Minshull Surname

176,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Minshull Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Minshull,' now Church Minshull, a parish five miles from Nantwich, Cheshire Minshall is a South-English variant, and seems to have arisen in the 18th century.

William Mynshull, Cheshire, 1359: East Cheshire.

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Minshull Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6691:33,3844,415
Canada2591:142,26114,635
United States2031:1,785,512117,316
Australia1181:228,77721,625
Wales751:41,2604,005
Scotland291:184,61410,113
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6341:38,4474,937
Wales231:68,1923,286
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Minshull Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Minshull,' now Church Minshull, a parish five miles from Nantwich, Cheshire Minshall is a South-English variant, and seems to have arisen in the 18th century.

William Mynshull, Cheshire, 1359: East Cheshire.

Thomas Minshull, of Eaton, Tarporley, 1580: Wills at Chester.

Ralph Minshull, of Minshull, 1602: ibid.

1746. Married — Richard Davies and Elizabeth Minshull: St. George, Hanover Square.

1765. — Nathan Minshall and Esther Clench: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Minshull,Cheshire [the 14th cent. form Mynshull seems to point to the Middle English hul(l, Old English hyll, a hill; but a deed of the 12th cent. has Munsculf, sculf representing Old English scylfe, a shelf or ledge (of land), Mun- apparently being for Old English munuc, Latin monach-us, monk, as the church at Church Minshull "was served by monks from Combermere Abbey”] Church Minshull was so called in order to distinguish it from the adjoining Minshull-Vernon, which owes its second name to the ancient lords of the manor, the Vernons.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Cheshire, and a township in the same county.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cheshire.

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

Minshull is the name of parishes and townships in Cheshire. The Minshulls of Minshull were an influential family as far back as the time of Edward IV. (M. and O.). Geffrie Minshull of this county contributed £25 to the Spanish Armada fund in 1588 (Sp.) John Minshull was the name of the mayor of Chester in 1657 and 1711 (H.), and the name is still in that city. Minshall is also a common form of the name.

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

Minshull Last Name Facts

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

Minshull occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Minshull.

How Common Is The Last Name Minshull? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 176,876th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,012,627 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Minshull live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 1,669 people, or 1 in 33,384. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Cheshire, where 23 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 18 percent live and Staffordshire, where 7 percent live. Apart from England it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Minshull Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Minshull has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Minshull last name increased 263 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 883 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 326 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Minshull Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Minshull surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Minshull are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Minshull earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 443.79% more than the national average, earning R 1,292,240 per year; in United States they earn 7.97% less than the national average, earning $39,710 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.33% less than the national average, earning $44,053 CAD per year.

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Menzhul6796/
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Mendzhul63397/
Mindziul6333/
Myndzhul633/
Minzoule631/
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Menzul57197/
Mynzul57151/
Mensol5713/
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Mimjul571/
Månsol571/
Menzhulova5650/
Menzullova5619/
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