Minster Surname
Approximately 2,006 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameMinster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,131 | 1:320,477 | 29,222 |
| Australia | 287 | 1:94,062 | 10,731 |
| Israel | 161 | 1:53,153 | 6,939 |
| France | 107 | 1:620,773 | 81,454 |
| England | 55 | 1:1,013,056 | 50,089 |
| Czechia | 45 | 1:236,299 | 32,568 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Poland | 32 | 1:1,187,773 | 77,523 |
| Kazakhstan | 19 | 1:930,658 | 56,702 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 60 | 1:406,256 | 24,311 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 289 | 1:173,767 | 15,617 |
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.
(Anglo-Latin) 1 Dweller at a Minster [Old English mynster, Latin monasterium] 2 for Minister, q.v.
(English) One who came from Minster (monastery), the name of places in Kent and Oxfordshire; dweller near a monastery.
Latin An attendant, servitor.
The Old English form of monasteriaim, a monastery or great church, as York minster, Beverley minster, Westminster.
(Saxon.) An abbey.
Minster Demographics
Minster Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mijnster | 93 | 279 | / |
| Minstere | 93 | 1 | / |
| Minstier | 93 | 0 | / |
| Mnster | 92 | 73 | / |
| Münster | 86 | 8,710 | / |
| Mønster | 86 | 739 | / |
| Menster | 86 | 452 | / |
| Mynster | 86 | 287 | / |
| Mönster | 86 | 62 | / |
| Műnster | 86 | 25 | / |
| Minzter | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mënster | 86 | 1 | / |
| Minstre | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mincter | 86 | 1 | / |
| Minstir | 86 | 0 | / |
| Mimster | 86 | 0 | / |
| Minsterová | 82 | 40 | / |
| Muenster | 80 | 806 | / |
| Moenster | 80 | 237 | / |
| Minstedt | 80 | 14 | / |
| Meunster | 80 | 3 | / |
| Minstère | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maenster | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mensterd | 80 | 0 | / |
| Minsta | 77 | 5 | / |
| Menste | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mønsted | 71 | 621 | / |
| Münsterová | 71 | 121 | / |
| Mensterova | 71 | 26 | / |
| Mynsted | 71 | 26 | / |
| Műnsterová | 71 | 23 | / |
| Mønstre | 71 | 15 | / |
| Münsterova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mönsted | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mynstes | 71 | 0 | / |
| Menzter | 71 | 0 | / |
| Münstedt | 67 | 96 | / |
| Månstedt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meunstir | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mnstaj | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mincty | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mincthi | 57 | 3 | / |
| Memstead | 53 | 0 | / |
Minster Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Minster in the Russian language | ||
| Минстер | minster | - |
| Minster in the Arabic language | ||
| مينستر | mynstr | - |
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