# Minsky (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 690 |
| US rank (2010) | 33,164 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 447,457 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.6% (701 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Minsky 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) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Minsky in the United States.

## People named Minsky

- Marvin Minsky, American cognitive scientist (1927-2016)
- Hyman Minsky, American economist (1919–1996)
- Terri Minsky, American television producer and writer
- Irving Mills, American music publisher, singer, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter (1894-1985)

## Similar surnames

Minnick, Mink, Mincey, Mains, Ming, Minnis, Mines, Minick, Minks, Minshew, Mincy, Minas.

## 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.