Minch Surname

131,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Minch Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Latin)Nun [Middle English minch, a nun: v. Minchin]

Minch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5861:140,16214,590
India3111:2,466,44879,091
Germany1691:476,36441,414
Ireland721:65,4024,223
Poland681:558,95252,372
Argentina511:838,10654,910
England491:1,137,10353,999
Canada451:818,79163,991
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5561:90,3219,312

Minch (40) may also be a first name.

Minch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Latin)Nun [Middle English minch, a nun: v. Minchin]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Minchin is a name of considerable antiquity in England where it is found in early mediaeval cartularies: it is derived from the Middle-English word minchen which means a nun (a derivation of monk) whence, according to Weekly, comes the well-known Mincing Lane in London.

It has been associated with Ireland since the Cromwellian period when Capt. Charles Minchin purchased estates in the neighbourhood of Roscrea in Counties Tipperary and Offaly. The family soon became firmly established in that area: in the 1659-60 “census” two of them are listed as tituladoes and no less than eight families of the name will be found in the Co. Tipperary hearth money rolls of 1665. Numerous Minchin wills are recorded for the same part of the country from that time until the present day; and Minchins appear as sheriffs of counties Tipperary and Offaly in the eighteenth century and as extensive landowners there in de Burgh's Landowners of 1878.

The origin of Minch, a name associated with Co. Kildare, is uncertain. Two suggestions have been made: that Minch is an abbreviation of Minchin; and that it is a variant of Minnis or Minnish, which Woulfe makes a Gaelic Irish surname, viz. Mac Naois, normally anglicized as MacNeice and sometimes MacNish. I do not accept either of these theories, but have no alternative suggestion to offer.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Minch Last Name Facts

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

Minch (Hindi: मिंच, Marathi: मींच, Russian: Минч) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Minch? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 131,074th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,112,332 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Minch live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. Minch is also the 1,614,485th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 40 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,586 people, or 1 in 140,162. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 10 percent are found, Michigan, where 7 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Minch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Minch has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 465 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 240 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Minch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Minch surname are 11.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.36% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Minch earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.21% more than the national average, earning $43,669 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.34% less than the national average, earning $48,522 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minche91467/
Minsch91271/
Muinch9130/
Meinch9119/
Mintch9117/
Miench9112/
Minchh919/
Minchs918/
Minchz911/
Minnch911/
Mainch910/
Minc89486/
Mnch89307/
Meinche837/
Mintche832/
Miensch831/
Meinech830/
Münch8029,646/
Munch8010,903/
Mönch805,054/
Mince801,977/
Mench801,358/
Minkh801,091/
Minci80114/
Minsh8080/
Mincė8046/
Mynch8029/
Mincz8015/
Minhj804/
Mincs804/
Mnchh801/
Mûnch801/
Meineche77383/
Minchova7713/
Megginch770/
Mnc7512/
Muench735,537/
Mensch735,230/
Mimche734,258/
Münsch73369/
Menche73322/
Mentch73307/
Mänche7346/
Moinkh7326/
Mönche7324/
Münchs7315/
Mönchs7314/
Münnch7313/
Mioncz7310/
Meunch739/
Minkhe735/
Minzhe734/
Meench733/
Münche732/
Mynech731/
Menzch731/
Minshe731/
Moynch731/
Mönsch731/
Munnch731/
Mincze731/
Mainkh731/
Minz6778,646/
Minj6750,270/
Minx67967/
Mins67827/
Menc67476/
Mnci67187/
Mync67173/
Männche6768/
Mensche6756/
Muensch6729/
Müntsch6727/
Mincova6711/
Mentsch679/
Mincová677/
Mnce676/
Mennche676/
Mnsh675/
Mnzh674/
Mentche672/
Mnxh671/
Mendche671/
Meenech671/
Mienths671/
Meunsch671/
Menstch671/
Minć671/
Mmenche671/
Mänsche671/
Moensch670/
Meanech670/

Minch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minch in the Marathi language
मींचminca-
Minch in the Hindi language
मिंचminca66.67
मिन्चminca33.33
Minch in the Russian language
Минчminc-

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