Explore the Family Name Maday

The meaning of Maday

Hungarian (also Máday): variant of Madai or Mádai (and, in North America, an altered form of these), habitational names for someone from a place called Mada in Szabolcs, or Szatmár County, or Máda in Bács or Hunyad County.

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How common is the last name Maday in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Maday has seen a slight increase in its popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked 20,006th and had a count of 1,241 people bearing this surname. By 2010, the rank improved to 19,747 with an increased count of 1,364 individuals, indicating a growth of nearly 10%. Despite the increase in the number of people with the Maday surname, the proportion per 100k remained consistent at 0.46.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,006	#19,747	1.29%
Count	1,241	1,364	9.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.46	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Maday

The ethnicity associated with the Maday surname saw changes between 2000 and 2010, as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of those carrying the Maday surname identified as White, but there was a small decrease from 89.28% in 2000 to 85.85% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, rising from 0.89% to 2.93%. Asian/Pacific Islanders also experienced a slight increase, while the percentage of people identifying as Black almost doubled from 1.77% to 3.15%. Interestingly, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased from 3.71% to 3.15%, and individuals claiming two or more races grew from 1.37% to 1.91%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.28%	85.85%	-3.84%
Black	1.77%	3.15%	77.97%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.71%	3.15%	-15.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.98%	3.01%	1.01%
Hispanic	0.89%	2.93%	229.21%
Two or More Races	1.37%	1.91%	39.42%