Minett Surname

177,655th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Minett Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Lower says, 'French Protestant refugees after the Rev. of the Edict of Nantes.' But the surname existed earlier.

John Mynot, Warwickshire and Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Minett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1461:48,6206,067
Australia4631:58,3067,097
United States4531:800,13061,707
Wales1491:20,7692,207
Canada831:443,92338,562
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
France111:6,038,429280,838
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5341:45,6475,679
Wales131:120,6475,000
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:473,76133,810

Minett (129) may also be a first name.

Minett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Lower says, 'French Protestant refugees after the Rev. of the Edict of Nantes.' But the surname existed earlier.

John Mynot, Warwickshire and Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholaus Mynyot, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1749. Married — Benjamin Minnitt and Mary Veale: St. George, Hanover Square.

1770. — Martin Manney and Margaret Minnett: ibid.

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

The French Minet, = 1 an abbrev. of Guilleminet, a double diminutive from Guillaume, Teutonic Wilhelm: v. William.

2 a diminutive from the Old Teutonic name-element Minn-: v. Minn1 [French diminutive suff. -et]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Flemish, Minnaert; from the German, Minuth; from the French, Minet; a personal name.

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

Minett is at present mostly a Gloucestershire name; but in 1698 there were freeholders named Minitt in Notts (Harl. MS., 6846).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Minett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Minett (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﺖ) occurs most in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Minett click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minett? popularity and diffusion

It is the 177,655th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,027,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Minett live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles. Minett is also the 818,356th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 129 people.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 1,146 people, or 1 in 48,620. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Cambridgeshire, where 11 percent reside, Gloucestershire, where 10 percent reside and Greater London, where 6 percent reside. Besides England it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Minett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Minett has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Minett last name increased 215 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 427 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,146 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Minett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Minett surname are 21.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.42% being registered with the political party.

The amount Minett earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.86% less than the national average, earning R 119,160 per year; in United States they earn 5.84% more than the national average, earning $45,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.25% more than the national average, earning $66,204 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minette921,693/
Minetts922/
Mingett921/
Meinett921/
Moinett921/
Mineett921/
Mainett920/
Minet917,289/
Mainette86140/
Moinette8680/
Meinnett861/
Moinet833,411/
Minets831,355/
Mignet83652/
Mynett83627/
Miniet83374/
Minete83193/
Mainet83171/
Mionet8361/
Mihnet8350/
Munett8345/
Minetz8330/
Menett8314/
Minitt8314/
Meinet8313/
Minget834/
Mineth833/
Mienet832/
Mineat831/
Muinet831/
Mineet831/
Misnet831/
Mineit830/
Mineut830/
Mine8033,907/
Maineitte805/
Mainnette802/
Moignet77278/
Maignet7771/
Menette7763/
Mainete7744/
Munnett7730/
Moinnet7727/
Mynette7715/
Moinget778/
Minitte774/
Mineets771/
Minieth771/
Meneitt771/
Mainets771/
Mainnet771/
Meynett771/
Mieneth771/
Maynett770/
Maineit770/
Mojnett770/
Moisnet770/
Mynetts770/
Misnest770/
Miner7332,294/
Maine7322,533/
Moine739,391/
Mines737,200/
Minea736,776/
Menet734,326/
Minei734,162/
Minge733,075/
Meine732,764/
Mione731,939/
Minez731,619/
Migne731,087/
Hmine731,047/
Muine73504/
Minie73400/
Miene73379/
Munet73366/
Miney73298/
Mhine73271/
Mitne73221/
Minit73203/
Minje73193/
Mineh73183/
Minej73118/
Minee7381/
Mmine7355/
Mineu7350/
Minep7336/
Mijne7323/
Misne7318/
Mgine7315/
Mined7311/
Mynet739/
Minhe738/
Ménet732/
M'Ine731/
Mihne730/
Meinheit71149/
Minetova7131/
Meisnest7124/
Maynette719/
Mainheit712/
Maisgnet711/
Meinethe711/
Mainethe711/
Maisnest710/
Menete6719,838/
Maines676,378/
Mainit675,894/
Misner675,152/
Meynet673,051/
Mienie672,363/
Meiner671,899/
Mainer671,417/
Mainge67990/
Mihnea67906/
Maigne67836/
Mineer67585/
Mminge67554/
Minesh67507/
Mainey67499/
Mainez67469/
Moigne67459/
Mainje67436/
Meines67375/
Moynet67362/
Miniot67327/
Menget67295/
Mynets67267/
Meigne67235/
Mainea67226/
Meinie67198/
Migner67172/
Hmaine67170/
Moinea67160/
Miness67156/
Mingey67151/
Meneut67138/
Meijne67136/
Mionge67104/
Mesnet6796/
Metnit6794/
Minoyt6793/
Mminje6778/
Mionea6774/
Miniea6769/
Minite6767/
Minhie6760/
Megnet6752/
Mainie6738/
Moinie6736/
Moinei6734/
Moines6732/
Misnei6731/
Minuit6730/
Mhaine6728/
Mehnet6727/
Moinee6723/
Meinei6723/
Mignea6722/
Maynet6721/
Mainee6720/
Misnep6719/
Minech6719/
Mitnei6717/
Mittne6717/
Moineh6717/
Meenet6717/
Munhet6715/
Mignes6714/
Meneth6713/
Minoit6713/
Mieney6713/
Minhee6712/
Muneth6712/
Minist6711/
Minhes6711/
Munnet6711/
Mine'e6711/
Misned6710/
Mitney679/
Menets679/
Mignez678/
Mainne677/
Mhinge677/
Mineaz677/
Mitner676/
Minyot676/
Menitt675/
Hmeine675/
Muiner675/
Menest675/
Mgineh675/
Muniet675/
Mitned674/
Meinee674/
Mginge674/
Mineey673/
Mineis673/
Muinge673/
Moiney672/
Meimne672/
Meinge672/
M'Hine672/
Meineu672/
Minezs672/
Muneet672/
Mineas672/
Moiner672/
Mainei672/
Mainep672/
Maineh672/
Mainht672/
Min'er672/
Migney671/
Maisne671/
M'Mine671/
Minihe671/
Minije671/
Minoey671/
Migned671/
Mheine671/
Mmenet671/
Hmineh671/
Hmines671/
H'Mine671/
Menetz671/
Mieneh671/
Meinne671/
Mhiene671/
Meinez671/
Mignee671/
Maimne671/
Mineed671/
Mioney671/
Mignie671/
Muinie671/
Misnee671/
Meinje671/
Meitne671/
Meinetová671/
Meniet671/
Minees671/
Muined671/
Hmiene671/
Mëinie671/
Muinhe671/
Mignei671/
Misnes670/
Meinhuitt670/
Misney670/
Munitt670/
Maitne670/

Minett Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minett in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻨﺖmnt-

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