Major

in the US

There are 14,269 people with the last name "Major" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Major 1,952
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  1. is 1,948th most common Mcclendon
  2. is 1,949th most common Toney
  3. is 1,950th most common Prescott
  4. is 1,951st most common Hobson
  5. is 1,952nd most common Major
  6. is 1,953rd most common Comer
  7. is 1,954th most common Doran
  8. is 1,955th most common Bagley
  9. is 1,956th most common Duff

Similar Names and Nicknames

Majors, Madore, Majoros, Mazor, Majoor, Majoy, Majourau, Majocha, Mazour, Majorie

Most Common First Names for Major

John, James, Robert, Michael, William, David, Charles, Thomas, Mary, Mark



Meaning & History

English: from the Norman personal name Malg(i)er, Maug(i)er, composed of the Germanic elements madal ‘council’ + gār, gēr ‘spear’. The surname is now also established in Ulster.

Hungarian: from a shortened form of majorosgazda (see Majoros), or a derivative of German Meyer 1.

Polish, Czech, and Slovak: from the military rank major (derived from Latin maior ‘greater’), a word related to English mayor and the German surname Meyer.

Catalan and southern French (Occitan): from major ‘major’ (Latin maior ‘greater’), denoting a prominent or important person or the firstborn son of a family.

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Meyer 2.


Recent Searches for "Major" in the US

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John Major (99 searches)

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