Mayhew

American  

[mey-hyoo] / ˈmeɪ hyu /

noun

1. Jonathan, 1720–66, American Congregational clergyman.

2. Thomas, 1593–1682, American colonist, born in England: settler and governor of Martha's Vineyard.

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Mayhew British  

/ ˈmeɪhjuː /

noun

1. Henry. 1812–87, British social commentator, journalist, and writer; a founder of Punch (1841): best known for London Labour and the London Poor (1851–62)

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Example Sentences

Last month, economist Kevin Corinth and Hannah Mayhew of the American Enterprise Institute released a survey of 122 basic-income pilots that took place between 2017 and 2025 in 33 states and the District of Columbia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Yet Mr. Corinth and Ms. Mayhew did find that the larger and more credible studies—such as the one Mr. Altman backed—showed that unearned income has a negative impact on a person’s willingness to work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Deputies discovered the trashed mail near Elder Creek and Mayhew Roads in Sacramento County while conducting a cleanup of a reported homeless encampment, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

That gap in appropriate aftercare is a familiar theme to Denise Mayhew, an ambassador for cancer charity Black Women Rising.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2024

He still hadn’t seen her face, and he hadn’t figured out until she spoke that she didn’t have the same last name as her mom, and her real name was Natalie Mayhew.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix