May
in Iowa
There are 850 people with the last name "May" in Iowa.
Ranking in Iowa
| Name | Rank |
|---|---|
| May | 263 |
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Meaning & History
English, French, Dutch, and German: from a nickname or personal name taken from the month of May (Middle English, Old French mai, Middle High German meie, from Latin Maius (mensis), from Maia, a minor Roman goddess of fertility). This name was sometimes bestowed on someone born or baptized in the month of May; it was also used to refer to someone of a sunny disposition, or who had some anecdotal connection with the month of May, such as owing a feudal obligation then.
English: nickname from Middle English may ‘young man or woman’.
Irish (Connacht and Midlands): when not of English origin (see 1–3 above), this is an Anglicized form of Gaelic
French: habitational name from any of various places called May or Le May.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from Mayen, a place in western Germany.
Americanized spelling of cognates of 1 in various European languages, for example Swedish
Chinese 梅: possibly a variant of
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