Minister Surname

228,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Jersey

Minister Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the minster,' i.e. monastery; compare Westminster. Not a minister, an attendant, as stated by Lower. Minister is imitative.

Thomas de Mynistre, Close Roll, 45 Henry III.

Haldanus Minister, Norfolk, 1273.

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Minister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5251:192,83530,649
Nigeria4041:438,47222,538
United States3541:1,023,89575,330
England2801:198,99317,417
Iran411:1,872,74468,622
Canada371:995,82774,831
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
India91:85,229,487684,495
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Wales71:442,07621,198
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1501:162,50213,995
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Minister (2,960) may also be a first name.

Minister Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the minster,' i.e. monastery; compare Westminster. Not a minister, an attendant, as stated by Lower. Minister is imitative.

Thomas de Mynistre, Close Roll, 45 Henry III.

Haldanus Minister, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1768. Married —Thomas Minster and Ellen Prichard: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Anglo-Latin) 1 the Latin minister, ‘servant,’ ‘attendant,’ ‘assistant,’ was usually adopted as a designation by the thanes who witnessed Anglo - Saxon charters, as ‘Ego Ællwine minister’; hence we find it as an agnomen in the 13th-century Hundred Rolls, as ‘Haldanus minister.’ 2 for Minster, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Latin An attendant, servitor.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Minister Last Name Facts

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

The last name Minister (Georgian: მინისტერ, Oriya: ମିନିର) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Minister? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 228,115th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,101,039 people. The last name Minister is predominantly found in Asia, where 33 percent of Minister reside; 30 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 29 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Minister is also the 133,229th most widespread forename world-wide. It is borne by 2,960 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 525 people, or 1 in 192,835. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Northern Mindanao, where 98 percent reside, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 2 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 0 percent reside. Besides The Philippines Minister is found in 36 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Minister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Minister has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Minister last name rose 571 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 187 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Minister Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Minister last name are 20.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.74% being registered with the political party.

The amount Minister earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.92% more than the national average, earning $49,585 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.39% less than the national average, earning $48,994 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Minister Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minister in the Georgian language
მინისტერminister-
Minister in the Oriya language
ମିନିରminira-

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