Explore the Family Name Mings

The meaning of Mings

English: variant of Ming 1, with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

The surname 'Mings' has seen a decrease in its popularity in the United States between the years 2000 and 2010, as evidenced by data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the surname ranked 23,037 in terms of popularity, but it fell to 26,549 in 2010, which is a decline of 15.25 percent. Similarly, the total count of people with the Mings surname decreased from 1,036 to 918 during the same period, marking an 11.39 percent decrease. The proportion of the name per 100,000 residents also saw a decline from 0.38 to 0.31, which is an 18.42 percent decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,037	#26,549	-15.25%
Count	1,036	918	-11.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.31	-18.42%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mings

In terms of ethnicity, based on information from the Decennial U.S. Census, changes were observed over the decade from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White increased slightly from 83.88 percent to 85.73 percent. Interestingly, the data shows new ethnic identities appearing in 2010 that were not present in 2000, such as Asian/Pacific Islander at 0.54 percent and Hispanic at 1.42 percent. There was a decrease in those claiming two or more races from 2.03 percent to 1.53 percent, and a marginal decrease in those identifying as Black from 10.23 percent to 10.02 percent. The most significant change was a decrease among those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, dropping from 1.93 percent in 2000 to 0.76 percent in 2010, a 60.62 percent reduction.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.88%	85.73%	2.21%
Black	10.23%	10.02%	-2.05%
Two or More Races	2.03%	1.53%	-24.63%
Hispanic	0%	1.42%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.93%	0.76%	-60.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.54%	0%