Minto Surname
Approximately 14,813 people bear this surname
Minto Surname Definition:
From the old village of Minto in Roxburghshire. James Minto in Oxnam in record in 1690 (Peebles CR.). Walter Minto (1753-1796), born in Coldingham, became professor of mathematics in the College of New Jersey in 1787.
Minto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 4,416 | 1:36,086 | 2,209 |
| United States | 1,799 | 1:201,478 | 19,799 |
| England | 1,478 | 1:37,698 | 4,919 |
| Italy | 1,408 | 1:43,435 | 7,806 |
| Brazil | 813 | 1:263,314 | 10,129 |
| Jamaica | 773 | 1:3,713 | 532 |
| Japan | 711 | 1:179,809 | 8,485 |
| Indonesia | 571 | 1:231,610 | 21,447 |
| Scotland | 431 | 1:12,422 | 1,657 |
| Australia | 341 | 1:79,166 | 9,228 |
| Gabon | 253 | 1:7,467 | 1,394 |
| South Africa | 211 | 1:256,766 | 25,923 |
| Mexico | 207 | 1:599,644 | 9,942 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Canada | 169 | 1:218,021 | 21,041 |
| India | 127 | 1:6,039,885 | 141,381 |
| Philippines | 122 | 1:829,822 | 78,168 |
| Pakistan | 111 | 1:1,609,404 | 16,985 |
| United Arab Emirates | 97 | 1:94,456 | 8,360 |
| Panama | 79 | 1:49,522 | 2,416 |
| New Zealand | 75 | 1:60,378 | 9,390 |
| Wales | 72 | 1:42,980 | 4,139 |
| Ireland | 64 | 1:73,577 | 4,518 |
| Cameroon | 62 | 1:334,985 | 30,391 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Ivory Coast | 23 | 1:1,003,097 | 24,580 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Falkland Islands | 14 | 1:224 | 38 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 1 | 1:5,854 | 177 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 29 | 1:152,754 | 8,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 469 | 1:51,973 | 6,293 |
| Scotland | 363 | 1:10,312 | 1,308 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:13,567 | 1,192 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 119 | 1:422,006 | 30,979 |
Minto (17,843) may also be a first name.
Minto Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the old village of Minto in Roxburghshire. James Minto in Oxnam in record in 1690 (Peebles CR.). Walter Minto (1753-1796), born in Coldingham, became professor of mathematics in the College of New Jersey in 1787.
Minto Demographics
Minto Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Minto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Minto Come From? nationality or country of origin
Minto (Bengali: মিন্টু, Hindi: मिन्टो, Marathi: िमन्टो, Russian: Минто) is found most frequently in Bangladesh. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Minto? popularity and diffusion
The surname Minto is the 35,650th most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 491,970 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 43 percent of Minto reside; 31 percent reside in South Asia and 31 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Minto is also the 41,069th most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 17,843 people.
This last name is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 4,416 people, or 1 in 36,086. Apart from Bangladesh this last name is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.
Minto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Minto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Minto surname increased 1,512 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 315 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 119 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 221 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Minto Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Minto surname are 11.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.23% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Minto earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 3.52% less than the national average, earning R 229,272 per year; in United States they earn 7.97% more than the national average, earning $46,587 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.1% more than the national average, earning $53,211 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Minto Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Minto in the Marathi language | ||
| िमन्टो | imanto | - |
| Minto in the Hindi language | ||
| मिन्टो | minto | 76.64 |
| मिन्तो | minto | 11.74 |
| मिंटो | minto | 4.92 |
| मीन्टो | minto | 2.27 |
| मिण्टो | minto | 1.14 |
| मिनटो | minato | 0.88 |
| मिन्टू | mintu | 0.76 |
| मिंतो | minto | 0.51 |
| मींटो | minto | 0.38 |
| मिऩ्टो | minto | 0.13 |
| मिनतो | minato | 0.13 |
| मिंटॉ | minto | 0.13 |
| मिण्टू | mintu | 0.13 |
| मिन्टु | mintu | 0.13 |
| Minto in the Bengali language | ||
| মিন্টু | mintu | 75 |
| মিন্টো | minto | 25 |
| Minto in the Russian language | ||
| Минто | minto | - |
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Minto Reference & Research
Minton DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Minton FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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