Minor Surname

3,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147,771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Minor 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.

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Minor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan95,0091:1,880262
United States39,3791:9,2041,105
Mexico3,6851:33,6842,070
Philippines2,7611:36,6675,638
Germany1,4161:56,8547,345
Canada1,1501:32,0404,166
Russia8281:174,06219,641
Argentina6801:62,8585,365
England5301:105,12811,010
Poland5211:72,95311,426
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
France1771:375,27055,761
Liberia1481:29,7872,863
Australia1311:206,07420,044
Kazakhstan731:242,22621,508
Romania731:275,03925,390
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Denmark541:104,5329,834
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
Marshall Islands331:1,570388
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Wales281:110,5198,545
Afghanistan231:1,397,96411,714
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Belarus221:431,86642,756
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
Guam211:7,6251,143
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
India181:42,614,743461,117
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
China101:136,732,1577,199
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Panama61:652,04310,051
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2141:113,90411,075
Wales181:87,1343,963
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,6231:7,582968

The alternate forms: Miñor (24), Minôr (1) & Mínor (1) are calculated separately.

Minor (12,212) may also be a first name.

Minor 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.

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

(English) One who worked in a mine; a soldier who undermines a fortress.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The occupation.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Perhaps a latinization; but more likely a mis-spelling of ' Miner.'

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Minor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Minor (Arabic: قاصر, Hindi: मिनोर, Marathi: िमनोर, Russian: Минор) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may occur as: Miñor, Minôr or Mínor. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Minor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,795th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 49,316 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Minor reside; 65 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Minor is also the 53,512th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 12,212 people.

Minor is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 95,009 people, or 1 in 1,880. In Pakistan Minor is mostly concentrated in: Sindh, where 100 percent reside, Punjab, where 0 percent reside and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 0 percent reside. Other than Pakistan Minor occurs in 92 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Mexico, where 2 percent reside.

Minor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Minor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Minor surname grew 595 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 248 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Minor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (69%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Minor last name are 37.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Minor earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.63% more than the national average, earning R 243,888 per year; in United States they earn 8.19% less than the national average, earning $39,617 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.77% less than the national average, earning $47,808 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miñor9324/
Minôr931/
Mínor931/
Mainor911,480/
Minore91943/
Minour9168/
Mingor9130/
Meinor9126/
Minoir9113/
Minord9112/
Minort915/
Mignor915/
Misnor915/
Mienor913/
Minohr913/
Minoer912/
Moinor912/
Minoor911/
Mionor911/
Minotr911/
Mainord83532/
Mainoor8311/
Mainore8310/
Misnoor836/
Meinoor834/
Mignore832/
D'Minor832/
Mijnoor831/
Moinoor831/
Mainour831/
Minoure831/
Maineor831/
Meisnor830/
Meingor830/
Menor8018,565/
Minar808,169/
Minár80733/
Minur80144/
Munor8043/
Mynor8038/
Minorova7739/
Maignore774/
Minorová771/
Mainnord770/
Minard737,669/
Maynor735,814/
Mainar732,698/
Mineur731,677/
Minart73633/
Meanor73619/
Minare73528/
Minaar73410/
Mainur73273/
Mingur73247/
Menour73216/
Meinar73214/
Misnar73137/
Minhar73132/
Minarz7358/
Munoor7353/
Mingar7342/
Muinar7338/
Misnur7332/
Menore7327/
Mengor7324/
Munnor7323/
Moinur7313/
Menoor7311/
Meynor7310/
Myngor739/
Minaur739/
Moinar738/
Menoir737/
Mienar735/
Munhor735/
Menort734/
Mignar733/
Minure733/
Menoer732/
Menord732/
Mesnor732/
Mynore732/
Mynorz732/
Moynor731/
Muinur731/
Minahr731/
Moinár731/
Mitnar730/
Mynord730/
Mignard672,100/
Moinard672,047/
Mainard671,282/
Minahar67371/
Menhour67361/
Mainart67279/
Maynord67270/
Munohur67182/
Munnoor67165/
Meinard67116/
Meinart67106/
Menoire6765/
Minhard6755/
Muenhor6746/
Mainare6722/
Maisnar678/
Maynore678/
Maitnar678/
Meisnar675/
Meinhar675/
Mminare675/
Maingar674/
Munnhor674/
Mesnoor673/
Minaart672/
Maynoor672/
Maignur672/
Minhart672/
Mainnar672/
Minaard672/
Minhaar672/
Meinaar672/
Mehnour672/
Minhare672/
Majnoor671/
Mehnort671/
Mengoor671/
Menorth671/
Meangor671/
Mengour671/
Menoure671/
Mienaar671/
Mainhar671/
Mitnard671/
Meinnar671/
Ménoire671/
'Minare671/
Meunhor671/
Minaare671/
Mesnour671/
Misnard670/
Muinard670/
Meinarz670/
Meannor670/

Minor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minor in the Marathi language
िमनोरimanora-
Minor in the Hindi language
मिनोरminora66.67
मिनोराminora33.33
Minor in the Russian language
Минорminor-
Minor in the Arabic language
قاصرqasr-
مينورmynwr-

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Minor 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 Minor
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