There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname May, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

The May Baronetcy, of Mayfield in the County of Waterford, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 30 June 1763 for James May. The second Baronet represented Belfast in the House of Commons

British House of Commons

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...

 between 1801 and 1814. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1834.

The May Baronetcy, of the Eyot, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 27 January 1931 for George May

George May, 1st Baron May

George Ernest May, 1st Baron May KBE , known as Sir George May, 1st Baronet, from 1931 to 1945, was a British financial expert and public servant....

. For more information on this creation, see the Baron May

Baron May

Baron May, of Weybridge in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1935 for the financial expert Sir George May, 1st Baronet. He was for many years secretary of the Prudential Assurance Company. May had already been created a Baronet, of the Eyot, in...

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May Baronets, of Mayfield (1763)

• Sir James May, 1st Baronet (c. 1724-1811)
• Sir James Edward May, 2nd Baronet (1751-1814)
• Sir Humphrey May, 3rd Baronet (d. 1819)
• Sir George Stephen May, 4th Baronet (c. 1763-1834)