How common is the surname Mingus?

1,803 people in the United States had the surname Mingus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 171,240 Americans. It ranked 16,064th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Mingus?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Mingus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Mingus?

Charles Mingus, American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader (1922–1979).

Where is the surname Mingus most common?

Wikidata records people named Mingus in the United States.

Is the surname Mingus getting more or less common?

More common. 1,746 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,803 in 2010, up 3.3%.

The surname Mingus

A surname, carried by 1,803 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M522

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mingus is more common than 90.1% of them.

Origin

Possibly a variant of Menzies.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,803 people named Mingus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 171,240 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,746.

#16,064

rank among US surnames

1,803

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #15,413)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,059	Hartig	1,805	171,050
#16,060	Saylors	1,804	171,145
#16,064	Ochsner	1,803	171,240
#16,071	Vales	1,802	171,335

Who is named Mingus

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

92% of people named Mingus identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Minguss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles Mingus
American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader (1922–1979)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mingus

Mingus has the Soundex code M522, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M522.

Questions

Where does the surname Mingus come from?: Possibly a variant of Menzies.
How common is the surname Mingus?: 1,803 people in the United States had the surname Mingus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 171,240 Americans. It ranked 16,064th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mingus?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Mingus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Mingus?: Charles Mingus, American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader (1922–1979).
Where is the surname Mingus most common?: Wikidata records people named Mingus in the United States.
Is the surname Mingus getting more or less common?: More common. 1,746 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,803 in 2010, up 3.3%.