Maynard (surname)

Maynard is a Norman/Germanic/English surname meaning "strength, hardy".

People
Notable people with the surname include:
 * Abra K. Maynard (1803-1894), American farmer and politician
 * Alan Maynard (1944–2018), British health economist
 * Amory Maynard (1804–1890), Industrialist, founder of Maynard, Massachusetts
 * Bill Maynard (1928–2018), English comedian and actor
 * Brad Maynard (born 1974), American football punter and holder
 * Brayden Maynard (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
 * Brittany Maynard (1984–2014), American activist for assisted suicide
 * Bruno Maynard (born 1971), French ice hockey player
 * Charles Johnson Maynard (1845–1929), American naturalist and ornithologist
 * Sir Charles Clarkson Martin Maynard (1870–1945), senior British Army officer
 * Conor Maynard (born 1992), British singer
 * David Swinson Maynard ("Doc" Maynard), American pioneer, first doctor in Seattle
 * Diana Maynard, British computational linguist
 * Don Maynard (1935–2022), American football player
 * Dori J. Maynard (1958–2015), President and CEO of the Maynard Institute (2008); daughter of Robert C. Maynard
 * Edward Maynard (1813–1891), American firearms inventor
 * Farnham Maynard, Australian Anglican clergyman and first president of the Council for Aboriginal Rights
 * Finian Maynard (born 1975), world champion windsurfer
 * Fred Maynard (1879–1946), Aboriginal Australian activist, founder of Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association (AAPA)
 * Gray Maynard (born 1979), American mixed martial arts fighter
 * Hannah Maynard (1834–1918), Canadian photographer
 * Horace Maynard (1814–1882), Tennessee Congressman and U.S. Postmaster General
 * Isaac H. Maynard (1838–1896), New York lawyer
 * James Maynard (born 1987), British mathematician
 * Jay Maynard (born 1960), computer programmer, "Tron man"
 * John Maynard (disambiguation), several people
 * Joyce Maynard (born 1953), American author
 * Kelvin Maynard (1987–2019), Dutch professional soccer player
 * Ken Maynard (1895–1973), American movie stuntman and actor
 * Ken Maynard (cartoonist) (1928–1998), Australian cartoonist
 * Kermit Maynard (1897–1971), American actor
 * Kyle Maynard (born 1986), American speaker, author and athlete
 * Louis Maynard (1871–1940), French writer and historian
 * Marjorie Maynard (1891–1975), British artist and farmer
 * Mark R. Maynard (born 1972), West Virginia politician
 * Matthew Maynard (born 1966), ex-cricketer
 * Merv Maynard (c. 1931-2017), Aboriginal Australian jockey, son of Fred and father of historian John Maynard
 * Nathan Maynard, Aboriginal Australian playwright, recipient of Balnaves Fellowship in 2019
 * Nicky Maynard (born 1986), MK Dons F.C. striker
 * Ralph Maynard Smith, (1904–1964) architect
 * Richard Maynard (1832–1907), Canadian photographer
 * Robert Maynard (disambiguation), several people
 * Spike Maynard (1942–2014), Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
 * Thane Maynard, wildlife expert
 * Tom Maynard, (1989–2012), English cricketer
 * William H. Maynard (1786–1832), New York politician

Fictional characters

 * Christopher Maynard, fictional antagonist from the 1996 film, The Glimmer Man, played by Stephen Tobolowsky
 * John Maynard, protagonist of a ballad by the german writer Theodor Fontane