May (surname) explained
| May |
| Region: | Germany, Scotland |
| Origin: | Angle, Saxon & Gaelic |
| Variant: | Maye, Mayer, Mayes, Moyes, Mays, Myers, Meir, Meier, Meyer, Mayhew, Maynard, Meynell |
May is a surname of Germanic (Saxon) and, independently, of Gaelic origin.[1] [2] There are many variants used in English-speaking countries, as well as several variants used in Germany. The Scottish May is a sept of Clan Donald.[3] The surname "May" remains a common surname in the United States, England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Germany, Australia and New Zealand, as well as among Russians of German origin; possibly also persisting in areas of the Netherlands and France.
People with the surname May include:
- Abby May (1800–1877), American social activist
- Alan Nunn May (1911–2003), English spy for the Soviet Union
- Alfred May (engineer) (1851–1920), engineer and inventor in South Australia
- Andrew J. May (1875–1959), American politician
- Arthur Johan May (1903–1979), acting Prime Minister of Suriname
- Bailey May (Born 2002), Filipino singer, dancer and actor. Member of the new global pop group formed by Simon Fuller, Now United
- Barry May (born 1944), South African-born former English cricketer
- Billy May (1916–2004), American arranger
- Bob May, see Robert May
- Bob May (golfer) (born 1968), American golfer
- Brad May (born 1971), Canadian ice hockey player
- Brian May (born 1947), English rock guitarist and astrophysicist
- Brian May (Australian composer) (1934–1997), Australian bandleader
- Buckshot May (1899–1984), American baseball player
- Butler May (1894–1917), known as "Stringbeans", American blues and vaudeville performer
- Carlos May (born 1948), American baseball player
- Charles S. May (1830–1891), American politician from Michigan
- Christine May (born 1948), Irish politician
- Christof May (1973–2022), German Catholic priest
- Clifford May (born 1951), American activist
- Corinna May (born 1970), German singer
- Corrinne May (Corrinne Foo May Ying, born 1973), Singaporean singer-songwriter
- Cyril May (born 1929), Australian singer-songwriter
- Daniel May (disambiguation), several people
- Darrell May (born 1972), American baseball player
- Dave May (1943–2012), American baseball player
- David May (disambiguation)
- Deborah May, American actress
- Dent May (born 1985), American pop musician
- Derrick May (baseball player) (born 1968)
- Derrick May (musician) (born 1963), American electronic pop music composer
- Donald May (1929–2022), American actor
- Doris May (1902–1984), American film actress
- Dustin May (born 1997), American baseball player
- Dusty May (born 1976), American basketball coach
- Eddie May (1943–2012), English footballer and manager
- Edith May (pseudonym of Anne Drinker; 1827–1903), American poet
- Edmund May (1876–1956), German architect
- Edna May (1878–1948), American singer and actress
- Eduard May (1905–1956), German biologist, Nazi entomologist, natural philosopher
- Ela Q. May, child actress of the Edwardian era
- Elaine May (born 1932), American screenwriter and director
- Elizabeth May (born 1954), Canadian politician
- Elizabeth May (athlete) (born 1983), Luxembourgian triathlete
- Emil May (1850–1933), German engineer
- Ernst May (1886–1970), German architect
- Erskine May, 1st Baron Farnborough (1815–1886), English constitutional lawyer
- Eva May (1902–1924), Austrian actress
- Fiona May (born 1969), British and Italian athlete and actress
- Francis Henry May (1860–1922), Hong Kong Governor
- Frederick May (composer) (1911–1985), Irish composer
- Frederick May (engineer) (John Frederick May, 1840–1897), Australian engineer and inventor
- George May, 1st Baron May (1871–1946), British financial expert and public servant
- George S. May (1890–1962), American business and pre-eminent golf promoter
- Gisela May (1924–2016), German actress
- Graham May (1952–2006), New Zealand weightlifter
- Guillermo May (born 1998), Uruguayan football player
- Gustave May (1881–1943), American photographer
