# Mayes

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #46,054

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
English surname, variant of May with genitival -s.

## Easily confused with
- **mes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayes-vs-mes)
- **mayo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayes-vs-mayo)
- **maze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayes-vs-maze)
- **Mays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayes-vs-mays)
- **Myer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayes-vs-myer)
- **miles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayes-vs-miles)
- **mayor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayes-vs-mayor)
- **moves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayes-vs-moves)
- **mines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayes-vs-mines)
- **Moses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayes-vs-moses)
- **Myers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayes-vs-myers)
- **Meyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayes-vs-meyer)
- **Myles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayes-vs-myles)
- **mules** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayes-vs-mules)
- **muses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayes-vs-muses)
- **mayne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayes-vs-mayne)
- **mores** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayes-vs-mores)
- **mazes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayes-vs-mazes)
- **mayhem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayes-vs-mayhem)
- **Mayhew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayes-vs-mayhew)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amyes`, `maeys`, `mayess`, `mayse`, `mayyes`, `mmayes`, `myaes`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mayes