The Mayle surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,773 people carried this name — #7,016 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 61,700 people counted. That is up 4% from 4,588 in 2000.

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In print

Mayle in American newspapers,
1905–1927.

Newspaper page from The Chapel Hill Weekly carrying the name Mayle
The Chapel Hill Weekly 1927-07-29
Newspaper page from The Fairmont West Virginian carrying the name Mayle
The Fairmont West Virginian 1905-11-18
Newspaper page from Omaha Daily Bee carrying the name Mayle
Omaha Daily Bee 1920-02-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,403 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Mayle in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1990s.

198 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mayle. The most, 58, date from the 1920s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 49
Victoria 48
South Australia 35
Western Australia 25
Queensland 24
Tasmania 9
ACT (Canberra) 4

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

Who carried it

People named Mayle,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ludwig Mayle 1794–1874 · painter
  • Peter Mayle 1939–2018 · screenwriter
  • Peter Mayle 1939–2018 · screenwriter

Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Mayle,
in the records of 7 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 States198 records

198 records of the Mayle name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 101
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 51
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 19
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 10
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 9
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Carrol B. Mayle

    Born 1925 in West Virginia. Enlisted 1943 at Clarksburg; farm hand from Taylor County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Mount View, Grafton, West Virginia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Josepha Mayle

    Arrived at New York in 1853 aboard the Samoset from Havre, aged 25; farmer. From Baden, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record George E. Mayle

    Born 1931; from Grant County, West Virginia. U.S. Army; declared dead 1950 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 198 records for Mayle in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia15 records

15 records of the Mayle name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 13
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jessie Mayle

    Arrived in Victoria in 1848 as an assisted immigrant aboard the Nelson, aged 17.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record James Mayle

    Died 1874 in New Norfolk, Tasmania, aged 73.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Alice Mayle

    Will registered in Queensland in 1912.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Mayle 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: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Germany14 records

14 records of the Mayle name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 13
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Bruno Mayle

    From Dresden. Reported wounded in the Saxon casualty list of 13 October 1916; then reported missing in the list of 4 October 1918; then reported taken prisoner in the list of 12 March 1919 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 241).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Maria Mayle

    Left Wiechs for America in 1869.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Martin Mayle

    From Langenrain, Konstanz. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 15 October 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 114).

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

Showing 3 of 14 records for Mayle in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

United Kingdom9 records

9 records of the Mayle name in the United Kingdom
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 5
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 4
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record B. Mayle

    Shropshire Light Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. E. Mayle

    Army Service Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 2 of 9 records for Mayle in the United Kingdom.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France3 records

3 records of the Mayle 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 Henri Mayle

    Born 1907 in Bordeaux; died 1981 in Pessac (Gironde).

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

    Born 1911 in Paris; died 1993 in Paris.

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

    Born 1893 in Paris; died 1975 in Limeil-Brévannes (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Mayle name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Henry William Mayle

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record H. W. Mayle

    New Brunswick Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Mayle name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Arien Mayle

    Died 1827 in Alkmaar, aged 54.

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

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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