of modern German importation. German meter, a bailiff, steward, farmer, mayor; compare the French Lemaire; Dutch Meyer, v. Mair.
David le Meir, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Mair, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Willelmus Meyre, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Matilda Mayre, laborer, 1379: ibid.
1586. Christopher Maier, County Durham: Register of the University of Oxford.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Mayor [Middle English meir(e, myre, maire, French maire, mayeur, maieur, Latin major, compar. of magnus, great] David le Meir.—Hundred Rolls John le Myre.—Plac. Dom. Cap. Westm.
And namely ye maistres Meires and jugges [judges] That have the welthe of this world.— Piers Plowman, 4866-8.
This name is occasionally an Anglicized form of the corresponding German Meyer.
V. Mayer.
A mayor, chief officer of a municipality. Other countries have the same surname; e.g. German Meier; Du. Meyer; French Lemaire, &c. But see under Mauger.
The office.
William Maior, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William Mair, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Maire: are not necessarily names derived from office, but may come from La Mare.
William Mayor was elected a Manchester constable in 1791 (B.) Mayer is a Staffordshire name.
Mayor Demographics
Mayor Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Russia
Mayor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mayor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mayor (Arabic: مايور, Hindi: मायर, Marathi: मयुर, Russian: Майор) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Máyor. Click here for further potential spellings of Mayor.
How Common Is The Last Name Mayor? popularity and diffusion
It is the 9,427th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 121,344 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 28 percent of Mayor reside; 19 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 18 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Mayor is also the 77,991st most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 6,944 people.
The last name Mayor is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 10,879 people, or 1 in 9,306. In The Philippines Mayor is mostly found in: Bicol, where 18 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 18 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines it is found in 128 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 15 percent reside and South Sudan, where 11 percent reside.
Mayor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mayor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mayor last name expanded 834 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 324 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 525 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Mayor Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Mayor surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Mayor are 1.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.21% being registered with the political party.
The amount Mayor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 85.02% more than the national average, earning S/. 35,867 per year; in South Africa they earn 80.72% less than the national average, earning R 45,816 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.83% more than the national average, earning $24,707,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.57% more than the national average, earning $44,256 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.21% less than the national average, earning $47,094 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mayor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mayor in the Marathi language | ||
| मयुर | mayura | 50 |
| मायोर | mayora | 25 |
| मयोर | mayora | 25 |
| Mayor in the Hindi language | ||
| मायर | mayara | 40 |
| मयोर | mayora | 30 |
| मायोर | mayora | 20 |
| आर | ara | 10 |
| Mayor in the Russian language | ||
| Майор | major | - |
| Mayor in the Arabic language | ||
| مايور | maywr | - |
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