# Minogue (surname)

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

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,260 |
| US rank (2010) | 20,910 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 245,036 people |
| Change since 2000 | +11% (1,135 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /mɪˈnoʊɡ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Muineog (“descendant of Muineog”), a variant of Manóg, a personal name derived from a diminutive form of manach (“monk”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Minogue 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Minogue in the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Minogue

- Kylie Minogue, Australian singer and actress (born 1968)
- Dannii Minogue, Australian singer and actress

## Similar surnames

Mingo, Ming, Monge, Mincey, Munoz, Muniz, Mims, Means, Manzo, Munguia, Monk, Monaco.

## 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.