Mintern Surname

423,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Mintern Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mintern,' two parishes (Magna and Parva) in Dorset In the form of Minturn the name is fairly thriving in the U.S.

1575. John Mintome, Dorset: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Mintern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3551:76,0448,891
England2511:221,98418,690
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
Canada421:877,27667,671
Ireland411:114,8525,857
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1661:146,84013,053
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Mintern Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mintern,' two parishes (Magna and Parva) in Dorset In the form of Minturn the name is fairly thriving in the U.S.

1575. John Mintome, Dorset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1610. Robert Minterne, Dorset, ibid.

1672. Thomas Rosse and Mary Minterne, Somerset: Marriage Lic. (B acuity Office).

1750. Married — John Mintern and Rebeckah Roden: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1752. — Thomas Mintren and Sarah Watson: ibid.

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

A location name in Dorset.

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

Mintern Last Name Facts

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

Mintern is most common in Australia. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mintern? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 423,328th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 8,908,980 people. The surname Mintern occurs mostly in Oceania, where 43 percent of Mintern reside; 43 percent reside in Australasia and 43 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most common in Australia, where it is held by 355 people, or 1 in 76,044. In Australia Mintern is mostly found in: Victoria, where 74 percent live, New South Wales, where 17 percent live and Queensland, where 4 percent live. Apart from Australia Mintern is found in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Mintern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mintern has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Mintern last name rose 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 509 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 152 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mintern Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mintern last name is primarily Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mintern last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Mintern earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 91.26% less than the national average, earning R 20,772 per year; in United States they earn 2.7% more than the national average, earning $44,314 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.73% more than the national average, earning $52,035 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minterne9313/
Minteren930/
Mentern8627/
Mintarn8616/
Mintorn8612/
Minthorn80364/
Minthirn800/
Mintthorn750/
Mentorn711/
Menthorn670/

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