Maslow

English

Etymology

A shortened variant of Maslowski, from Polish Masłowski.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmazləʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmæzloʊ/
• enPR: măz'lō

Proper noun

Maslow (plural Maslows)

1. A surname from Polish.

Derived terms

• Maslowian
• Maslowism
• Maslow's hammer

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Maslow is the 41579^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 523 individuals. Maslow is most common among White (95.79%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Maslow”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 528.