Explore the Family Name Minasian

The meaning of Minasian

Armenian: patronymic from the personal name Minas. This form of the surname is found mainly in the US and Iran. Some characteristic forenames: Armenian Armen, Minas, Raffi, Ara, Garabed, Haig, Karnig, Norik, Sarkis, Agop, Antranig, Arakel.

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How common is the last name Minasian in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Minasian has seen a gradual increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 25,242nd in the United States, but by 2010 it had risen to 24,736th place, representing a 2% increase. The overall count of people with this surname also grew from 921 to 1,008 during the same period, marking an approximately 9.45% rise. However, the proportion of individuals with the surname Minasian per 100,000 remained constant at 0.34.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,242	#24,736	2%
Count	921	1,008	9.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.34	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Minasian

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Minasian identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with the percentage rising from 88.27% to 93.15%. The Asian/Pacific Islander representation decreased slightly from 0.98% to 0.89%. There was a significant decline in those identifying with two or more races, dropping from 7.71% to just 2.58%. The Hispanic representation in this group increased by 30.10%, from 2.06% to 2.68%. Meanwhile, no individuals with the surname Minasian identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.27%	93.15%	5.53%
Hispanic	2.06%	2.68%	30.1%
Two or More Races	7.71%	2.58%	-66.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.98%	0.89%	-9.18%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%