Explore the Family Name Maxham

The meaning of Maxham

English: probably from the personal name Maxim (Latin Maximus, from maximus ‘greatest’), altered by folk etymology to resemble an English habitational name.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Maxham saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Maxham was ranked as the 42,437th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 46,487th position, representing a change of -9.54%. During this same period, the count of individuals with the last name decreased from 481 to 458, a decline of -4.78%, while the proportion per 100,000 people also fell from 0.18 to 0.16, reflecting an -11.11% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,437	#46,487	-9.54%
Count	481	458	-4.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Maxham

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Maxham, as per the Decennial U.S. Census, predominantly falls into the category of White, although there were some changes observed between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identified as White decreased slightly from 96.47% to 94.76%, a change of -1.77%. Interestingly, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 1.04% to 1.31%, showing an increase of 25.96%. There was also a significant increase in those reporting as two or more races, from 1.04% in 2000 to 2.84% in 2010, which corresponds to a substantial change of 173.08%. No data for Hispanic, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities were reported either in 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.47%	94.76%	-1.77%
Two or More Races	1.04%	2.84%	173.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.04%	1.31%	25.96%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%