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

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

One who worked in a mine; a soldier who undermines a fortress.

A form of the Miner. The occupation.

Perhaps a latinization; but more likely a mis-spelling of 'Miner.'.

Family name is variant form of Mynors. The name is traceable to temp. Edward II at Treago, county of Hereford, the present residence of the family. There is a tradition of the patriarch of the race having come from Normandy with the Conqueror, and Mynors occurs in one of the lists called the Battel Abbey Roll. B.L.G.

How popular is Minor?

Minor is common in Pakistan, United States, Mexico, Philippines, Germany, Canada, Russia, Argentina, England, Poland, Sri Lanka, France, Liberia, Australia.

Minor is ranked 3795 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Minor bearers increased by 3.6 per cent in 2010 US census to 30702 since 2000, the surname slipped by 67 spots and ranked at 1145. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 55 57.59
Black 37.16 36.61
Hispanic or Latino 4.21 3.17
Others 2.39 1.71
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.81 0.55
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.43 0.37
Minor is quite popular family name mostly used in Pakistan while Marshall Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 147776 people have been found who wears Minor as their family name. Minor is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Minor:
262 Pakistan95,009
1,105 United States39,379
Countries with thousands of Minor:
2,070 Mexico3,685
5,638 Philippines2,761
7,345 Germany1,416
4,166 Canada1,150
Countries with hundreds of Minor:
19,641 Russia828
5,365 Argentina680
11,010 England530
11,426 Poland521
7,441 Sri Lanka292
55,761 France177
2,863 Liberia148
20,044 Australia131
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
21,508 Kazakhstan73
25,390 Romania73
3,432 Bahrain73
5,897 Dominican Republic69
9,834 Denmark54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
156,404 Indonesia49
10,676 Kuwait39
44,765 Netherlands38
145,792 Brazil36
17,423 United Arab Emirates36
39,690 Malaysia34
388 Marshall Islands33
41,070 Belgium30
267,220 Thailand29
8,545 Wales28
11,714 Afghanistan23
27,273 Switzerland23
11,536 Qatar22
42,756 Belarus22
1,143 Guam21
102,225 Iran21
103,459 South Africa21
21,878 New Zealand20
461,117 India18
35,830 Hungary16
16,471 Scotland14
18,211 Singapore13
12,642 Taiwan12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
7,200 China10
73,605 Sweden10
4,667 Costa Rica8
51,431 Kenya7
52,732 Kyrgyzstan7
10,051 Panama6
328,556 Ukraine6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 21 years old Anne Minor who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on June 1, 1846 by Maine put out from Liverpool. Ellen Minor, aged 1 year old, Mary Minor (40) Spinster, Margaret Minor, aged 40, 19 years old Elizabeth Minor, 30 years old Alley Minor, are others that migrated to US.

From Germany

Maria Minor from Germany aboard the Zampa from Havre on May 27, 1850. She is registered to be 3 years old when she arrived in USA. Ch. Minor (27) Laborer, Baker Fr. Minor, Wilh. Minor, aged 34, Catharine Minor (27), 24 years old Elisabeth Minor, 64 years old Johann Minor, 33 years old Philipp Minor, Clerk F.F. Minor, and 9 other Minor around 41.67% of whom were laborer while others worked as farmer migrated to US from Bremen, Hamburg, Havre and Antwerp.

Minor Namesakes

  • Macrianus Minor, Roman usurper
  • Marcus Aemilius Lepidus Minor, only child of triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
  • Halsey Minor, technology entrepreneur who founded CNET in 1994
  • Valerianus Minor, son of the Roman Emperor Valerian and his second wife Cornelia Gallonia; his half-brother was Gallienus
  • Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor, Roman Senator
  • George Minor, American composer
  • Rüdiger Rainer Minor, German Bishop of the United Methodist Church
  • Robert Minor, political cartoonist, a radical journalist, and
  • Cicero Minor, son of Marcus Tullius Cicero,
  • Annia Cornificia Faustina Minor, daughter of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and his wife
  • Virginia Minor, American women's suffrage activist
  • Antonia Minor, younger of two daughters of Mark Antony and Octavia Minor
  • William Chester Minor, American army surgeon and one of the largest contributors of quotations to the 'Oxford English Dictionary'
  • Robert Crannell Minor, American artist
  • Fort Minor, American hip hop side project of Mike Shinoda,
  • Jerry Minor, American actor
  • Ethel Minor, political figure and civil rights activist
  • Greg Minor, American basketball coach and a former NBA basketball player
  • Travis Minor, former American football running back
  • John B. Minor, American jurist
  • Ryan Minor, American former professional baseball third baseman and college basketball player and current manager for the Frederick Keys
  • Claudie Minor, former tackle in the National Football League
  • Elliot Minor, rock band from York, England
  • Gerry Minor, former professional ice hockey player
  • Edward S. Minor, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
  • Thomas Minor, founder of New London and Stonington, Connecticut
  • Robert Lee Minor, African-American stunt performer

Minor Namesakes

  • Macrianus Minor, Roman usurper
  • Marcus Aemilius Lepidus Minor, only child of triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
  • Halsey Minor, technology entrepreneur who founded CNET in 1994
  • Valerianus Minor, son of the Roman Emperor Valerian and his second wife Cornelia Gallonia; his half-brother was Gallienus
  • Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor, Roman Senator
  • George Minor, American composer
  • Rüdiger Rainer Minor, German Bishop of the United Methodist Church
  • Robert Minor, political cartoonist, a radical journalist, and
  • Cicero Minor, son of Marcus Tullius Cicero,
  • Annia Cornificia Faustina Minor, daughter of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and his wife
  • Virginia Minor, American women's suffrage activist
  • Antonia Minor, younger of two daughters of Mark Antony and Octavia Minor
  • William Chester Minor, American army surgeon and one of the largest contributors of quotations to the 'Oxford English Dictionary'
  • Robert Crannell Minor, American artist
  • Fort Minor, American hip hop side project of Mike Shinoda,
  • Jerry Minor, American actor
  • Ethel Minor, political figure and civil rights activist
  • Greg Minor, American basketball coach and a former NBA basketball player
  • Travis Minor, former American football running back
  • John B. Minor, American jurist
  • Ryan Minor, American former professional baseball third baseman and college basketball player and current manager for the Frederick Keys
  • Claudie Minor, former tackle in the National Football League
  • Elliot Minor, rock band from York, England
  • Gerry Minor, former professional ice hockey player
  • Edward S. Minor, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
  • Thomas Minor, founder of New London and Stonington, Connecticut
  • Robert Lee Minor, African-American stunt performer

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