How common is the surname Miner?

21,439 people in the United States had the surname Miner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,401 Americans. It ranked 1,683rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Miner?

Rachel Miner, American actress, followed by Steve Miner.

Where is the surname Miner most common?

Wikidata records people named Miner in the United States.

Is the surname Miner getting more or less common?

More common. 20,627 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,439 in 2010, up 3.9%.

The surname Miner

A surname, carried by 21,439 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). Miner is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 21,439 people named Miner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,401 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,627.

#1,683

rank among US surnames

21,439

people in 2010

7.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,597)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,674	Siegel	21,536	14,336
#1,675	Hankins	21,532	14,339
#1,676	Raines	21,518	14,348
#1,677	Thacker	21,512	14,352
#1,678	Sadler	21,504	14,358
#1,679	Sotelo	21,455	14,390
#1,681	Cote	21,446	14,396

Who is named Miner

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

87% of people named Miner identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Miners

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rachel Miner
American actress, born 1980
Steve Miner
American director and producer, born 1951
Jay Miner
American electrical engineer (1932–1994)
Harold Miner
American basketball player (born 1971)
Kate Miner
American actress, born 1984
Jan Miner
American actress (1917-2004)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Miner

Miner 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 Miner?: 21,439 people in the United States had the surname Miner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,401 Americans. It ranked 1,683rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Miner?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Miner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Miner?: Rachel Miner, American actress, followed by Steve Miner.
Where is the surname Miner most common?: Wikidata records people named Miner in the United States.
Is the surname Miner getting more or less common?: More common. 20,627 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,439 in 2010, up 3.9%.