How common is the surname Minear?

1,209 people in the United States had the surname Minear in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 255,373 Americans. It ranked 21,583rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Minear?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Minear identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Minear?

Tim Minear, American screenwriter and director (born 1963).

Where is the surname Minear most common?

Wikidata records people named Minear in the United States.

Is the surname Minear getting more or less common?

More common. 1,156 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,209 in 2010, up 4.6%.

The surname Minear

A surname, carried by 1,209 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Minear is more common than 86.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,209 people named Minear in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 255,373 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,156.

#21,583

rank among US surnames

1,209

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.6%

change since 2000 (was #21,156)

Who is named Minear

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Minear identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Minears

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tim Minear
American screenwriter and director (born 1963)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Minear

Minear has the Soundex code M560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M560.

Questions

How common is the surname Minear?: 1,209 people in the United States had the surname Minear in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 255,373 Americans. It ranked 21,583rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Minear?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Minear identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Minear?: Tim Minear, American screenwriter and director (born 1963).
Where is the surname Minear most common?: Wikidata records people named Minear in the United States.
Is the surname Minear getting more or less common?: More common. 1,156 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,209 in 2010, up 4.6%.