Explore the Family Name Mayville

The meaning of Mayville

Altered form of Mainville 1, a surname of Swiss French origin (see Miville). History: Bearers of the surname Mayville are descendants of Pierre Miville dit Le Suisse from Switzerland (see Miville).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mayville saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname dropped from 20,319 in 2000 to 21,736 in 2010, a decline of roughly 7 percent. In terms of absolute numbers, the count of individuals with the Mayville surname fell by about 1.64 percent from 1,217 in 2000 to 1,197 in 2010. This corresponded to a relative reduction in the proportion of people with the surname per 100,000, which decreased by approximately 8.89 percent over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,319	#21,736	-6.97%
Count	1,217	1,197	-1.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.41	-8.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mayville

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Mayville also saw changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2010, the majority of individuals with the surname identified as White, although the percentage dropped slightly from 94.58 percent in 2000 to 91.31 percent. The relative proportion of those identifying as Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native showed significant increases, rising by 142.86 percent and 174.14 percent respectively. However, the percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander and Black both declined to zero during this decade. The proportion of those identifying with two or more races saw an increase of around 19.29 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.58%	91.31%	-3.46%
Hispanic	1.89%	4.59%	142.86%
Two or More Races	1.4%	1.67%	19.29%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.58%	1.59%	174.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.58%	0%	0%
Black	0.99%	0%	0%