Mayson

English

Etymology

As a surname, Middle English May's son, personal name shortened from Matthew and many other origins. The modern given name is mostly a spelling variant of Mason.

Proper noun

Mayson (plural Maysons)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mayson is the 38582^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 573 individuals. Mayson is most common among White (63.18%) and Black/African American (32.64%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mayson”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 541.

Anagrams

• Mayons, so many