# Minto (surname)

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

A habitational surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,802 |
| US rank (2010) | 16,071 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 171,335 people |
| Change since 2000 | +36% (1,324 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɪntoʊ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Refers to the Minto Hills near the Scottish village. A pleonastic compound of Cumbric *mïnïδ (“mountain”), from Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”), and Old English hōh (“hill spur, promontory”), from Proto-Germanic *hanhaz (“heel”), from Proto-Indo-European *kenk-, *kemǝk- (“joint, legbone”). The latter element was added after the meaning of the former had become obscure. Recorded as Munethov in 1166 and Mynetowe in 1296.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Minto 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) | 70% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Similar surnames

Minott, Minot, Myint, Montoya, Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammed, Mundy, Mount, Mohammad, Mahmood, Monday.

## 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.