Explore the Family Name Minion

The meaning of Minion

1. Irish (Tyrone): variant of Moynihan. 2. French: occupational name for a miner, from a diminutive of minier ‘miner’ (see Minier). This surname is very rare in France; in North America it may thus (also) be an altered form of some other similar (like-sounding) French surname, such as Mignon.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Minion' saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 'Minion' was ranked 42,529 in terms of popularity, and by 2010 it had slipped to a rank of 45,026, indicating a change of -5.87%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased marginally from 480 in 2000 to 476 in 2010, marking a change of -0.83%. The proportion per 100,000 people also reduced by 11.11% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,529	#45,026	-5.87%
Count	480	476	-0.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Minion

When considering the ethnicity associated with the surname 'Minion', the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that most bearers of this name identified as white, although this percentage slightly fell from 72.71% in 2000 to 71.01% in 2010. There was a small increase in those identifying as black, from 22.29% in 2000 to 24.16% in 2010. Those who identify as having two or more ethnicities decreased from 3.33% to 2.10%. Interestingly, there was a noticeable growth in the Hispanic identity from 1.25% to 1.89%. However, there were no recorded instances of the name being associated with Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	72.71%	71.01%	-2.34%
Black	22.29%	24.16%	8.39%
Two or More Races	3.33%	2.1%	-36.94%
Hispanic	1.25%	1.89%	51.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%