Minne is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Minne
No. of characters: 5
Origin: England
Meaning:

The Minne is variant form of the Mean. Perhaps from East or West Meon in Hampshire. At the time of the introduction of surnames the adjective mean, as referring to sordidness of character, was unknown.

Surname Minne is form of Mims. One who came from Mimms whose origin is obscure, the name of places in Hertfordshire and Middlesex.

Lastname is a variant form of Mence. This old Worcestershire name, which occurs in the various forms of Mayens, Mauns, Maunce, Menske, Mens, Mense, and Mence, is in all probability derived from the Rhenish city of Mayence or Mentz. Under the name of Mayens the family were owners of land in Ombersley about the year 1327.

How popular is Minne?

Minne is common in Belgium, France, Indonesia, South Africa, United States, Germany.

Minne is ranked 75270 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Minnes plummeted by 25 per cent to 168 since 2000 and slipped by 26981 spots and ranked at 106096. The last name was found in merely 6 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.64 95.54
Minne is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Belgium which signifies that it is originated from Belgium. Around 6524 people have been found who wears Minne as their family name. Minne is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Minne:
545 Belgium2,389
5,253 France1,590
12,312 Indonesia1,082
Countries with hundreds of Minne:
12,911 South Africa506
75,966 United States350
44,202 Germany153
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
25,733 Netherlands94
245,013 India52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
58,335 Argentina47
44,139 Australia43
86,017 Canada31
36,992 Papua New Guinea30
8,378 Mauritania27
29,049 Mexico25
109,658 England17
352,754 Thailand15
37,411 Norway12
8,683 Northern Ireland11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
81,336 Sweden9

Immigrants to US

From Germany

Farmer Joh Minne from Germany aboard the Lorentz from Bremen. He is registered to be 13 years old when he arrived in USA on May 28, 1850. Farmer A. Minne, C. Minne (15) Servant, Elise Minne, aged 21, Eva Minne, aged 24, Johann Minne (27) Laborer, Wilhelm Minne, aged 25, Josefa Minne, aged 33, Pierre Minne, aged 25, are others that migrated to US from Bremen, Bremen & Southampton, Liverpool & Queenstown and Havre.

Minne Namesakes

  • Olivier Minne, Belgian-born French television presenter
  • Stijn Minne, Belgian football defender

Minne Namesakes

  • Olivier Minne, Belgian-born French television presenter
  • Stijn Minne, Belgian football defender

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