Explore the Family Name Mayol

The meaning of Mayol

Catalan: from a variant of mallol ‘young vineyard’, either a topographic name or a metonymic occupational name for a young winegrower. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Carlos, Cornelio, Efrain, Fernando, Jorge, Juan, Juan Carlos, Manuel, Miguel, Nilda, Orlando.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mayol has shown an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 47,120th most popular surname, while by 2010, it had climbed to the 40,745th position, marking a significant rise of 13.53%. The number of people bearing the surname also grew by 26.42%, from 424 individuals in 2000 to 536 in 2010. The proportion of people named Mayol per 100,000 also saw an increase of 12.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,120	#40,745	13.53%
Count	424	536	26.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.18	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mayol

Regarding the ethnicity of those with the surname Mayol, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority identified as Hispanic, although this percentage fell slightly from 58.73% in 2000 to 55.78% in 2010. The group demonstrating the largest growth were those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, with a growth rate of 65.58%, increasing their percentage from 10.14% in 2000 to 16.79% in 2010. The percentages of those identifying as White and Black decreased by 8.89% and 30.69% respectively, whereas the proportion of those identifying as being of two or more races also declined by 27.56%. There were no records of any individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	58.73%	55.78%	-5.02%
White	26.42%	24.07%	-8.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	10.14%	16.79%	65.58%
Two or More Races	2.83%	2.05%	-27.56%
Black	1.89%	1.31%	-30.69%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%