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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Mcnicholas | 160 | 1,646 |
| 402 | Moyes | 1,286 | 1,640 |
| 403 | Moule | 1,034 | 1,639 |
| 404 | Mckellar | 1,868 | 1,634 |
| 405 | Mcateer | 193 | 1,633 |
| 406 | Mendes | 34 | 1,632 |
| 407 | Mcclean | 618 | 1,630 |
| 408 | Mcgrory | 268 | 1,629 |
| 409 | Marsland | 1,750 | 1,619 |
| 410 | Macintosh | 1,432 | 1,615 |
| 411 | Manton | 1,282 | 1,613 |
| 412 | Mantle | 1,563 | 1,609 |
| 413 | Melton | 1,055 | 1,608 |
| 414 | Maiden | 824 | 1,598 |
| 415 | Mcclymont | 736 | 1,592 |
| 416 | Malkin | 986 | 1,589 |
| 417 | Mackey | 1,155 | 1,579 |
| 418 | Malpass | 771 | 1,569 |
| 419 | Moyle | 1,435 | 1,558 |
| 420 | Maw | 1,099 | 1,549 |
| 421 | Mearns | 966 | 1,549 |
| 422 | Minto | 833 | 1,548 |
| 423 | Malin | 992 | 1,547 |
| 424 | Moor | 4,231 | 1,542 |
| 425 | Millett | 1,192 | 1,541 |
| 426 | Melrose | 1,244 | 1,524 |
| 427 | Marques | 7 | 1,523 |
| 428 | Mccusker | 313 | 1,517 |
| 429 | Masih | 0 | 1,516 |
| 430 | Munns | 1,068 | 1,516 |
| 431 | Millen | 790 | 1,513 |
| 432 | Mount | 1,162 | 1,498 |
| 433 | Macklin | 849 | 1,495 |
| 434 | Moodie | 1,410 | 1,488 |
| 435 | Mccauley | 364 | 1,479 |
| 436 | Macphee | 269 | 1,477 |
| 437 | Markey | 532 | 1,477 |
| 438 | Majeed | 0 | 1,474 |
| 439 | Macaskill | 365 | 1,469 |
| 440 | Minton | 1,014 | 1,463 |
| 441 | Mckendrick | 935 | 1,454 |
| 442 | Masood | 0 | 1,450 |
| 443 | Mayor | 1,320 | 1,449 |
| 444 | Monteith | 796 | 1,443 |
| 445 | Morrish | 1,190 | 1,443 |
| 446 | Martyn | 1,192 | 1,442 |
| 447 | Mcconnachie | 660 | 1,442 |
| 448 | Makepeace | 845 | 1,437 |
| 449 | Meah | 7 | 1,436 |
| 450 | Mckillop | 1,017 | 1,414 |
| 451 | Mill | 1,813 | 1,412 |
| 452 | Mcghie | 729 | 1,405 |
| 453 | Mudd | 1,265 | 1,396 |
| 454 | Mulvey | 509 | 1,381 |
| 455 | Mitchinson | 762 | 1,380 |
| 456 | Mcsweeney | 241 | 1,379 |
| 457 | Madeley | 808 | 1,377 |
| 458 | Minter | 1,084 | 1,374 |
| 459 | Morrice | 879 | 1,367 |
| 460 | Mawer | 893 | 1,364 |
| 461 | Ma | 67 | 1,351 |
| 462 | Magill | 201 | 1,345 |
| 463 | Mccaig | 569 | 1,345 |
| 464 | Mckelvie | 871 | 1,343 |
| 465 | Meyrick | 773 | 1,331 |
| 466 | Murton | 1,002 | 1,330 |
| 467 | Moreland | 660 | 1,320 |
| 468 | Morey | 989 | 1,307 |
| 469 | Mottershead | 1,007 | 1,306 |
| 470 | Macphail | 356 | 1,289 |
| 471 | Medley | 1,108 | 1,288 |
| 472 | Manser | 681 | 1,283 |
| 473 | Mobbs | 1,125 | 1,274 |
| 474 | Morland | 842 | 1,273 |
| 475 | Monteiro | 5 | 1,272 |
| 476 | Mcgillivray | 1,209 | 1,270 |
| 477 | Mcnee | 680 | 1,268 |
| 478 | Mumby | 859 | 1,261 |
| 479 | Mcgivern | 176 | 1,258 |
| 480 | Mccullagh | 143 | 1,255 |
| 481 | Milward | 1,382 | 1,252 |
| 482 | Mcminn | 534 | 1,249 |
| 483 | Mays | 1,726 | 1,244 |
| 484 | Macgillivray | 222 | 1,242 |
| 485 | Minshull | 648 | 1,240 |
| 486 | Mccrae | 795 | 1,237 |
| 487 | Mortlock | 929 | 1,237 |
| 488 | Maude | 1,138 | 1,233 |
| 489 | Macneil | 234 | 1,228 |
| 490 | Maxfield | 792 | 1,228 |
| 491 | Mccaffery | 363 | 1,224 |
| 492 | Malloy | 522 | 1,212 |
| 493 | Mcinerney | 41 | 1,212 |
| 494 | Marland | 1,041 | 1,203 |
| 495 | Melbourne | 609 | 1,202 |
| 496 | Makwana | 0 | 1,201 |
| 497 | Maclaren | 337 | 1,199 |
| 498 | Mcsorley | 89 | 1,196 |
| 499 | Mckeever | 89 | 1,192 |
| 500 | Mcglone | 346 | 1,189 |