Explore the Family Name Mindlin

The meaning of Mindlin

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from the Yiddish personal name Mindle, a pet form of Mine (see Mindel). It is formed with the Slavic possessive suffix -in. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Zelik. Russian Mikhail, Boris, Efim, Genady, Leonid, Vladimir.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mindlin has seen some fluctuations over a decade. In 2000, it ranked 60,706 in terms of prevalence and slightly increased to 62,714 by 2010, marking a decrease in popularity by 3.31%. Despite the drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased from 310 to 319 during the same time period, indicating a growth of 2.9%. The proportion per 100k people remained constant at 0.11 in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,706	#62,714	-3.31%
Count	310	319	2.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mindlin

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of those with the Mindlin surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight decrease from 96.45% to 95.61%. During this period, there was a notable increase in the percentage identifying as Hispanic, from 2.90% to 4.08%, representing a change of 40.69%. The percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at 0.00% in both years, suggesting no individuals with the Mindlin surname identified with these ethnicities during the census periods.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.45%	95.61%	-0.87%
Hispanic	2.9%	4.08%	40.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%