How common is the surname Minor?

30,702 people in the United States had the surname Minor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,056 Americans. It ranked 1,145th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Minor?

William Chester Minor, American army surgeon, psychiatric-hospital patient, and lexicographical researcher, followed by Greg Minor.

Where is the surname Minor most common?

Wikidata records people named Minor in the United States and Austria.

Is the surname Minor getting more or less common?

More common. 29,634 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 30,702 in 2010, up 3.6%.

The surname Minor

A surname, carried by 30,702 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). Minor is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 30,702 people named Minor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,056 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 29,634.

#1,145

rank among US surnames

30,702

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,078)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,136	Segura	30,880	9,998
#1,137	Beach	30,867	10,002
#1,138	Castellanos	30,859	10,005
#1,139	Tillman	30,825	10,016
#1,140	Alford	30,771	10,034
#1,141	McLeod	30,769	10,034
#1,143	Mackey	30,749	10,041

Who is named Minor

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

55% of people named Minor identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 55%
Black (not Hispanic) 37%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.2%
Two or more races 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Minors

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Chester Minor
American army surgeon, psychiatric-hospital patient, and lexicographical researcher, 1834–1920
Greg Minor
American basketball player (born 1971)
Deon Minor
American sprinter, born 1973
Robert Minor
American journalist, political cartoonist, 1884–1952
Jakob Minor
Austrian professor (1855-1912)
Ilka Minor
Austrian rally co-driver, born 1975

Notable Minors come mostly from the United States (4) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Minor

Minor 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 Minor?: 30,702 people in the United States had the surname Minor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,056 Americans. It ranked 1,145th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Minor?: In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Minor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Minor?: William Chester Minor, American army surgeon, psychiatric-hospital patient, and lexicographical researcher, followed by Greg Minor.
Where is the surname Minor most common?: Wikidata records people named Minor in the United States and Austria.
Is the surname Minor getting more or less common?: More common. 29,634 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 30,702 in 2010, up 3.6%.