How common is the surname Minsky?

690 people in the United States had the surname Minsky in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 447,457 Americans. It ranked 33,164th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Minsky?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Minsky identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Minsky?

Marvin Minsky, American cognitive scientist (1927-2016), followed by Hyman Minsky.

Where is the surname Minsky most common?

Wikidata records people named Minsky in the United States.

Is the surname Minsky getting more or less common?

Less common. 701 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 690 in 2010, down 1.6%.

The surname Minsky

A surname, carried by 690 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Minsky is more common than 79.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 690 people named Minsky in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 447,457 Americans. That is down 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 701.

#33,164

rank among US surnames

690

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-1.6%

change since 2000 (was #31,271)

Who is named Minsky

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

96% of people named Minsky identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Minskys

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marvin Minsky
American cognitive scientist (1927-2016)
Hyman Minsky
American economist (1919–1996)
Terri Minsky
American television producer and writer, born 1901
Irving Mills
American music publisher, singer, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter (1894-1985)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Minsky

Minsky has the Soundex code M520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M520.

Questions

How common is the surname Minsky?: 690 people in the United States had the surname Minsky in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 447,457 Americans. It ranked 33,164th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Minsky?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Minsky identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Minsky?: Marvin Minsky, American cognitive scientist (1927-2016), followed by Hyman Minsky.
Where is the surname Minsky most common?: Wikidata records people named Minsky in the United States.
Is the surname Minsky getting more or less common?: Less common. 701 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 690 in 2010, down 1.6%.