Family name Major (Major 
, 梅杰 
, Maior 
, and others...) , in all the world, is a common cognomen. The family name Major is characteristic of Bahamas, where it is a common surname, Hungary, and Botswana, where it is quite a common surname (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Hungary, and the United Kingdom. Also, Major is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Major | Bangladesh, India, United States, Hungary, United Kingdom |
| 梅杰 | China |
| Maior | Canada, Brazil, United States, United Kingdom, Romania |
| ميجر | Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Yemen |
| Майор | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Russia |
| Мейджор | Ukraine |
Maeria, Magnus, Maier, Majeur, Majoor, Majorová, Majuri, Majó, Majôr, Manjo, Mare, Mayer, Mayeur, Mayor, Mayr, Meier, Meiers, Meja, Meyer, Meyers, Meyr, Màjor, Майер, Маёр, Маєр, Мейер, Мейерс, Мейр, Мейєр, Меєр, מאייר, מאיירס, ماجور, ماير, คัญใหญ่, ดวงพันตรี, ตรีพลอักษร, ปอรินทร์, พันตรี, เอกศาสตร์, เอกเรื่อง, マイアー, マイヤー, メイエ, メイエル, メイヤー, 梅尔, 迈尔, 麦尔, and Ｍaｊoｒ
| gaius julius caesar germanicus major Julio-Claudian prince, son of Germanicus and Agrippina (b. 11) |
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| aulus vitellius major politician, IT (b. 50) |
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| lucius cornelius balbus major Roman Republic consul in 40 BC (b. 100) |
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| laelia major wife of Quintus Mucius Scaevola Augur (b. 150) |
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john major Scottish philosopher, GB (b. 1467) |
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georg major German theologian, DE (b. 1502) |
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johann major German author, poet and theologian, owner/creator of the album amicorum of Johannes Maior, CZ (b. 1533) |
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johannes major German theologian (1564-1654), DE (b. 1564) |
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| jean major French Jesuit (1543-1608), FR (b. 1543) |
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| mátyás major (b. 1550) |
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| johannes major DE (b. 1560) |
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| isaac major engraver (printmaker), draftsman, DE (b. 1576) |
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johann daniel major German naturalist (1634-1693), PL (b. 1634) |
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| major richard gardiner (1592-1649) (b. 1592) |
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| richard major Major, Richard (1603/4–1660), landowner (b. 1603) |
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