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UK surname

Mayne

Derived from Old English or Old French, referring to someone who lived near a significant or noteworthy stone.

In the 1881 census there were 1,769 people recorded with the Mayne surname, ranking it #2,446 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 2,817, ranked #2,397, up from #2,446 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bletchingley, Illogan and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Hinckley and Bosworth, Rushmoor and South Tyneside.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Mayne is 2,946 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 59.2%.

1881 census count

1,769

Ranked #2,446

Modern count

2,817

2016, ranked #2,397

Peak year

2010

2,946 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Mayne had 1,769 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #2,446 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 2,817 in 2016, ranked #2,397.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 2,411 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Established but Challenged.

Mayne surname distribution map

The map shows where the Mayne surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Mayne surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Mayne over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 1,154 #2,447
1861 historical 1,078 #2,610
1881 historical 1,769 #2,446
1891 historical 1,931 #2,388
1901 historical 2,323 #2,339
1911 historical 2,411 #2,126
1997 modern 2,795 #2,304
1998 modern 2,933 #2,297
1999 modern 2,909 #2,325
2000 modern 2,938 #2,293
2001 modern 2,875 #2,291
2002 modern 2,929 #2,304
2003 modern 2,858 #2,300
2004 modern 2,825 #2,334
2005 modern 2,768 #2,348
2006 modern 2,777 #2,338
2007 modern 2,836 #2,310
2008 modern 2,834 #2,327
2009 modern 2,896 #2,333
2010 modern 2,946 #2,339
2011 modern 2,865 #2,373
2012 modern 2,813 #2,377
2013 modern 2,888 #2,353
2014 modern 2,922 #2,334
2015 modern 2,882 #2,342
2016 modern 2,817 #2,397

Geography

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Where Maynes are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bletchingley, Illogan, London parishes and Gateshead. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Hinckley and Bosworth, Rushmoor and South Tyneside. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Bletchingley Surrey
2 Illogan Cornwall
3 London parishes London 1
4 London parishes London 3
5 Gateshead Durham

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Hinckley and Bosworth 008 Hinckley and Bosworth
2 Rushmoor 004 Rushmoor
3 South Tyneside 009 South Tyneside
4 Hinckley and Bosworth 007 Hinckley and Bosworth
5 Hinckley and Bosworth 009 Hinckley and Bosworth

Forenames

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First names often paired with Mayne

These lists show first names that appear often with the Mayne surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Mayne

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Mayne, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Established but Challenged

Nationally, the Mayne surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Established but Challenged, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Mayne household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many households in these neighbourhoods comprise separated or divorced single parents with dependent children. Residents are typically born in the UK, and these neighbourhoods have relatively few members of ethnic minorities. The prevalence of children, their parents and those at or above normal retirement age, suggests neighbourhood structures may be long-established. Levels of unpaid care are high, and long-term disability is more common than in the Supergroup as a whole. Use of the social rented sector is common, often in terraced houses. Levels of overcrowding are above the Supergroup average. Unemployment is high, while those in work are employed in elementary occupations such as caring, leisure and customer services. Many residents have low level qualifications. Neighbourhood concentrations of this Group are found in the South Wales Valleys, Belfast, Londonderry and the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Mayne is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Mayne is most concentrated in decile 4 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Mayne falls in decile 7 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Mayne is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Mayne, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Mayne

The surname Mayne is of English origin, deriving from the Old English word "maene," which means "common" or "shared." It is believed to have originated as a locational name, referring to someone who lived by a common or shared piece of land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Mayne can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Mana." This was likely a scribal variation of the more common spelling, "Mayne."

In the 12th century, the name Mayne appeared in various records and manuscripts, such as the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire and the Curia Regis Rolls of Oxfordshire. These records often referred to individuals with the surname Mayne residing in or holding lands in those respective counties.

During the Middle Ages, the name Mayne was also associated with several place names, such as Mayne's Court in Kent and Mayne's Farm in Gloucestershire. These place names likely derived from individuals bearing the surname Mayne who owned or resided in those locations.

One notable individual with the surname Mayne was Sir Walter Mayne (c. 1476-1552), a prominent English landowner and Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire during the reign of Henry VIII. Another was John Mayne (c. 1590-1658), an English clergyman and author who served as a chaplain to King Charles I.

In the 17th century, the name Mayne gained further recognition with the birth of Jasper Mayne (1604-1672), an English playwright and poet who was a member of the famous literary circle known as the Cavalier Poets. He is best known for his comedies and satirical works.

Later, in the 18th century, Robert Mayne (1721-1799) was a prominent English lawyer and judge who served as Chief Justice of the Honourable East India Company's Court in Bengal.

Another notable bearer of the surname was Richard Mayne (1796-1868), an English lawyer and police administrator who served as the first Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in London from 1856 to 1868.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Mayne families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Mayne surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Devon leads with 306 Maynes recorded in 1881 and an index of 8.51x.

