Explore the Family Name Mayhue

The meaning of Mayhue

English: variant of Mayhew.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Mayhue' has slightly dropped between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 23,315, but by 2010, it had fallen to rank 23,768 indicating a decrease of almost 2 percent. Despite this drop in ranking, the absolute count of people with the surname 'Mayhue' actually increased from 1,019 to 1,064 during this period, an increase of about 4.42 percent. However, when normalized for the total population, the name's prevalence decreased by approximately 5.26 percent per 100,000 people.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,315	#23,768	-1.94%
Count	1,019	1,064	4.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.36	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mayhue

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname 'Mayhue' identify as White, accounting for 72.91 percent in 2000 and 72.09 percent in 2010, revealing a slight decrease of 1.12 percent over the decade. Those identifying as Black make up the second largest group, although there was a decrease from 24.34 percent in 2000 to 22.56 percent in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races saw the most significant increase, jumping from 1.37 percent in 2000 to 3.29 percent in 2010, a change of over 140 percent. The Hispanic representation also increased from 0.69 percent to 1.32 percent. There were no identified individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	72.91%	72.09%	-1.12%
Black	24.34%	22.56%	-7.31%
Two or More Races	1.37%	3.29%	140.15%
Hispanic	0.69%	1.32%	91.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%