- Hans May (1886–1958), Austrian film music composer
- Henry May (disambiguation)
- Hugh May (1621–1684), English architect
- Imelda May (born 1974), Irish singer
- Irma May (1899-?), Polish social reformer
- Jack May (1922–1997), English actor
- James May (born 1963), English motor journalist and TV presenter
- Jan May (born 1995), German cyclist
- Jesse May (born 1980), American poker player
- Jodhi May (born 1975), English actress
- Joe May (disambiguation)
- Joe May (1880–1954), Austrian film director
- Johann Friedrich May (1697–1762), German political scientist
- John May (disambiguation)
- Jon May (born 1939), American mathematician
- Jonathan May (1958–2010), American cellist and conductor
- Joseph May (born 1974), English actor
- Julia Harris May (1833–1912), American poet, teacher, school founder
- Julian May (1931–2017), American science fiction author
- Julie von May (1808–1875), Swiss feminist
- Juliet May (born 1966), English film director
- Juliet May (judge) (born 1961), English judge
- Jürgen May (born 1942), German athlete
- Karl May (1842–1912), German writer
- Karl Ivanovich May (1820–1895), Russian educator
- Kathy May (born 1956), American tennis player
- Kenneth May (1915–1977), American mathematician
- Lady May, American rapper
- Larry May (born 1958), English footballer
- Lee May (1943–2017), American baseball player
- London May (born 1967), American rock musician
- Mac May (born 1999), American volleyball player
- Margaret May (born 1950), Australian politician
- Márcio May (born 1972), Brazilian cyclist
- Marc May (born 1956), American football player
- Mark May (born 1959), American football player
- Mathilda May (born 1965), French actress
- Mia May (1884–1980), Austrian actress
- Michaela May (born 1952), German actress
- Michael May (racing driver) (born 1934), Swiss racing driver
- Michael May (cricketer) (born 1971), English cricketer
- Mick May (born 1976 Coventry), Rugby player
- Mike May (Iowa politician) (born 1945), American politician (Iowa)
- Mike May (skier) (born 1954), winter Paralympics athlete
- Milt May (born 1950), American baseball player
- Nataliya May (born 1968), Ukrainian singer
- Patricia May, Chilean anthropologist
- Percy May (1884–1965), English cricketer
- Peter May (cricketer) (1929–1994), English cricketer
- Peter May (writer) (born 1951), Scottish writer
- Phil May (caricaturist) (1864–1903), English illustrator
- Phil May (singer) (1944–2020), English rock singer and lyricist
- Philip May (born 1957), husband of Theresa May
- Ralphie May (1972–2017), American comedian
- Richard May (disambiguation)
- Rick May (1940–2020), American (voice) actor, theatrical performer, director, and teacher
- Robert May (disambiguation)
- Rollo May (1909–1994), American psychologist
- Rüdiger May (born 1974), German boxer
- Rudy May (born 1944), American baseball player
- Sarah May (born 1972), English writer
- Scott May (born 1954), American basketball player
- Sean May (born 1984), American basketball player
- Simon May (born 1944), English film and TV music composer
- Søren Nielsen May (died 1679), Danish priest
- Theresa May (born 1956), British former Prime Minister
- Tim May (born 1962), Australian cricketer
- Timothy C. May, (1951–2018) American engineer and writer
- Tina May (1961–2022), English jazz singer
- Thomas May (1594/5–1650), English poet
- Tom May (rugby union) (born 1979), English rugby player
- Torsten May (born 1969), German boxer
- Trevor May (born 1989), American baseball player
- Vladimir May-Mayevsky (1867–1920), Russian general
- William May (theologian) (died 1560), English archbishop
- Wop May (1896–1952), Canadian pilot
- Zakhar May (born 1969), Russian rock musician
See also
Notes and References
- http://landing.ancestry.com/learn/clues/fact.aspx?html=freetrial&cj=1&sid=originscolumn&ln=May&submit=go&sourcecode=17397&fid=5&o_xid=0000703401&o_lid=0000703401.
- Web site: May Surname Origin & Last Name Meaning with Genealogy & Family History Resources .
- Web site: History of the Donald /MacDonald Clan. www.rampantscotland.com.
