# Miner (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/miner/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 21,439 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,683 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 14,401 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.9% (20,627 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Miner in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 87% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Miner in the United States.

## People named Miner

- Rachel Miner, American actress
- Steve Miner, American director and producer
- Jay Miner, American electrical engineer (1932–1994)
- Harold Miner, American basketball player (born 1971)
- Kate Miner, American actress
- Jan Miner, American actress (1917-2004)

## Similar surnames

Minor, Minner, Maner, Minier, Minear, Mainor, Monier, Minero, Manner, Mainer, Mineiro, Monroe.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.