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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Mcalister | 1,123 | 1,186 |
| 502 | Mackin | 447 | 1,185 |
| 503 | Margetts | 724 | 1,181 |
| 504 | Mowatt | 467 | 1,161 |
| 505 | Mcluckie | 578 | 1,155 |
| 506 | Mcgarvey | 112 | 1,151 |
| 507 | Mazur | 0 | 1,150 |
| 508 | Mahmud | 0 | 1,147 |
| 509 | Mellon | 635 | 1,143 |
| 510 | Medcalf | 1,171 | 1,138 |
| 511 | Meads | 976 | 1,134 |
| 512 | Mortimore | 1,124 | 1,134 |
| 513 | Moy | 582 | 1,131 |
| 514 | Mullett | 934 | 1,131 |
| 515 | Malhotra | 0 | 1,125 |
| 516 | Mccloskey | 103 | 1,125 |
| 517 | Mcgough | 585 | 1,122 |
| 518 | Munroe | 809 | 1,120 |
| 519 | Mycock | 1,027 | 1,120 |
| 520 | Marples | 799 | 1,118 |
| 521 | Mcgibbon | 885 | 1,117 |
| 522 | Moulding | 720 | 1,114 |
| 523 | Maclellan | 247 | 1,111 |
| 524 | Makinson | 858 | 1,110 |
| 525 | Madge | 945 | 1,109 |
| 526 | Mullings | 283 | 1,104 |
| 527 | Mchardy | 1,058 | 1,099 |
| 528 | Middlemiss | 706 | 1,086 |
| 529 | Mccubbin | 626 | 1,084 |
| 530 | Mcauliffe | 240 | 1,081 |
| 531 | Mayfield | 767 | 1,076 |
| 532 | Morrall | 532 | 1,075 |
| 533 | Mccallion | 66 | 1,072 |
| 534 | Malley | 868 | 1,071 |
| 535 | Mcginlay | 375 | 1,071 |
| 536 | Mcguiness | 1,117 | 1,068 |
| 537 | Mccrory | 168 | 1,063 |
| 538 | Myhill | 643 | 1,063 |
| 539 | Moroney | 96 | 1,062 |
| 540 | Munson | 664 | 1,062 |
| 541 | Mcwhirter | 720 | 1,061 |
| 542 | Melhuish | 792 | 1,058 |
| 543 | Mcsherry | 143 | 1,055 |
| 544 | Maslen | 627 | 1,054 |
| 545 | Mcilwraith | 423 | 1,050 |
| 546 | Messer | 876 | 1,049 |
| 547 | Mitton | 886 | 1,048 |
| 548 | Mounsey | 862 | 1,045 |
| 549 | Mcfarland | 338 | 1,042 |
| 550 | Mcphillips | 205 | 1,039 |
| 551 | Mawby | 855 | 1,036 |
| 552 | Mullaney | 228 | 1,036 |
| 553 | Mansbridge | 670 | 1,035 |
| 554 | Mutton | 1,077 | 1,035 |
| 555 | Mcmenemy | 426 | 1,034 |
| 556 | Mcgann | 351 | 1,032 |
| 557 | Mccolgan | 133 | 1,031 |
| 558 | Mattinson | 532 | 1,026 |
| 559 | Michaels | 162 | 1,026 |
| 560 | Maybury | 617 | 1,023 |
| 561 | Minhas | 0 | 1,022 |
| 562 | Mower | 718 | 1,019 |
| 563 | Mckeon | 260 | 1,015 |
| 564 | Maccallum | 143 | 1,013 |
| 565 | Mahmoud | 0 | 1,013 |
| 566 | Mellish | 631 | 1,011 |
| 567 | Maxted | 690 | 1,010 |
| 568 | Mclay | 970 | 1,010 |
| 569 | Manzoor | 0 | 1,001 |
| 570 | Mapp | 577 | 1,000 |
| 571 | Murfin | 626 | 998 |
| 572 | Mayall | 917 | 996 |
| 573 | Mcgonigle | 77 | 991 |
| 574 | Mcdermid | 954 | 989 |
| 575 | Moynihan | 76 | 987 |
| 576 | Mepham | 547 | 984 |
| 577 | Merrifield | 706 | 984 |
| 578 | Mcdiarmid | 900 | 982 |
| 579 | Meaney | 87 | 981 |
| 580 | Morrey | 564 | 978 |
| 581 | Mcglinchey | 50 | 977 |
| 582 | Miranda | 7 | 977 |
| 583 | Mogg | 704 | 976 |
| 584 | Munden | 503 | 973 |
| 585 | Moulds | 519 | 970 |
| 586 | Mulley | 623 | 968 |
| 587 | Maund | 611 | 962 |
| 588 | Moyse | 661 | 962 |
| 589 | Mcvicar | 930 | 959 |
| 590 | Manders | 600 | 958 |
| 591 | Marcus | 179 | 958 |
| 592 | Munt | 714 | 956 |
| 593 | Meaden | 480 | 952 |
| 594 | Mendoza | 134 | 952 |
| 595 | Minett | 547 | 943 |
| 596 | Mulhall | 143 | 937 |
| 597 | Milford | 836 | 930 |
| 598 | Masterton | 958 | 922 |
| 599 | Malhi | 0 | 921 |
| 600 | Maule | 717 | 920 |