Maynard is a Norman/Germanic/English surname meaning "strength, hardy".
People Notable people with the surname include: Abra K. Maynard (1803–1894), American farmer and politician Alan Maynard (1944–2018), British health economist Amory Maynard (1804–1890), Industrialist, founder of Maynard, Massachusetts Bernadette Maynard (1907–2000), American politician Bill Maynard (1928–2018), English comedian and actor Brad Maynard (born 1974), American football punter and holder Brayden Maynard (born 1996), Australian rules footballer Brittany Maynard (1984–2014), American activist for assisted suicide Bruno Maynard (born 1971), French ice hockey player Charles Johnson Maynard (1845–1929), American naturalist and ornithologist Sir Charles Clarkson Martin Maynard (1870–1945), senior British Army officer Conor Maynard (born 1992), British singer David Swinson Maynard ("Doc" Maynard), American pioneer, first doctor in Seattle Diana Maynard, British computational linguist Don Maynard (1935–2022), American football player Dori J. Maynard (1958–2015), President and CEO of the Maynard Institute (2008); daughter of Robert C. Maynard Edward Maynard (1813–1891), American firearms inventor Farnham Maynard, Australian Anglican clergyman and first president of the Council for Aboriginal Rights Finian Maynard (born 1975), world champion windsurfer Forster Maynard (1893–1976), British military commander Fred Maynard (1879–1946), Aboriginal Australian activist, founder of Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association (AAPA) Gray Maynard (born 1979), American mixed martial arts fighter Hannah Maynard (1834–1918), Canadian photographer Horace Maynard (1814–1882), Tennessee Congressman and U.S. Postmaster General Isaac H. Maynard (1838–1896), New York lawyer James Maynard (born 1987), British mathematician Jay Maynard (born 1960), American computer programmer John Maynard (disambiguation), several people Joyce Maynard (born 1953), American author Kelvin Maynard (1987–2019), Dutch professional soccer player Ken Maynard (1895–1973), American movie stuntman and actor Ken Maynard (cartoonist) (1928–1998), Australian cartoonist Kermit Maynard (1897–1971), American actor Kyle Maynard (born 1986), American speaker, author and athlete Louis Maynard (1871–1940), French writer and historian Marjorie Maynard (1891–1975), British artist and farmer Mark R. Maynard (born 1972), West Virginia politician Matthew Maynard (born 1966), ex-cricketer Merv Maynard (-2017), Aboriginal Australian jockey, son of Fred and father of historian John Maynard Michelle Maynard, Western Australian politician Nathan Maynard, Aboriginal Australian playwright, recipient of Balnaves Fellowship in 2019 Nicky Maynard (born 1986), MK Dons F.C. striker Ralph Maynard Smith, (1904–1964) architect Richard Maynard (1832–1907), Canadian photographer Robert Maynard (disambiguation), several people Spike Maynard (1942–2014), Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Stuart Maynard (born 1980), English football manager Thane Maynard, wildlife expert Tom Maynard, (1989–2012), English cricketer William H. Maynard (1786–1832), New York politician
Fictional characters Christopher Maynard, fictional antagonist from the 1996 film, The Glimmer Man, played by Stephen Tobolowsky John Maynard, protagonist of a ballad by the German writer Theodor Fontane
See also John Maynard Smith (1920–2004), British theoretical evolutionary biologist and geneticist Julian Maynard Smith, performance artist, founder of Station House Opera, son of John Maynard Smith
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