Minter Surname

31,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,039 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Minter Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the minter,' a mint-master; v. Monier, Moneymaker, Moneyman. The reason why these surnames are found scattered over the country lies in the fact that the greater lords, and more considerable cities, had power to issue coin.

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Minter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,5261:26,7973,359
England1,8631:29,9084,021
Australia6521:41,4045,313
Canada2551:144,49314,820
South Africa1981:273,62527,113
France1011:657,65184,833
Indonesia921:1,437,49197,733
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
New Zealand671:67,58710,255
Cameroon391:532,54042,124
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Wales201:154,72710,755
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Norway71:734,61250,907
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0801:22,5703,164
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales21:784,20816,349
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3401:21,4612,708

Minter (363) may also be a first name.

Minter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the minter,' a mint-master; v. Monier, Moneymaker, Moneyman. The reason why these surnames are found scattered over the country lies in the fact that the greater lords, and more considerable cities, had power to issue coin.

Henry le Munetar, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey Monetare, Salop, ibid.

William Monetarius, Salop, ibid.

Ralph le Myneter. Munimenta Gildhallæ Londoniensis.

Theobald Monetarius, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1723. Baptised — Mary, d. Claudius Minter: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1781. Married — John Davis and Mary Minter: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-Latin) (legal) Coiner; Moneylender, Banker [Middle English myneter, Old English mynetere, minter, money-changer; from Latin moneta, mint, money] Ralph le Myneter.—Mun. Gildh. Lond.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who coined money.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Probably the same as moneyer, an artificer of coins. In Saxon, Norman, and more recent times, every considerable town had its mint and its moneyer or Minter.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

For Munter, or Muntator, equivalent to a knight or man-at-arms—including chiefly Norman or foreign families.

The Norman People (1874)

From the German, Minte; from the French, Minder; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Minter Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Minter Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Minter (Arabic: منتر, Hindi: मिन्तर, Russian: Минтер) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Minter.

How Common Is The Last Name Minter? popularity and diffusion

Minter is the 31,343rd most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 427,698 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Minter are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 456,894th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 363 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 13,526 people, or 1 in 26,797. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent live, Virginia, where 9 percent live and Georgia, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Minter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Minter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Minter last name increased 578 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 775 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 156 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Minter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Minter surname are 11.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.03% registered with the party.

The amount Minter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.83% less than the national average, earning 249,762 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 108.85% more than the national average, earning R 496,296 per year; in United States they earn 7.8% less than the national average, earning $39,785 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.24% more than the national average, earning $50,797 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minteer92746/
Mintert92480/
Mintier92147/
Minther9253/
Mintere9228/
Minnter921/
Minteir921/
Mienter921/
Mintter920/
Mintger920/
Minterd920/
Minte911,650/
Mnter9115/
Mintteer861/
Minthe833,865/
Minteh833,032/
Menter831,911/
Minted831,311/
Münter831,009/
Mintre83738/
Mintje83482/
Minteş83297/
Mönter83275/
Mintey83108/
Mintie8390/
Mindte8354/
Mynter8351/
Mintir8346/
Mintet8315/
Mintes8312/
Minteu836/
Mintea834/
Mintte832/
Mimter831/
Mintee831/
Mnteer831/
Mionte831/
Mintez831/
Miente831/
Mnther831/
Minnte830/
Mnte802/
Minterová801/
Menteer77610/
Moenter77207/
Muenter77150/
Menteur7771/
Mentier7743/
Münther7725/
Mientei7721/
Menther7720/
Mentere7712/
Minthet7711/
Mintyre778/
Minthey778/
Mintess777/
Mintire776/
Mintesh773/
Mintech772/
Minntee771/
Mientey771/
Mentger771/
M'Minte771/
Meunter771/
Mindted771/
Minteht771/
Minteth771/
Mintheu771/
Mnnther771/
Mijntje771/
Mintees770/
Menteir770/
Maenter770/
Minteirova751/
Minta7315,240/
Mente736,421/
Minty733,074/
Minti73516/
Münte7398/
Mynte735/
Mntes735/
Minté732/
M'Intyre716/
Muenther712/
Mynttier711/
Minteeth710/
Minteith710/
Mentes671,204/
Mentee671,026/
Muente67778/
Menthe67472/
Mentre67269/
Mintai67198/
Mented67140/
Mintha6797/
Mintiş6774/
Mentie6772/
Mentei6770/
Mintoa6767/
Mentey6766/
Mintay6765/
Mintis6757/
Mendte6753/
Mintiz6746/
Mentea6743/
Mienta6734/
Mentet6730/
Mentir6728/
Myntei6727/
Menteh6726/
Mentez6724/
Mintoy6720/
Minthi6719/
Menteu6717/
Mintaj6716/
Mentte678/
Muinti677/
Mminta677/
Mintiy676/
Mintid676/
Mintio676/
Minnti675/
Mynthe675/
Mintyo675/
Mintip674/
Mintoi673/
Minthé673/
Mginti673/
Mginty672/
Mintih672/
Mintui672/
Meente671/
Minnta671/
Minthy671/
Mintta671/
Mintyi671/
Menterová671/
Mentge671/
Mintit671/
Mionti671/
Mijnta671/
Moente671/
Möntes671/
Mnthea671/
Mentje671/
Mimthe670/
Mintheath670/

Minter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minter in the Hindi language
मिन्तरmintara-
Minter in the Russian language
Минтерminter-
Minter in the Arabic language
منترmntr-

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Minter Reference & Research

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