The Maida surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,084 people carried this name — #14,356 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 140,800 people counted. That is up 12% from 1,853 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,115 people named Maida live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 80 people named Maida.
Most of them — 60 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
33 people named Maida live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 22 people named Maida 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 print
Maida in American newspapers,
1904–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 12,457 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Maida,
with a public archive behind them.
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Adam Maida 1930– · Catholic priest
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Adam Maida 1930– · Catholic priest
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Sal Maida 1948–2025 · guitarist
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Clara Maïda 1963– · composer
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Andrea Maida 1964– · speedway rider
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Raine Maida 1970– · singer
Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Maida.
- Mahmoudi 397 · U.S. census
- Mahon 9,441 · U.S. census
- Mahr 1,831 · U.S. census
- Mahy 184 · U.S. census
- Mai 17,445 · U.S. census
- Maia 1,018 · U.S. census
- Maier 14,135 · U.S. census
- Maignan 421 · U.S. census
- Mailhot 1,105 · U.S. census
- Maillard 349 · U.S. census
- Maille 507 · U.S. census
- Maillet 1,603 · U.S. census
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