About the Mey Surname

Mey is best understood together with May: both are English spellings of one family name. The name is usually explained as “Young man, or from Matthew”.

Mey and May

Mey is listed among the recognised spellings of May. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. The same family of names includes Mayes and Mayhew.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Mey, so the heraldry linked to May is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Get the complete Mey report, with a museum-style coat of arms.