County Total Index
Devon 306 8.51x
Surrey 206 2.45x
Middlesex 193 1.12x
Buckinghamshire 135 12.93x
Cornwall 123 6.29x
Lancashire 102 0.50x
Kent 58 0.98x
Yorkshire 57 0.33x
Essex 50 1.47x
Leicestershire 46 2.40x
Gloucestershire 40 1.18x
Dorset 38 3.35x
Staffordshire 38 0.65x
Durham 36 0.70x
Berkshire 35 2.70x
Somerset 35 1.26x
Hampshire 34 0.96x
Glamorgan 29 0.96x
Northumberland 24 0.93x
Sussex 23 0.79x
Fife 20 1.96x
Lanarkshire 17 0.30x
Bedfordshire 16 1.79x
Cumberland 16 1.08x
Worcestershire 12 0.53x
Warwickshire 9 0.21x
Carmarthenshire 8 1.10x
Hertfordshire 8 0.67x
Cambridgeshire 7 0.64x
Cheshire 6 0.16x
East Lothian 6 2.62x
Nottinghamshire 6 0.26x
Monmouthshire 5 0.40x
Norfolk 5 0.19x
Derbyshire 4 0.15x
Lincolnshire 4 0.14x
Midlothian 3 0.13x
Royal Navy 3 1.46x
Suffolk 2 0.10x
Anglesey 1 0.33x
Angus 1 0.06x
Herefordshire 1 0.14x
Pembrokeshire 1 0.18x
Shropshire 1 0.07x
Wiltshire 1 0.07x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Bletchingley in Surrey leads with 39 Maynes recorded in 1881 and an index of 355.19x.

Place Total Index
Bletchingley 39 355.19x
Stewkley 33 415.09x
Lambeth 30 1.99x
Leeds 30 3.10x
West Ham 30 3.98x
Liverpool 29 2.33x
Aylesbury 24 51.86x
Camborne 23 28.54x
Illogan 23 44.41x
Dawlish 20 74.57x
Islington London 19 1.13x
Paddington London 19 2.99x
Tiverton 19 30.67x
Upton Cum Chalvey 19 45.65x
Newport Pagnell 18 82.42x
Battersea 16 2.52x
Camberwell 16 1.45x
Newington 16 2.51x
West Bromwich 15 4.49x
Clewer 14 26.36x
Elswick 14 6.82x
Gwennap 14 37.95x
Melcombe Regis 14 29.79x
Westoe 14 4.81x
Carshalton 13 40.36x
Northam 13 49.60x
Poplar London 13 3.99x
Putney 13 16.51x
Stoke Damerel 13 5.17x
Chulmleigh 12 146.52x
Constantine 12 105.45x
Exeter St Mary Major 12 55.35x
Swansea Town 12 4.87x
Wing 12 123.97x
Eyworth 11 1089.11x
Manchester 11 1.19x
Willesden 11 6.75x
Burbage 10 100.00x
Godalming 10 18.87x
Northallerton 10 45.77x
Redruth 10 18.07x
St Pancras London 10 0.72x
Barnstaple 9 15.94x
Burntisland 9 31.48x
Burton Upon Trent 9 6.60x
Cleator 9 14.54x
Deptford St Paul 9 1.98x
Enfield 9 7.94x
Govan 9 0.65x
Holcombe Rogus 9 207.37x
Isleworth 9 11.72x
Kensington London 9 0.94x
Leicester St Margaret 9 1.93x
Winslow 9 91.56x
Aldershot 8 6.74x
Axminster 8 47.45x
Bedminster 8 3.06x
Bishops Nympton 8 116.79x
Exeter Alphington 8 121.40x
Hammersmith London 8 1.88x
Harborne 8 4.28x
Kenn 8 142.86x
Llanelly 8 4.88x
Lyme Regis 8 58.91x
Portsea 8 1.15x
Sittingbourne 8 17.19x
St Marylebone London 8 0.87x
Stoke Poges 8 62.79x
Wingate 8 22.71x
Byker 7 5.51x
Clerkenwell London 7 1.72x
Dover St Mary Virgin 7 12.27x
Ferry Port On Craig 7 41.62x
Guildford St Nicholas 7 47.07x
Salford 7 1.16x
Tormoham 7 4.60x
Wandsworth 7 4.21x
West Derby 7 1.17x
Wimbledon 7 7.41x
Buckingham 6 28.25x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Mayne surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 150
Elizabeth 57
Sarah 43
Ellen 37
Emily 30
Emma 30
Ann 28
Eliza 26
Jane 23
Alice 21
Annie 19
Caroline 18
Edith 18
Louisa 17
Charlotte 12
Florence 12
Ada 11
Catherine 11
Lucy 11
Martha 11
Susan 11
Hannah 10
Harriet 10
Maria 10
Frances 9
Margaret 8
Clara 7
Fanny 7
Jessie 7
Sophia 7
Agnes 6
Anne 6
Bessie 6
Kate 6
Amelia 5
Amy 5
Beatrice 5
Helen 5
Lillie 5
Rose 5
Anna 4
Francis 4
Georgina 4
Infant 4
Lydia 4
Mabel 4
Matilda 4
Minnie 4
Maud 3
Priscilla 3

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Mayne surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 132
John 96
James 63
George 54
Thomas 51
Henry 49
Charles 33
Joseph 30
Richard 25
Arthur 19
Edward 18
Robert 18
Walter 17
Alfred 16
Samuel 13
Albert 12
Frederick 12
Frank 9
Francis 7
Harry 7
Ernest 6
Herbert 6
Thos. 6
Jonathan 4
Wm. 4
Bertie 3
Chas. 3
Josiah 3
Patrick 3
Saml. 3
Sidney 3
Edmund 2
Elias 2
Fredk. 2
Leonard 2
Peter 2
Stephen 2
Thos 2
Tom 2
Willie 2
Alex 1
Anthony 1
Bernard 1
Edwin 1
Elijah 1
Eugene 1
Fenton 1
Harvey 1
Henri 1
Zeriah 1

FAQ

Mayne surname: questions and answers

How common was the Mayne surname in 1881?

In 1881, 1,769 people were recorded with the Mayne surname. That placed it at #2,446 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Mayne surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 2,817 in 2016. That gives Mayne a modern rank of #2,397.

What does the Mayne surname mean?

Derived from Old English or Old French, referring to someone who lived near a significant or noteworthy stone.

What does the Mayne map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Mayne bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.