Minster Surname

206,569th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,006 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Minster 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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Minster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1311:320,47729,222
Australia2871:94,06210,731
Israel1611:53,1536,939
France1071:620,77381,454
England551:1,013,05650,089
Czechia451:236,29932,568
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Macau11:601,6301,582
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2891:173,76715,617

Minster (27) may also be a first name.

Minster 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 Dweller at a Minster [Old English mynster, Latin monasterium] 2 for Minister, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Minster (monastery), the name of places in Kent and Oxfordshire; dweller near a monastery.

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

Latin An attendant, servitor.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Old English form of monasteriaim, a monastery or great church, as York minster, Beverley minster, Westminster.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) An abbey.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Minster Last Name Facts

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

The last name Minster (Arabic: مينستر, Russian: Минстер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minster? popularity and diffusion

Minster is the 206,569th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,632,874 people. The surname Minster occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Minster reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Minster is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 27 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,131 people, or 1 in 320,477. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent reside and Israel, where 8 percent reside.

Minster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Minster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Minster surname grew 391 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 8 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Minster Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Minster last name are 14.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.11% being registered with the party.

The amount Minster earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.67% less than the national average, earning 239,922 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 184.77% more than the national average, earning R 676,728 per year; in United States they earn 9.07% more than the national average, earning $47,064 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.8% more than the national average, earning $70,947 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mijnster93279/
Minstere931/
Minstier930/
Mnster9273/
Münster868,710/
Mønster86739/
Menster86452/
Mynster86287/
Mönster8662/
Műnster8625/
Minzter868/
Mënster861/
Minstre861/
Mincter861/
Minstir860/
Mimster860/
Minsterová8240/
Muenster80806/
Moenster80237/
Minstedt8014/
Meunster803/
Minstère801/
Maenster801/
Mensterd800/
Minsta775/
Menste770/
Mønsted71621/
Münsterová71121/
Mensterova7126/
Mynsted7126/
Műnsterová7123/
Mønstre7115/
Münsterova711/
Mönsted711/
Mynstes710/
Menzter710/
Münstedt6796/
Månstedt672/
Meunstir670/
Mnstaj621/
Mincty621/
Mincthi573/
Memstead530/

Minster Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minster in the Russian language
Минстерminster-
Minster in the Arabic language
مينسترmynstr-

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