Explore the Family Name Mincer

The meaning of Mincer

1. Jewish (from Poland): Polish-influenced variant of Mintzer ‘moneyer’. 2. English: perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a butcher, a cook, or a warrior, from a derivative of Middle English mince(n) ‘to mince, to cut into small pieces’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mincer's popularity has seen a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 37,480th most common surname in the United States, falling to the 40,204th spot by 2010, representing a decrease of approximately 7.27%. The total count of individuals with this surname also saw a minor decrease from 559 in 2000 to 545 in 2010, a change of -2.5%. The proportion of the population with the Mincer surname per 100,000 people fell by 14.29% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,480	#40,204	-7.27%
Count	559	545	-2.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.18	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mincer

Looking at the ethnic identity of the Mincers according to the Decennial U.S. Census, there is a predominance of White ethnicity, accounting for 83.54% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 82.20% in 2010. There was an increase in the Black ethnicity representation from 12.16% to 14.13% over the decade. Individuals identifying as of two or more races decreased from 1.61% to 0.92%. Similarly, those identifying as Hispanic decreased from 2.50% to 1.83%. The Asian/Pacific Islander category showed some presence in 2010 with 0.92%, while there were no individuals who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.54%	82.2%	-1.6%
Black	12.16%	14.13%	16.2%
Hispanic	2.5%	1.83%	-26.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.92%	0%
Two or More Races	1.61%	0.92%	-42.86%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%