May is a surname of Germanic (Saxon) and, independently, of Gaelic origin.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. 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. The surname "May" remains a common surname in the United States, England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Germany, Australia and New Zealand, as well as among Russians of German origin; possibly also persisting in areas of the Netherlands and France.
People with the surname May include:
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(1876–1956), German architect
(1850–1933), German engineer
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(1697–1762), German political scientist
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, husband of Theresa May
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William May (MP for Tavistock), English Member of Parliament for Tavistock, 1413–1421
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See also
Mabel and Kate King-May Maye (disambiguation) Mays (disambiguation) Mayne (disambiguation) Mayhew (disambiguation) Maybery Maynard (disambiguation) Mayall (disambiguation) Mey (disambiguation) Meynell Majewski, Polish surname Demay Lemay
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