Given name & surname
Mayland
“milan”
Mayland is a surname with more than one origin. It is used in English and German.
Original GermanMayländer
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a German surname, it goes back to a word meaning “milan.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
As a German surname, it goes back to a word meaning “milan”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mayland through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 32
- 32 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 1923. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 347 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mayland’s family of names
In English usage, Mayland as a surname has a related form in Malin. In English usage, Mayland as a surname has a related form in Mailaend. In English usage, Mayland as a surname has a related form in Mailaender.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 15
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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