The Mey surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,029 people carried this name — #24,352 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 285,700 people counted. That is up 19% from 864 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 631 people named Mey.
36 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 40 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 59 people named Mey 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
56 people named Mey live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
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 Poland’s population register
27 people named Mey have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 39 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
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
Mey in American newspapers,
1881–1963.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 266,172 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Mey,
with a public archive behind them.
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Abraham Mey 1890–1971 · university teacher -
Chum Mey 1930– · writer -
Reinhard Mey 1942– · actor -
Uwe-Jens Mey 1963– · speed skater -
Karin Melis Mey 1983– · athletics competitor -
Albrecht Johan Mey 1633–1688 · physician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 53 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mey.
- Meunier 2,641 · U.S. census
- Meurer 1,804 · U.S. census
- Meuret 271 · U.S. census
- Meurs 115 · U.S. census
- Meury 105 · U.S. census
- Meux 142 · U.S. census
- Meyer 150,895 · U.S. census
- Meyers 57,127 · U.S. census
- Meylan 167 · U.S. census
- Meynard 177 · U.S. census
- Meziere 277 · U.S. census
- Mezza 217 · U.S. census
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