Explore the Family Name Minturn

The meaning of Minturn

English: variant of Mintern, a habitational name from Minterne in Dorset, named in Old English as the ‘mint house’, from minte ‘mint’ (the herb) + ærn ‘house, dwelling’. This form of the surname is rare in Britain.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Minturn experienced a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 41,657 in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it fell to rank 42,937, marking a decrease of 3.07%. However, the actual count of individuals with the Minturn surname increased slightly from 492 in 2000 to 504 in 2010, indicating a growth of 2.44%. Therefore, although the ranking dropped, the proportion per 100,000 people only saw a minor decrease of -5.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,657	#42,937	-3.07%
Count	492	504	2.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Minturn

On the aspect of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that a majority of individuals with the Minturn surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a small decline in this group over the decade (-1.37%). Interestingly, there was no representation from the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native groups in either year. Notably, the data demonstrated an increase in those identifying with two or more ethnicities, rising from 1.63% in 2000 to 2.18% in 2010, which signifies a change of 33.74%. The census of 2010 also marked the first time Hispanics were recorded under this surname, making up 0.99% of the Minturns.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.36%	96.03%	-1.37%
Two or More Races	1.63%	2.18%	33.74%
Hispanic	0%	0.99%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%