The Max surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,769 people carried this name — #11,388 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 106,400 people counted. That is down 7% from 2,962 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 407 people named Max 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 Misiones.
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 265 people named Max.
16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 34 départements, most often Moselle.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 74 people named Max 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 Limburg.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
72 people named Max live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Valais.
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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
41 people named Max have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 50 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Opole.
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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Max.
- Mauro 7,722 · U.S. census
- Maury 1,451 · U.S. census
- Maus 3,997 · U.S. census
- Mauss 478 · U.S. census
- Maute 478 · U.S. census
- Mauvais 223 · U.S. census
- Maxime 312 · U.S. census
- May 103,306 · U.S. census
- Maya 10,313 · U.S. census
- Mayan 321 · U.S. census
- Mayans 162 · U.S. census
- Mayard 370 · U.S. census
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