The Mai surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 12,027 people carried this name — #2,752 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 22,400 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 487 people named Mai.
158 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 47 départements, most often French Polynesia.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
368 people named Mai live in Switzerland.
They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 107 people named Mai live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
106 people named Mai have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 411 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Mai in American newspapers,
1914–1963.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,341,404 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Mai,
with a public archive behind them.
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Franz Anton Mai 1742–1814 · physician -
Angelo Mai 1782–1854 · librarian -
Manó Mai 1855–1917 · photographer -
Gino Aldi Mai 1877–1940 · politician -
Josef Mai 1887–1982 · military officer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 229 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mai.
- Mahler 5,167 · U.S. census
- Mahmoud 2,074 · U.S. census
- Mahmoudi 227 · U.S. census
- Mahon 9,327 · U.S. census
- Mahr 1,884 · U.S. census
- Mahy 174 · U.S. census
- Maia 662 · U.S. census
- Maida 1,853 · U.S. census
- Maier 13,929 · U.S. census
- Maignan 316 · U.S. census
- Mailhot 1,075 · U.S. census
- Maillard 362 · U.S. census
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