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Surname Etymology and Meaning of MAXIM

Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

French and Dutch: from the personal name Maxim (from Latin Maximus ‘greatest’, superlative of magnus ‘great’), borne by a number of early Christian saints.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)