Mayhew (name)

Mayhew is a surname of English, Norman French or biblical origins. It is also sometimes a given name. Notable people with the name include:

People

 * Abby Shaw Mayhew (1864–1954), American physical educator
 * Augustus Mayhew (1826–1875), English journalist and author
 * Christopher Mayhew (1915–1997), British politician
 * Cicely Mayhew (1924–2016), British diplomat
 * Clarence W. W. Mayhew (1906–1994), American architect
 * David R. Mayhew (born 1937), American political scientist
 * David Mayhew (racing driver) (born 1982), American racing driver
 * Diane Youdale Mayhew (born 1970), English television personality
 * Donna Mayhew (born 1960), American javelin thrower
 * Edward Mayhew (1569–1625), English Benedictine
 * Experience Mayhew (1673–1758), New England missionary
 * Gerry Mayhew (born 1969), Royal Air Force senior officer
 * Helen Mayhew, British radio presenter and producer
 * Henry Mayhew (1812–1887), English social researcher and reforming journalist
 * Horace Mayhew (1845–1926), British mining engineer
 * Horace Mayhew (journalist) (1816–1872), English journalist
 * John Mayhew (disambiguation), various people
 * Jonathan Mayhew (1720–1766), American clergyman
 * Judith Mayhew Jonas (born 1950), New Zealand-born British lawyer and academic
 * Kenneth Mayhew (1917–2021), British Army veteran
 * Lauren Mayhew (born 1985), American singer and actress
 * Matthew Mayhew (1648–1710), Governor and Chief Magistrate of Martha's Vineyard
 * Martin Mayhew (born 1965), American football player and executive
 * Nell Brooker Mayhew (1875–1940), American artist
 * Patrick Mayhew (1929–2016), British barrister and politician
 * Peter Mayhew (1944–2019), English-born American actor
 * Robert Mayhew (1880–1971), Canadian politician and diplomat
 * Sara Mayhew (born 1984), Canadian writer and graphic artist
 * Thomas Mayhew (1593–1682), Governor of Massachusetts who established the first English settlement of Martha's Vineyard in 1642
 * Wilbur Waldo Mayhew (1920-2014), American zoologist

Fictional characters

 * Alexander Mayhew, in the video game 007: Nightfire
 * Benjamin Mayhew IX and Michael Mayhew (Honorverse), in David Weber's science fiction Honorverse series
 * Brandon "Badger" Mayhew, in Breaking Bad and El Camino
 * Dexter Mayhew, in One Day (TV series)
 * Richard Mayhew, in Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere

Given name

 * Mayhew Beckwith (1798–1871), merchant and politician in Nova Scotia (in present-day Canada)
 * Mayhew Folger (1774–1828), American whaler who rediscovered the Pitcairn Islands
 * Mayhew Foster (1911–2011), American soldier