Minton Surname

25,448th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Minton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mindtown,' a parish five miles from Bishop's Castle, Salop Probably also some smaller spot in Northumberland, but this family name has sprung from Shropshire.

Jordan de Minton, Northumberland, 1160.

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Minton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States18,1511:19,9692,519
England1,7501:31,8394,244
Australia4151:65,0507,790
Wales1751:17,6831,917
New Zealand1461:31,0165,386
Canada1051:350,91031,754
Indonesia1051:1,259,51688,308
Philippines701:1,446,260102,978
Scotland511:104,9777,051
Ireland391:120,7426,025
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Benin211:492,17232,947
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
France131:5,109,440259,941
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
China41:341,830,39216,990
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland381:116,5756,975
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9301:26,2103,597
Wales801:19,6051,139
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6761:18,7662,385

Minton (1,278) may also be a first name.

Minton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mindtown,' a parish five miles from Bishop's Castle, Salop Probably also some smaller spot in Northumberland, but this family name has sprung from Shropshire.

Jordan de Minton, Northumberland, 1160. Hodgson's History of Northumberland.

Peter de Mineton, Salop and Staffordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

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

(English) belonging to Minton (Salop), 13th cent. Mineton [the first element is either for Old English mynet, coinage, or the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Min(n)a (v. Minn) + M.E -ton = Old English tún, enclosure, dwelling]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Minton (village by a mountain), in Shropshire.

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

Perhaps from Mindton in Shropshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Salop Orfrom the Flemish, Minten; a personal name.

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

The Mintons and the Munslows take their names from parishes in the county.

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

Minton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Minton (Hindi: मिन्टों, Russian: Минтон) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Minton.

How Common Is The Last Name Minton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 25,448th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 343,996 people. The last name Minton is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Minton live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. Minton is also the 220,538th most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 1,278 people.

The surname Minton is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 18,151 people, or 1 in 19,969. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, North Carolina, where 9 percent are found and Kentucky, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States Minton exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Minton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Minton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 678 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 219 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,275 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 103 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Minton Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Minton last name are 18.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.39% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Minton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 112.48% more than the national average, earning R 504,936 per year; in United States they earn 3.93% less than the national average, earning $41,452 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.57% more than the national average, earning $61,888 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mintong92201/
Minthon92187/
Mintonn9211/
Mintoon922/
Mionton921/
Minnton920/
Mintton920/
Mnton911/
Minthong8651/
Mintoung862/
Mintoing862/
Mintoune861/
Mintoyne860/
Minthoin860/
Mintun835,424/
Menton832,103/
Mintan83261/
Mintom838/
Mimton832/
Mntone831/
Mintongue808/
Mintonová802/
Mintossin801/
Mintonova801/
Mintang77672/
Mentone77454/
Mentong77404/
Menthon77165/
Myntong779/
Mintung773/
Minthan772/
Mentoon772/
Muenton772/
Minthun772/
Minthom771/
Mintand771/
Mintomg771/
Mintoum771/
Mientan771/
Meunton771/
Mintane770/
Mntan731/
Mntun731/
Menthong71549/
Minthang71129/
Minthant7162/
Mentoing7112/
Muenthon715/
Mintahan713/
Mehenton713/
Mentoung712/
Mimthong712/
Meentong712/
Menttong711/
Mimtoune711/
Mientanh711/
Memton67664/
Mentan67221/
Mentom67108/
Mintum679/
Mntung672/
Mentón672/
Meenthong671/
Mntang671/
Mintusent671/
Mentounck671/
Mentun670/

Minton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minton in the Hindi language
मिन्टोंmintom50
मिण्टोंmintom25
मिन्तोंmintom25
Minton in the Russian language
Минтонminton-

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Minton Reference & Research

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Minthorn FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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