Max meaning | Last name Max origin

Following is the meaning of Max surname. Family name Max is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Max
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Brazil
Meaning: Name met Lorraine to Belgium. This is a diminutive of Maxime or Maximilian, formed by apocope (fall of one or more final syllables).

Max is used as a family name or surname in Brazil languages. Max has 3 characters long in length.

Max is common in Brazil country(ies).

Max is ranked 4516 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Maxs plummeted by 6.515868 per cent to 2769 since 2000 and slipped by 1351 spots and ranked at 11388. The last name was found in around 9 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 78.98 76.2
Hispanic or Latino 6.86 4.39
Black 5.74 6.08
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
3.65 9.18
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.82 2.7
Others 1.95 1.45

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Max

How popular is Max?

Max is quite popular family name mostly used in Brazil while Haiti is ahead in terms of density. Around 120342 people have been found who wears Max as their family name. Max is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
44,793 Kyrgyzstan10
9,853 Armenia6
1,194 Nepal5
10,876 Trinidad and Tobago5
1,632 South Korea5
26,825 Georgia5
3,904 Ivory Coast4
2,306 Angola4
32,472 Azerbaijan3
1,718 Yemen3
10,686 Costa Rica3
11,342 Uruguay3
1,851 Togo3
5,051 Tajikistan3
1,985 Cambodia3
931 Gabon3
5,332 Estonia3
2,672 Mozambique3
2,236 El Salvador3
325 Djibouti3
1,850 Papua New Guinea3
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Immigrants to US

John Max was 25 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on April 10, 1849. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as immigrant and took California from Dublin. 20 years old Brid. Max, John Max, aged 20, are others that migrated to US.

Comments :Shakira Pinales Max is a frequent name in Flanders and in Alsace-Lorraine-and, represents the short form of maxim given name derived from Latin maximus, matching the superlative of magnus largest designating groin family.

Celebrities having Max surname

Aadan-Gurey Maxamed Cabdille Poet
Karl Maximovich Botanist
James Maxwell Actor
James Ackley Maxwell Author
Martin Maxa Actor
Batifeori Maximilliano Adedeji Olamide's son
Boadu Maxwell Acosty Soccer player
Martin Maximiliano Mantovani Soccer player
Adolphe Max Belgian Politician
Flavia Maxima Constantia Empress Consort of the Western Roman Empire
  • Bobby Max portrayed the central role of Officer Norton in 2009 horror flick Clownstrophobia.
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