How common is the last name Maher?

22,504 people in the United States have the last name Maher, about 1 in 13,282. It ranks #1,559 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MAHER

#1,559

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
22,504
About
1 in 13,282
This common or more
44.9%
Who bears it

Of the 22,504 people with the last name Maher, 91.2% reported their origin as White, 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino and 3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Maher

#1,557 Post · 22,541#1,558 Samuels · 22,517#1,560 Lord · 22,488#1,561 Rainey · 22,458

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Maher, most common first.

#911 Mayer · 37,738#2,613 Maier · 13,479#9,886 Mahar · 3,118#9,888 Mauer · 3,117#15,844 Mahr · 1,770#69,562 Mayher · 304#85,336 Mawer · 236#149,446 Maer · 110

Also a first name

As a first name, Maher ranks #5,620 of 53,615, with 3,010 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 47 births. See Maher as a first name

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