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The surname Mineo

A surname, carried by 1,366 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M500

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mineo is more common than 87.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,366 people named Mineo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 226,022 Americans. That is down 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,440.

#19,716
rank among US surnames
1,366
people in 2010
0.5
per 100,000 Americans
-5.1%
change since 2000 (was #17,911)

Who is named Mineo

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

94% of people named Mineo identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

  • White (not Hispanic) 94%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mineos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Sal Mineo
    American actor (1939-1976)
  • Alfred Mineo
    American mobster (1880–1930)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mineo

Mineo has the Soundex code M500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M500.

Questions

How common is the surname Mineo?
1,366 people in the United States had the surname Mineo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 226,022 Americans. It ranked 19,716th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mineo?
In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Mineo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Mineo?
Sal Mineo, American actor (1939-1976), followed by Alfred Mineo.
Where is the surname Mineo most common?
Wikidata records people named Mineo in the United States.
Is the surname Mineo getting more or less common?
Less common. 1,440 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,366 in 2010, down 5.1%.