Maxie
A surname that most often began as a pet form of Max or Maxwell, later used as a family name in its own right.
The #9,756 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 92,940 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Maxie is usually understood as a nickname-based surname. It is most likely connected with the personal name Max, itself short for names such as Maxwell, Maximus, or Maxwell-like forms, with the ending -ie functioning as an affectionate or diminutive element in Scots and English. In some cases it may also have developed independently from a familiar form of a given name rather than from a fixed hereditary surname.
History
The surname is relatively uncommon and is found mainly in the English-speaking world, especially in Scotland, England, and later the United States. In America it may also reflect the common surname pattern of turning a nickname or pet form into a fixed family name. Because Maxie can arise from more than one source name, individual family lines may not share a single origin.
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Fun fact
The spelling Maxie looks like a nickname, and in many families it probably started that way before becoming an inherited surname.