Mintz Surname

45,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Mintz Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Magino, a pet form of names beginning with Magan (strength), as Maginbald, Maginhard and Maganrad; one who came from Mainz (great water), in Germany.

Mintz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,9091:40,6855,001
Israel1,2451:6,8741,055
Canada7261:50,7526,139
England1721:323,94224,037
France791:840,79499,796
Australia611:442,55234,724
Argentina571:749,88450,572
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Panama61:652,04310,051
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3331:150,80713,975

The alternate forms: Míñtz (1) are calculated separately.

Mintz (76) may also be a first name.

Mintz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Magino, a pet form of names beginning with Magan (strength), as Maginbald, Maginhard and Maganrad; one who came from Mainz (great water), in Germany.

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

(from a place name) From the German city of Mainz. Other forms are Minc, Menz, or Munz.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Mintz Last Name Facts

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

Mintz (Arabic: منتز, Russian: Минтз) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Míñtz. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mintz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 45,516th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 639,258 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Mintz reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 76 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 8,909 people, or 1 in 40,685. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 14 percent live, North Carolina, where 13 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Mintz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mintz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mintz surname expanded 2,675 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mintz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mintz last name are 40.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.73% registered with the party.

The amount Mintz earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 34.94% more than the national average, earning R 320,676 per year; in United States they earn 8.93% more than the national average, earning $47,003 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.76% more than the national average, earning $62,978 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mintze9193/
Mintzs916/
Hmintz911/
Minz8978,646/
Míñtz871/
Mentz805,250/
Mints80732/
Müntz80129/
Mäntz8049/
Mincz8015/
Mhntz8012/
Myntz803/
Minnz801/
Minzz801/
Mimtz801/
Mindz801/
Mijnz801/
Möntz801/
Mnz7527/
Mentze73114/
Maentz7353/
Muentz7331/
Meentz7323/
Mintch7317/
Mioncz7310/
Mients735/
Mentzh733/
Mintse733/
Mendtz732/
Minchz731/
Menttz731/
Müntze731/
Mincze731/
Mintts730/
Menntz730/
Menz6712,066/
Münz673,464/
Mänz67561/
Minc67486/
Mînz6728/
Mnzh674/
Mintche672/
Mnzs671/
Minć671/
Mienths671/

Mintz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mintz in the Russian language
Минтзmintz-
Mintz in the Arabic language
منتزmntz-

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Mintz Reference & Research

Minton DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Mintz FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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.

Mintz 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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mintz
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