MAYES
Mayes is a surname of English origin, first recorded in the medieval period of the British Isles. The family name is derived from the pet form Mai, a shortened form of the given name Matthew, which in turn originates from the Hebrew name Matityahu meaning gift of Yahweh.
The surname is patronymic, indicating lineage from an ancestor named Mai or Matthew. The name Matthew features in the Greek New Testament as Matthias, later adopted into Latin as both Matthias and Matthaeus. Vernacular adaptations include the Old French Matheu, the Spanish Mateo and the Italian Matteo.
The earliest recorded spelling of the name is that of William Mai, dated to 1167 in the Pipe Rolls of Norfolk during the reign of King Henry Eleventh. The name appears in the 1276 Hundred Rolls of Gloucestershire as John Mayes, and in the 1332 Subsidy Rolls of Warwickshire as Stephen Mayes.
In the early modern period, one Robert Mayes, aged 28, was among the first bearers to migrate to the New World, setting sail from London on the ship Assurance bound for Virginia in July 1635.
Throughout its history, the surname Mayes has remained firmly rooted in the English cultural and linguistic context while reflecting its biblical lineage through the ancient Hebrew root.
Typical given names associated with the Mayes surname
Male
- Andrew
- Christopher
- David
- James
- John
- Michael
- Paul
- Peter
- Richard
- Robert
Female
- Catherine
- Diana
- Elizabeth
- Emma
- Helen
- Jane
- Julie
- Karen
- Lisa
- Margaret
- Mary
- Sarah
- Susan
Similar and related surnames
- Amyes
- Ma
- Maas
- Mabes
- Mades
- Mae
- Maes
- Maese
- Maez
- Mages
- Maies
- Mais
- Maise
- Maize
- Makes
- Males
- Mames
- Manes
- Mapes
- Mares
- Mas
- Mase
- Mases
- Mates
- Maves
- Mawes
- May
- Mayas
- Maybe
- Mayce
- Mayde
- Maye
- Mayee
- Mayess
- Mayeux
- Mayew
- Mayhe
- Mayis
- Mayme
- Mayne
- Maynes
- Mayns
- Mayoe
- Mayos
- Mayre
- Mayres
- Mayrs
- Mays
- Mayse
- Mayyes
- Mayze
- Mayzes
- Maz
- Maze
- Mazes
- Mazs
- Meagh
- Meas
- Mees
- Meis
- Meye
- Meyes
- Mez
Related and similar names are generated algorithmically based on the spelling, and may not necessarily share an etymology.
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There are approximately 6,981 people named Mayes in the UK. That makes it roughly the 1,349th most common surname in Britain. Around 107 in a million people in Britain are named Mayes.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English
Famous people named Mayes
- Richard Mayes - Actor (1922 to 2006)
- Alan Mayes - Football player
- Bobby Mayes - Football player
- Dicky Mayes - Cricketer (1922 to 2013)
- Ken Mayes - Football player (1910 to 1975)
- Henry Mayes - Canadian tennis player (1880 to 1928)
Names and descriptions courtesy of Wikipedia, and may contain errors. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of every famous person with this name.