Miner Surname
Approximately 32,294 people bear this surname
Miner Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the miner,' an excavator. 'And thereupon anon he bad His minours for to go and mine': Gower, C. A. ii. 198 (Skeat).
Benedict le Mineur, Close Rolls, 33 Henry III.
1375. John le Minour: Cat.
Read More About This SurnameMiner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28,221 | 1:12,844 | 1,594 |
| Canada | 1,473 | 1:25,014 | 3,374 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Argentina | 283 | 1:151,037 | 12,770 |
| Spain | 236 | 1:198,102 | 13,616 |
| England | 192 | 1:290,198 | 22,328 |
| Nigeria | 166 | 1:1,067,125 | 44,499 |
| Australia | 154 | 1:175,297 | 17,847 |
| Poland | 132 | 1:287,945 | 34,716 |
| Iran | 106 | 1:724,363 | 37,588 |
| Germany | 96 | 1:838,599 | 60,830 |
| Russia | 90 | 1:1,601,367 | 107,342 |
| Philippines | 74 | 1:1,368,084 | 100,385 |
| Mauritius | 54 | 1:23,952 | 4,937 |
| Netherlands | 43 | 1:392,725 | 41,894 |
| Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
| Venezuela | 35 | 1:862,974 | 13,724 |
| Romania | 27 | 1:743,625 | 50,353 |
| Uruguay | 25 | 1:137,270 | 12,322 |
| Guam | 25 | 1:6,405 | 908 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Afghanistan | 21 | 1:1,531,104 | 12,360 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 1:1,178,833 | 65,606 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Mexico | 15 | 1:8,275,080 | 36,578 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 212 | 1:114,978 | 11,150 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,672 | 1:5,791 | 723 |
The alternate forms: Míner (1) are calculated separately.
Miner (1,439) may also be a first name.
Miner Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the miner,' an excavator. 'And thereupon anon he bad His minours for to go and mine': Gower, C. A. ii. 198 (Skeat).
Benedict le Mineur, Close Rolls, 33 Henry III.
1375. John le Minour: Cat. of Wills in Court of Husting.
Richard le Minnor, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1690. Baptised — Easter, d. Nathaniel Minor: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1760. Married — James Mineur and Elizabeth Barrow: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) One who worked in a mine; a soldier who undermines a fortress.
The occupation.
Miner Demographics
Average Miner Salary in
United States
$44,367 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Miner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Miner Come From? nationality or country of origin
Miner (Arabic: مينر, Georgian: მინერ, Russian: Минер) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Míner. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Miner? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 17,169th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 225,663 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Miner reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 205,696th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 1,439 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 28,221 people, or 1 in 12,844. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent are found, Texas, where 5 percent are found and Illinois, where 5 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 85 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 2 percent are found.
Miner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Miner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Miner surname increased 325 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 9 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Miner Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (50%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Miner last name are 12.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.58% being registered with the party.
The amount Miner earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 34.96% less than the national average, earning 225,094 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning $44,367 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.49% less than the national average, earning $48,448 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Miner Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Miner in the Georgian language | ||
| მინერ | miner | - |
| Miner in the Russian language | ||
| Минер | miner | - |
| Miner in the Arabic language | ||
| مينر | mynr | - |
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Miner Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Miner
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