Main

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: North

* As a Scottish surname, reduced from the North Germanic name Magnus. Also from the adjective main. * As a Scottish, English, French and Norman surname, from personal names derived from Proto-West Germanic *magan (“to be able”), similar to Mein. * As a Scottish, English and Norman surname, from the French province of Maine. Compare Mansell. * As a Scottish, English, and Norman surname, from the Anglo-Norman adjective maine (“great, large”), from Old French magne. * As a Scottish, English, Norman and French surname, from the noun main (“hand”).

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Mains Derived from Main
Maine Derived from Main
Mainz Derived from Main
Mainy Derived from Main
Maini Derived from Main
Maino Derived from Main
Maina Derived from Main
Mainoz Derived from Main
Benne North origin
Schau North origin

Popularity by Country

Main

Rank #255

NRS Most Common Surnames 2024 ↗

Main

Rank #2629

Frequency 12,631 people (4.68 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 93.83% Hispanic 2% Black 0.44% Asian/PI 1.15% Native Am. 1.33% Two+ 1.25%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Main

Rank #14838

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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