Mayhew (name) explained

Mayhew is a surname of English, Norman French or biblical origins.^[1] It is also sometimes a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

People

• Abby Shaw Mayhew (1864–1954), American physical educator
• Augustus Mayhew (1826–1875), English journalist and author
• Christopher Mayhew (1915–1997), British politician
• Cicely Mayhew (1924–2016), British diplomat
• Clarence W. W. Mayhew (1906–1994), American architect
• David R. Mayhew (born 1937), American political scientist
• David Mayhew (racing driver) (born 1982), American racing driver
• Diane Youdale Mayhew (born 1970), English television personality
• Donna Mayhew (born 1960), American javelin thrower
• Edward Mayhew (1569–1625), English Benedictine
• Experience Mayhew (1673–1758), New England missionary
• Gerry Mayhew (born 1969), Royal Air Force senior officer
• Helen Mayhew, British radio presenter and producer
• Henry Mayhew (1812–1887), English social researcher and reforming journalist
• Horace Mayhew (1845–1926), British mining engineer
• Horace Mayhew (journalist) (1816–1872), English journalist
• John Mayhew (disambiguation), various people
• Jonathan Mayhew (1720–1766), American clergyman
• Judith Mayhew Jonas (born 1950), New Zealand-born British lawyer and academic
• Kenneth Mayhew (1917–2021), British Army veteran
• Lauren Mayhew (born 1985), American singer and actress
• Matthew Mayhew (1648–1710), Governor and Chief Magistrate of Martha's Vineyard
• Martin Mayhew (born 1965), American football player and executive
• Nell Brooker Mayhew (1875–1940), American artist
• Patrick Mayhew (1929–2016), British barrister and politician
• Peter Mayhew (1944–2019), English-born American actor
• Robert Mayhew (1880–1971), Canadian politician and diplomat
• Sara Mayhew (born 1984), Canadian writer and graphic artist
• Thomas Mayhew (1593–1682), Governor of Massachusetts who established the first English settlement of Martha's Vineyard in 1642
• Wilbur Waldo Mayhew (1920-2014), American zoologist

Fictional characters

• Alexander Mayhew, in the video game
• Benjamin Mayhew IX and Michael Mayhew (Honorverse), in David Weber's science fiction Honorverse series
• Brandon "Badger" Mayhew, in Breaking Bad and El Camino
• Dexter Mayhew, in One Day (TV series)
• Richard Mayhew, in Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere

Given name

• Mayhew Beckwith (1798–1871), merchant and politician in Nova Scotia (in present-day Canada)
• Mayhew Folger (1774–1828), American whaler who rediscovered the Pitcairn Islands
• Mayhew Foster (1911–2011), American soldier

Notes and References

1. Web site: Surname Database: Mayhew Last Name Origin.