May (surname)

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 Britain, Ireland, Canada, Germany, Australia and New Zealand, as well as among Russians of German origin. People with the surname May include:

• Abby May (1800–1877), American social activist
• Alan Nunn May (1911–2003), English spy
• Alexander May (1927–2008, German actor, producer, director
• Andrew J. May (1875–1959), American politician
• Arne May (born 1961), German neurologist
• Artur May (born 1922), former German judge
• Barbara May (born 1961), Austrian actress
• Bartholomäus May (1446–1531), Swiss statesman
• 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
• Buckshot May (1899–1984), American baseball player
• Carl Friedrich Rudolf May (1768–1846), Swiss statesman
• Carlos May (born 1948), American baseball player
• Charles S. May (1830–1891), American politician from Michigan
• Christine May (born 1948), Irish politician
• Christof May (born 1970), German jazz musician
• Clifford May (born 1951), American activist
• Corinna May (born 1970), German singer
• Corrinne May (born Corrinne Foo May Ying) (born 1973), Singaporean singer-songwriter
• Cyril May, Australian singer-songwriter
• Dan May (1898–1982), Nashville civic leader
• Daniel May (born 1981), German politician
• Daniel Boone May (1852–1878), American gunfighter
• Darrell May (born 1972), American baseball player
• Dave May (1943–2012), American baseball player
• David May (computer scientist) (born 1951), computer scientist
• David May (footballer) (born 1970), English footballer
• Dent May, American pop musician
• Derrick May (baseball player) (born 1968)
• Derrick May (musician) (born 1963), American electronic pop music composer
• Donald May (born 1927), American actor
• Eddie May (1943–2012), English footballer and manager
• Edmund May (1876–1956), German architect
• Edna May (1878–1948), American singer and actress
• Eduard May (1905–1956), German biologist, natural philosopher
• Elaine May (born 1932), American screenwriter and director
• Elizabeth May (born 1954), Canadian politician
• Elizabeth May (athlete) (born 1983), Luxembourgian triathlete
• Elmar May (1939–1999), German footballer
• Emil May (1850–1933), German engineer
• Ernst May (1886–1970), German architect
• Erskine May, 1st Baron Farnborough (1815–1886), English constitutional lawyer
• Eugen May (born 1954), German actor
• Eva May (1902–1924), Austrian actress
• Eva-Maria May (born 1985), German actress and singer
• Ferdinand May (1896–1977), German dramatist and author
• Fiona May (born 1969), Italian athlete
• Francis Henry May (1860–1922), Hong Kong Governor
• Frederick May (1840–1897), Australian engineer
• Frederick May (1911–1985), Irish composer
• Georg Oswald May (1738–1816), German painter
• George S. May (1890–1962), American business and pre-eminent golf promoter
• Gisela May (born 1924), German actress
• Graham May (died 2006), New Zealand weightlifter
• Guido May (born 1968), German jazz musician
• Gustave May (1881–1943), American photographer
• Hans May (1886–1958), Austrian film music composer
• Henriette May (1862–1928), German women's rights activist
• Henry May (disambiguation)
• Hugh May (1621–1684, English architect
• Jack May (1922–1997), English actor
• James May (born 1963), English motor journalist
• 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
• Julian May (born 1931), American science fiction author
• Julie von May (1808–1875), Swiss feminist
• Jürgen May (born 1942), German athlete
• Karl May (1842–1912), German writer
• Karl Ivanovich May (1820–1895), Russian educator, see Karl May School
• Kenneth May (1915–1977), American mathematician
• Lady May, American rapper
• Larry May (born 1958), English footballer
• Lee May (born 1943), American baseball player
• London May (born 1967), American rock musician
• Margaret May (born 1950), Australian politician
• Márcio May (born 1972), Brazilian cyclist
• Marin May (born 1977), American actress
• 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
• Mike May (Colorado politician), American politician (Colorado)
• Mike May (Iowa politician) (born 1945), American politician (Iowa)
• Mike May (skier) (born 1954), winter Paralympics athlete
• Milt May (born 1950), American baseball player
• Monica May (born 1984), American actress
• Percy May (1884–1965), English cricketer
• Peter May (1929–1994), English cricketer
• Peter May (born 1951), Scottish writer
• Phil May (1864–1903), English illustrator
• Phil May (born 1944), English rock singer and lyricist
• Ralphie May (born 1975), American comedian
• Raphael Ernst May (1858–1933), German economist
• Richard May (disambiguation)
• 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
• Teresa May (born 1966), English model
• Theresa May (born 1956), English politician
• Tim May (born 1962), Australian cricketer
• Timothy C. May, American engineer and writer
• Tina May (born 1961), 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
• 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

Other uses

• May (name), given name origin, and people with the given name
• Baron May, nobility, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

See also

• Maye (disambiguation)
• Mays (disambiguation)
• Mayne (disambiguation)
• Mayhew (disambiguation)
• Maybery
• Maynard (disambiguation)
• Mayall (disambiguation)
• Mey (disambiguation)
• Meynell

Notes

1. ↑ .<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>.
2. ↑ .<http://www.searchforancestors.com/surnames/origin/m/may.php>.
3. ↑ "History of the MacDonald Clan." Web. 31 Dec. 2009. <http://www.rampantscotland.com/clans/blclanmacdonald.htm>.