Surnames
UK surnames beginning with M
Browse UK surnames from the 1881 census and modern surname records. Surname pages show counts, origin facts, historical distribution, maps, first-name pairings and census detail.
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| # | Surname | 1881 count | Modern count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Molloy | 1,623 | 7,012 |
| 102 | Moffat | 5,506 | 7,009 |
| 103 | Maher | 1,086 | 7,000 |
| 104 | Monk | 6,299 | 6,954 |
| 105 | Maynard | 4,596 | 6,803 |
| 106 | Macfarlane | 1,999 | 6,774 |
| 107 | Main | 4,912 | 6,766 |
| 108 | Millington | 4,537 | 6,722 |
| 109 | Malcolm | 3,956 | 6,684 |
| 110 | Milligan | 3,523 | 6,582 |
| 111 | Mcdougall | 6,952 | 6,544 |
| 112 | Mcdonnell | 1,416 | 6,532 |
| 113 | Mckeown | 852 | 6,478 |
| 114 | Mcgill | 3,565 | 6,456 |
| 115 | Milton | 4,123 | 6,400 |
| 116 | Meadows | 4,179 | 6,388 |
| 117 | Mcguinness | 680 | 6,310 |
| 118 | Mcconnell | 2,388 | 6,306 |
| 119 | Marchant | 4,637 | 6,297 |
| 120 | Millward | 3,360 | 6,252 |
| 121 | Mcnamara | 1,802 | 6,224 |
| 122 | Mcneill | 2,202 | 6,194 |
| 123 | Mcarthur | 6,092 | 6,094 |
| 124 | Macgregor | 1,615 | 6,040 |
| 125 | Mahoney | 3,153 | 5,914 |
| 126 | Mackinnon | 1,304 | 5,759 |
| 127 | Mcgee | 3,061 | 5,658 |
| 128 | Mcneil | 4,447 | 5,608 |
| 129 | Major | 4,020 | 5,521 |
| 130 | Michael | 1,610 | 5,382 |
| 131 | Macmillan | 971 | 5,360 |
| 132 | Mehta | 0 | 5,356 |
| 133 | Mansell | 3,458 | 5,313 |
| 134 | Mcdonagh | 396 | 5,305 |
| 135 | Machin | 2,998 | 5,198 |
| 136 | Mccall | 3,305 | 5,192 |
| 137 | Moseley | 2,739 | 5,171 |
| 138 | Mullins | 2,842 | 5,148 |
| 139 | Manley | 3,350 | 5,131 |
| 140 | Maloney | 2,464 | 5,117 |
| 141 | Maddison | 2,931 | 5,093 |
| 142 | Mccartney | 2,229 | 5,085 |
| 143 | Marlow | 3,514 | 5,027 |
| 144 | Markham | 3,569 | 4,956 |
| 145 | Meek | 3,513 | 4,924 |
| 146 | Mirza | 1 | 4,916 |
| 147 | Mcgovern | 1,114 | 4,868 |
| 148 | Mcghee | 1,271 | 4,866 |
| 149 | Moir | 4,133 | 4,846 |
| 150 | Mckee | 1,538 | 4,839 |
| 151 | Macrae | 2,433 | 4,818 |
| 152 | Mayes | 2,895 | 4,806 |
| 153 | Mcnulty | 1,299 | 4,803 |
| 154 | Mair | 2,783 | 4,718 |
| 155 | Munday | 3,498 | 4,615 |
| 156 | Mclellan | 3,313 | 4,595 |
| 157 | Mulholland | 1,118 | 4,569 |
| 158 | Menzies | 3,904 | 4,453 |
| 159 | Melville | 3,182 | 4,452 |
| 160 | Mclachlan | 5,272 | 4,444 |
| 161 | Magee | 1,281 | 4,443 |
| 162 | Metcalf | 6,061 | 4,399 |
| 163 | Mustafa | 0 | 4,398 |
| 164 | Mears | 2,815 | 4,211 |
| 165 | Mulligan | 1,671 | 4,196 |
| 166 | Mathieson | 3,187 | 4,178 |
| 167 | Mcinnes | 4,534 | 4,102 |
| 168 | Mccluskey | 562 | 4,093 |
| 169 | Marr | 3,413 | 4,084 |
| 170 | Milburn | 2,654 | 4,081 |
| 171 | Morrell | 2,816 | 4,080 |
| 172 | Meakin | 2,343 | 4,055 |
| 173 | Mcgarry | 1,174 | 4,050 |
| 174 | Molyneux | 2,284 | 4,047 |
| 175 | Mcqueen | 3,292 | 4,044 |
| 176 | Manson | 3,517 | 4,040 |
| 177 | Moorhouse | 3,703 | 3,920 |
| 178 | Mcevoy | 1,287 | 3,896 |
| 179 | Monks | 2,429 | 3,889 |
| 180 | Marston | 2,785 | 3,877 |
| 181 | Mountford | 2,667 | 3,864 |
| 182 | Mckinnon | 6,303 | 3,863 |
| 183 | Mathews | 11,043 | 3,855 |
| 184 | Mcdowell | 1,331 | 3,854 |
| 185 | Mackintosh | 2,085 | 3,848 |
| 186 | Mack | 3,018 | 3,843 |
| 187 | Mayhew | 2,469 | 3,833 |
| 188 | Mace | 2,614 | 3,798 |
| 189 | Midgley | 4,013 | 3,779 |
| 190 | Mckie | 2,244 | 3,776 |
| 191 | Merritt | 2,099 | 3,764 |
| 192 | Mcphee | 1,975 | 3,756 |
| 193 | March | 3,217 | 3,750 |
| 194 | Mee | 2,280 | 3,742 |
| 195 | Matheson | 4,103 | 3,730 |
| 196 | Mundy | 2,220 | 3,717 |
| 197 | Maclennan | 1,199 | 3,690 |
| 198 | Mehmood | 0 | 3,666 |
| 199 | Morrow | 1,212 | 3,659 |
| 200 | Mcdowall | 1,770 | 3,608 |