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    The surname Minot

    A surname, carried by 376 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈmaɪnɒt/ 2 syllables Soundex M530

    Minot: #54,752 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Minot #54,752, 376 people Minot: #54,752 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Minot #54,752, 376 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Minot is more common than 66.3% of them.

    Origin

    The North Dakota city is named after Henry Minot (1859–1890), American ornithologist and railroad executive.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 376 people named Minot in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 821,132 Americans. That is down 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 426.

    #54,752
    rank among US surnames
    376
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    -11.7%
    change since 2000 (was #46,944)

    Who is named Minot

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

    86% of people named Minot identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 86%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.8%
    • Two or more races 3.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Minots

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • George Minot
      American physician (1885-1950)
    • Charles Sedgwick Minot
      American anatomist (1852–1914)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Minot

    Minot has the Soundex code M530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M530.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Minot come from?
    The North Dakota city is named after Henry Minot (1859–1890), American ornithologist and railroad executive.
    How common is the surname Minot?
    376 people in the United States had the surname Minot in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 821,132 Americans. It ranked 54,752nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Minot?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Minot identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Minot?
    George Minot, American physician (1885-1950), followed by Charles Sedgwick Minot.
    Where is the surname Minot most common?
    Wikidata records people named Minot in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Minot?
    Minot is /ˈmaɪnɒt/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Minot getting more or less common?
    Less common. 426 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 376 in 2010, down 12%.