The Mak surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,170 people carried this name — #6,555 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 57,100 people counted. That is up 21% from 4,283 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Mak surname

As a Polish surname, borrowed from Polish Mak, or shortened from Polish Makary.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Mak» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Poland’s population register

872 people named Mak have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 984 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Greater Poland 166
Lower Silesian 155
Łódź 112
Lesser Poland 109
Lubusz 79
Silesian 62
Masovian 50
Opole 33

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

53 people named Mak live in Switzerland.

They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Aargau 12
Zurich 9
Geneva 7
Vaud 6
Basel-Landschaft 5
Lucerne 5
Bern 3
Jura 3

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 48 people named Mak.

Most of them — 42 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 42
Paris 3
Gironde 1
Marne 1
Seine-et-Marne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In national population registers

185 people named Mak are counted in Slovenia and Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Slovenia counts its residents on 1 January 2026.

Counted, by country

Slovenia (2026) 151
Sweden (2022) 34

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS), SiStat tables 05X1015S–05X1018S, family names of the population, 1 January 2026 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Mak in American newspapers,
1909–1912.

Newspaper page from The Rice Belt Journal carrying the name Mak
The Rice Belt Journal 1909-09-17
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Mak
New-york Tribune 1912-06-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 549 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Mak in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2000s.

2,726 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mak. The most, 431, date from the 1920s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 922
Victoria 598
Queensland 460
South Australia 383
Western Australia 180
Tasmania 125
ACT (Canberra) 34
Northern Territory 6

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mak.

Who carried it

People named Mak,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Stanisław Mak 1886–1945
  • Dayton S. Mak 1917–2018 · diplomat
  • Arthur Mac 1930–2016 · physicist
  • Arthur Mac 1930–2016 · physicist

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Mak,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States141 records

141 records of the Mak name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 70
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 39
  • Other U.S. records 32
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mihaly Mak

    Arrived at New York in 1907 aboard the Pennsylvania from Hamburg, aged 33; blacksmith. From Nagykikinda, Hungary; bound for Hoboken.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Edward E. Mak

    Born 1922 in Michigan. Enlisted 1942 at Kalamazoo; shipping clerk from Berrien County.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Roza Mak

    Born 1862 in Hungary. Registered as a foreign national in Somerset County, New Jersey, under the Alien Registration Act of 1940.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 141 records for Mak in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

Netherlands4,596 records

4,596 records of the Mak name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3,195
  • Dutch population registers 1,290
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 111
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Cornelis Engelbertus Mak

    Married in 1918 in Hoorn; farm labourer. Died 1964 in Blokker.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Westfries Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Pieternella Marigje Mak

    Married in 1868 in Zierikzee; of private means, born 1841 in Zierikzee. Died 1912 in Rotterdam, aged 70.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Dirk Mak

    Married in 1819 in Schagen; day labourer. Died 1846 in Den Helder, aged 60.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4,596 records for Mak in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Germany21 records

21 records of the Mak name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hans Mak

    From Nordheim, Brackenheim. Reported dead in the Württemberg casualty list of 15 July 1916 (Infantry Regiment No. 126).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Ignatz Mak

    From Lenschütz, Kosel. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 14 June 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 21 records for Mak in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Canada18 records

18 records of the Mak name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 7
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 5
  • Other Canadian records 6
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Yuet Sau Mak

    Buried in 1990 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 89.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lan F. Mak

    Buried in 1995 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 96.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Glenn Mun Mak

    Died 1994, aged 26; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 3 of 18 records for Mak in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Australia14 records

14 records of the Mak name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 9
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  • Other Australian records 3
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ching Hoi Mak

    Architect of Ashburton, Victoria; died 1997.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Villem Mak

    Arrived in Queensland in 1911 aboard the Scharnhorst.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record William Mak

    Left Launceston in 1854 aboard the Clarence, bound for Melbourne, as a seaman.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Mak in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

France14 records

14 records of the Mak name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Joseph Mak

    Born 1909 in Austria; died 1993 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Kazimiera Mak

    Born 1921 in Poland; died 1997 in Thizy (Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Hens Mak

    Born 1919 in Germany; died 1993 in Alix (Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Mak in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Norway3 records

3 records of the Mak name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Magdalene Mak

    Census of 1910: Dahlsminne, Tromsøysund; born 1887 in Tromsøysund.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Theodor Mak

    Census of 1910: Dahlsminne, Tromsøysund; born 1850 in Tromsøysund.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Ragnhild Mak

    Census of 1910: Dahlsminne, Tromsøysund; born 1851 in Tromsøysund.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Mak name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Wah Keung Mak

    Died 1993, aged 53; buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Andrew Mak

    Died 1993, aged 19; buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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