Mays Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
0
25
50
75
99
124
149
174
199
224
248
273
Buckinghamshire
43
Brecknockshire
2
Cambridgeshire
9
Channel Islands
1
Cheshire
3
Cornwall
2
Derbyshire
2
Devon
25
Dorset
54
Durham
2
Essex
197
Gloucestershire
67
Hampshire
3
Herefordshire
43
Hertfordshire
39
Hunts and Rutland
28
Kent
13
Lancashire
33
Leicestershire
29
Lincolnshire
19
London
173
Middlesex
4
Monmouthshire
24
Norfolk
154
Northamptonshire
90
Nottinghamshire
11
Oxfordshire
4
Suffolk
298
Somerset
27
Surrey
12
Sussex
25
Staffordshire
7
Warwickshire
16
Wiltshire
13
Worcestershire
11
Yorkshire
8
Anglesey
0
Bedfordshire
0
Berkshire
0
Carnarvonshire
0
Cardiganshire
0
Carmarthenshire
0
Cumberland
0
Denbighshire
0
Flintshire
0
Glamorgan
0
Isle of Man
0
Merionethshire
0
Montgomeryshire
0
Northumberland
0
Pembrokeshire
0
Radnorshire
0
Shropshire
0
Westmorland
0
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Mays Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Mays family
Profession
Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer
113
Female Servant
60
Labourer
35
Male Servant
30
Ag Labourer
28
Independent
24
Shoe Maker
16
Farmer
14
Dress Maker
10
Tailor
9
Fisher Man
7
Sawyer
6
Inn Keeper
5
Nurse
5
Butcher
5
Plaster
5
School Mistress
4
Apprentice
4
Independant
4
Porter
4
Turner
3
Laundress
3
Printer
3
Painter
3
Lace Maker
3
Most Frequent Forenames for Mays
Mays Surname Variants Ranking
Did you know?
The surname Mays is the
2nd most popular variant of Mayes.