as a Last Name
- 17,944
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Major
Meaning & Origins
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.
| 1,721st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 17,944
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Guam
- has the most people named Major per capita
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