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Mayo Family History
Mayo Genealogy & Family TreeMayo is an English name from Cornwall, England, where the family was granted lands for their assistance in the Battle of Hastings. It referred to those from Mayeux, Normandy. The earliest known ancestor--Geoffrey Mahou--was recorded in 1240. The family motto is A cruce salus which means "Salvation from the cross."
Other spellings include "Mayow," "Mayho," and "Mayhow." Notable people with the surname include American physician Charles Mayo (founder of the Mayo Clinic), American surgeon William Mayo (co-founder of the Mayo Clinic), and American actress Virginia Mayo (White Heat, The Best Years of Our Lives, Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.). The first Mayo to come to America was John Mayo in Massachusetts in 1632.
Mayo Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Lucenia Mayo -- --, 1787 February 23, 1879 Massachusetts
- Martha Mayo -- --, 1821 December 0, 1856 South Carolina
- John Mayo -- --, 1600 May 0, 1676
- Frederick Mayo -- --, 1774 June 1, 1856 North Carolina
- Mary Mayo -- --, 1650 January 26, 1711 Massachusetts
Mayo Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Elkanah Mayo -- --, 1756 September 30, 1834 Massachusetts
- Lucy Mayo -- --, 1779 November 10, 1811 Virginia
- Eve Irene Mayo -- --, 1898 January 1, 1951
- Alice Mayo -- --, 1887 December 0, 1964
- Ruth Mayo -- --, 1770 December 0, 1816 Virginia
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