as a Last Name
- 115,493
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named May
Meaning & Origins
English, French, Danish, Dutch, and German: from a short form of the personal name Matthias (see Matthew) or any of its many cognates, for example Norman French Maheu.
| 267th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 115,493
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Mississippi
- has the most people named May per capita
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