How common is the surname Minner?

2,027 people in the United States had the surname Minner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,316 Americans. It ranked 14,669th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Minner?

Ruth Ann Minner, American politician and businesswoman (1935–2021).

Where is the surname Minner most common?

Wikidata records people named Minner in the United States.

Is the surname Minner getting more or less common?

More common. 1,935 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,027 in 2010, up 4.8%.

The surname Minner

A surname, carried by 2,027 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). Minner is more common than 91% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,027 people named Minner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 152,316 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,935.

#14,669

rank among US surnames

2,027

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #14,226)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,662	Brault	2,029	152,166
#14,667	Darst	2,028	152,241
#14,669	Minner	2,027	152,316

Who is named Minner

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

81% of people named Minner identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Minners

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ruth Ann Minner
American politician and businesswoman (1935–2021)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Minner

Minner 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 Minner?: 2,027 people in the United States had the surname Minner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,316 Americans. It ranked 14,669th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Minner?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Minner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Minner?: Ruth Ann Minner, American politician and businesswoman (1935–2021).
Where is the surname Minner most common?: Wikidata records people named Minner in the United States.
Is the surname Minner getting more or less common?: More common. 1,935 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,027 in 2010, up 4.8%.