Minns Surname

86,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Minns Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Min.' There is some evidence in favour of an old personal name Min, which was probably a nick. Minnie is still used as a girl's pet name for Emmeline. The existence of Minson strongly favours this view.

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Minns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,3321:23,8933,311
Australia1,1351:23,7853,258
United States8861:409,09635,632
Bahamas5571:703138
Canada2951:124,90013,053
South Africa901:601,97445,802
Scotland741:72,3495,525
Wales521:59,5105,360
Northern Ireland331:55,9104,502
France311:2,142,668174,004
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3201:18,4662,663
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1931:260,20021,388

Minns Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Min.' There is some evidence in favour of an old personal name Min, which was probably a nick. Minnie is still used as a girl's pet name for Emmeline. The existence of Minson strongly favours this view. Further it must be remembered that Emmeline was a very popular girl-name in the hereditary surname period, and must have had a nick.

1541. Buried — John Myn, servant to Mr. Gammadge: St. Antholin (London).

1595. Married — William Mynne and Anne Phenney: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1748. — Joseph Gant, or Grant, and Ann Mins: ibid.

1793. — Robert Minson and Ann Dakins: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Minn’s (Son), v. Minn.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

The surname, Minns, comes from the word, minna, which means 'messenger'.

- ollie.minns05

Minns Last Name Facts

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

The last name Minns is most common in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Minns? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 86,483rd most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,308,591 people. The last name Minns occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Minns reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles.

Minns is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 2,332 people, or 1 in 23,893. In England Minns is primarily found in: Norfolk, where 15 percent reside, Suffolk, where 10 percent reside and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Apart from England this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Minns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Minns has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Minns last name expanded 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 459 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 7,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Minns Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Minns surname are 10.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.9% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Minns earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.7% more than the national average, earning R 374,760 per year; in United States they earn 4.48% more than the national average, earning $45,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.08% more than the national average, earning $51,212 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minnse910/
Mins89827/
Minse801,330/
Miens80590/
Menns80148/
Minsh8080/
Minst8034/
Muins8010/
Mynns807/
Minss803/
Minnz801/
Mions801/
Mimns800/
Misns800/
Mns75540/
Minsch73271/
Minsse736/
Minshe731/
Minsze731/
Minnch731/
Meenns730/
Minz6778,646/
Mims6724,830/
Mens678,692/
Minx67967/
Müns67123/
Mnse676/
Mäns676/
Mnsh675/
Måns674/
Myns674/
Mhns673/
Minsova672/
Mnnx671/
Miensch671/
Mnsj671/
Mnsp671/

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Minns Reference & Research

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Ming - Mings FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Minns
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