Minniweather Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Minniweather Surname User-submission:

The Menyweather/Minnieweather surname occurs in many variants and is apparently mostly or solely an African-American name.

It first occurs in the 1840 US census with the personages of James A Mineweather and John Mennyweather. It is likely an Anglicisation of one of a number of German surnames that immigrated to The United States in the mid-19th century; such as Meinweser, Manweller or Manweiler.

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Minniweather Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629

Minniweather Surname Meaning

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The Menyweather/Minnieweather surname occurs in many variants and is apparently mostly or solely an African-American name.

It first occurs in the 1840 US census with the personages of James A Mineweather and John Mennyweather. It is likely an Anglicisation of one of a number of German surnames that immigrated to The United States in the mid-19th century; such as Meinweser, Manweller or Manweiler. It appears the original German source surname may be Mannweiler. This surname is a locational surname, derived from the settlement Mannweiler in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

The surname appears sporadically in England in the 18th century as Man(e)yweather. It appears to have been an immigrant surname with forenames such as Mille. These families appear to have died out or significantly changed spelling.

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Minniweather Last Name Facts

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

Minniweather has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Minniweather? popularity and diffusion

Minniweather is the 6,063,924th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Minniweather occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Minniweather live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States Minniweather is primarily found in: California, where 60 percent reside, Arkansas, where 30 percent reside and Texas, where 10 percent reside.

Minniweather Last Name Statistics demography

Minniweather earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 73.98% less than the national average, earning $11,229 USD per year.

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