Mayes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Adrian Mayes, American football player Alan Mayes, English footballer Bernard Mayes (1929–2014), British-American lecturer and author Clifford Mayes, American professor of education Clyde Mayes, American professional basketball player Colin Mayes, Canadian politician Derrick Mayes, American football player Frances Mayes, American university professor, poet, memoirist, essayist, and novelist Ian Mayes, British journalist and editor Jeff Mayes, American politician Joel B. Mayes, Chief of the Cherokee Nation Johnny Mayes, Australian rugby league player Richard Mayes (1922–2006), English stage and television actor Ron Mayes, American educator and author Rueben Mayes, Canadian football player Rufus Mayes, American football player Samuel Houston Mayes (1845–1927), Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1895 to 1899 Sean Mayes (1949–1995), English rock musician and author Wendell Wise Mayes, Jr., American radio and cable television executive William Mayes, Jr., prominent pirate, proprietor of White Horse Tavern William Edward Mayes (1861–1952), English painter
