Last Names That Start With M
These last names that start with M come from the US Census surname list, which counts every surname shared by at least 100 people. It holds 12,552 surnames beginning with M; below are the 100 most common, plus short, long and uncommon ones.
M is one of the busiest letters, with 12,552 surnames. Miller ranks sixth nationally, and Martinez, Moore and Martin are all well known.
The Mc and Mac prefixes, which mean son of, appear across the wider M list. They cause real trouble in records and indexes. Some systems file them as one word, some insert a space, and some sort Mc as if it were Mac.
Among the top names, Murphy, Morgan and Myers have a warm, rounded sound. Mitchell is two syllables with a clear stress on the first beat.
- Surnames starting with M
- 12,552
- Most common
- Miller 1,127,803 people
- National rank of the top one
- #6
100 most common last names that start with M
"US rank" is the surname's place among all surnames in the country; "People" is how many people had it.
| # | Last name | US rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miller | #6 | 1,127,803 |
| 2 | Martinez | #11 | 775,072 |
| 3 | Moore | #16 | 698,671 |
| 4 | Martin | #17 | 672,711 |
| 5 | Mitchell | #44 | 367,433 |
| 6 | Morris | #56 | 311,754 |
| 7 | Murphy | #58 | 300,501 |
| 8 | Morgan | #62 | 276,400 |
| 9 | Myers | #85 | 224,824 |
| 10 | Morales | #90 | 217,642 |
| 11 | Murray | #123 | 178,414 |
| 12 | Marshall | #125 | 177,213 |
| 13 | McDonald | #127 | 176,094 |
| 14 | Mendoza | #134 | 168,567 |
| 15 | Mason | #149 | 155,484 |
| 16 | Meyer | #163 | 149,664 |
| 17 | Mills | #165 | 147,909 |
| 18 | Moreno | #170 | 146,088 |
| 19 | Medina | #176 | 139,353 |
| 20 | Matthews | #217 | 124,839 |
| 21 | Morrison | #231 | 117,939 |
| 22 | Munoz | #232 | 117,774 |
| 23 | Mendez | #242 | 112,736 |
| 24 | Montgomery | #246 | 112,144 |
| 25 | McCoy | #258 | 106,481 |
| 26 | May | #270 | 101,726 |
| 27 | Maldonado | #316 | 88,016 |
| 28 | McDaniel | #323 | 86,317 |
| 29 | Miles | #342 | 81,933 |
| 30 | McCarthy | #348 | 81,035 |
| 31 | Mann | #349 | 81,022 |
| 32 | McKinney | #353 | 80,616 |
| 33 | Marquez | #357 | 79,951 |
| 34 | Moran | #362 | 78,546 |
| 35 | Moss | #389 | 73,750 |
| 36 | McLaughlin | #392 | 73,128 |
| 37 | Manning | #402 | 72,069 |
| 38 | McGee | #404 | 71,925 |
| 39 | Mullins | #416 | 70,286 |
| 40 | Molina | #417 | 70,211 |
| 41 | Malone | #426 | 69,257 |
| 42 | Miranda | #437 | 67,646 |
| 43 | Mack | #441 | 67,154 |
| 44 | Mejia | #448 | 66,534 |
| 45 | Maxwell | #458 | 65,779 |
| 46 | Mueller | #467 | 64,305 |
| 47 | McCormick | #475 | 62,663 |
| 48 | Moody | #479 | 62,344 |
| 49 | McGuire | #482 | 62,116 |
| 50 | Marsh | #494 | 60,999 |
| 51 | McBride | #495 | 60,874 |
| 52 | Morton | #509 | 58,788 |
| 53 | Montoya | #526 | 57,075 |
| 54 | Meyers | #528 | 56,744 |
| 55 | Morrow | #538 | 55,664 |
| 56 | McKenzie | #544 | 55,084 |
| 57 | Monroe | #567 | 53,475 |
| 58 | Massey | #568 | 53,459 |
| 59 | Mathis | #585 | 51,796 |
| 60 | Mathews | #609 | 50,608 |
| 61 | Melton | #634 | 48,594 |
| 62 | Marks | #644 | 48,281 |
| 63 | McDowell | #652 | 47,526 |
| 64 | Macias | #664 | 46,739 |
| 65 | McClure | #672 | 46,505 |
| 66 | Mercado | #674 | 46,437 |
| 67 | Macdonald | #685 | 45,782 |
| 68 | McClain | #688 | 45,560 |
| 69 | Mosley | #699 | 44,698 |
| 70 | Merritt | #701 | 44,626 |
| 71 | McCullough | #708 | 44,123 |
| 72 | McKee | #717 | 43,555 |
| 73 | Meadows | #725 | 42,884 |
| 74 | McIntyre | #742 | 42,335 |
| 75 | Melendez | #744 | 42,139 |
| 76 | Moon | #748 | 42,062 |
| 77 | Mora | #759 | 41,348 |
| 78 | McCall | #761 | 41,231 |
| 79 | Morse | #762 | 41,112 |
| 80 | McLean | #768 | 40,871 |
| 81 | Middleton | #771 | 40,708 |
| 82 | McIntosh | #777 | 40,453 |
| 83 | McFarland | #782 | 40,244 |
| 84 | Mahoney | #795 | 39,440 |
| 85 | Michael | #798 | 39,369 |
| 86 | McConnell | #800 | 39,203 |
| 87 | Mayer | #803 | 39,111 |
| 88 | Mays | #809 | 38,914 |
| 89 | McMillan | #810 | 38,896 |
| 90 | McMahon | #819 | 38,557 |
| 91 | Meza | #835 | 37,662 |
| 92 | McKay | #853 | 36,948 |
| 93 | Moses | #858 | 36,814 |
| 94 | Mullen | #867 | 36,442 |
| 95 | Moyer | #871 | 36,421 |
| 96 | McCarty | #881 | 35,718 |
| 97 | Maynard | #884 | 35,648 |
| 98 | Montes | #901 | 35,196 |
| 99 | Maddox | #906 | 34,970 |
| 100 | Mata | #907 | 34,888 |
Short last names that start with M
- May
- Mann
- Moss
- Mack
- Moon
- Mora
- Mays
- Meza
- Mata
- Mayo
- Mead
- Metz
- Ma
- Mims
- Mohr
- Mott
- Mark
- Mock
- Meek
- Mena
Long last names with M
- Montgomery
- McLaughlin
- McCullough
- McAllister
- McWilliams
- McClelland
- McClanahan
- Mendenhall
- McClintock
- McCutcheon
- Montenegro
- McCallister
- McReynolds
- Martindale
- Miramontes
- Montemayor
Uncommon last names that start with M
Real surnames outside the most common few thousand, useful for characters or usernames that still sound natural.
- McMillian
- Menard
- Mancini
- Muir
- Morley
- Mojica
- Moe
- Montague
- Murrell
- Manzo
- Morey
- McCloskey
- Maples
- March
- Massie
- Medlin
- Maxey
- McLemore
- McIntire
- Malik
- Marvin
- Marr
- McMillen
- Mortensen
- Meador
- Mota
- McClanahan
- Mendenhall
- Monson
- Motley
Last names starting with Mc and Mac
Mc and Mac come from the Gaelic word for "son of".
- McDonald
- McCoy
- McDaniel
- McCarthy
- McKinney
- McLaughlin
- McGee
- Mack
- McCormick
- McGuire
- McBride
- McKenzie
- McDowell
- Macias
- McClure
- Macdonald
- McClain
- McCullough
- McKee
- McIntyre
- McCall
- McLean
- McIntosh
- McFarland
- McConnell
- McMillan
- McMahon
- McKay
- McCarty
- McPherson
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Questions people ask
What is the most common last name that starts with M?
Miller, shared by 1,127,803 people in the US Census count, ranked #6 among all surnames.
How many last names start with M?
The Census list has 12,552 surnames starting with M that are shared by at least 100 people.
What are unique last names that start with M?
Less common real surnames include McMillian, Menard, Mancini, Muir, Morley, Mojica.
What are short last names that start with M?
May, Mann, Moss, Mack, Moon, Mora, Mays, Meza.
Source: the US Census surname list (every surname shared by 100 or more people). Spellings are shown as listed, without accents or apostrophes.