Explore the Family Name Mininger

The meaning of Mininger

German: variant of Meininger.

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

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mininger has seen a modest rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked as the 39,052nd most popular surname in 2000, it moved up slightly to 39,004th place in 2010, indicating a 0.12% increase. The number of individuals bearing this surname also increased during this period, with a count of 531 in 2000 growing to 565 by 2010, a 6.4% rise. However, when considering the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 individuals, there was a slight decrease of 5.0%, falling from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,052	#39,004	0.12%
Count	531	565	6.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mininger

Analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mininger, again drawing from the Decennial U.S. Census, indicates that it is predominantly linked to individuals of White descent. In 2000, 97.18% of individuals with this surname identified as White, but this number slightly decreased to 94.87% in 2010. Representation among other ethnicities remained relatively low or even non-existent. For example, no individuals with the surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. Interestingly, there was a slight emergence of diversity over the decade, with 1.95% of individuals identifying as Hispanic and 2.12% recognizing themselves as belonging to two or more races in 2010, where previously these categories were not represented.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.18%	94.87%	-2.38%
Two or More Races	0%	2.12%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.95%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.88%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%