Explore the Family Name Mynes

The meaning of Mynes

1. English: variant of Minns. This form of the surname is rare in Britain and Ireland. Compare Mines 2. 2. Perhaps also an Americanized form of German Meins. Compare Mines 1. 3. Perhaps also Dutch: variant, archaic or Americanized, of Mijnes, a patronymic from the personal name Meine, from ancient Germanic magin ‘strength, might’ (see Mein).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mynes experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Specifically, its rank fell by 1.07 percent, moving from 52,289 to 52,851. Despite this dip in ranking, the total count of individuals with the Mynes surname increased by 5.09 percent during the same period, growing from 373 to 392. However, this growth didn't translate into an increased proportion per 100,000 people, which instead dropped by 7.14 percent from 0.14 to 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,289	#52,851	-1.07%
Count	373	392	5.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mynes

The ethnicity of those bearing the Mynes surname, as per the Decennial U.S. Census, was predominantly White in both 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Whites with this surname decreased slightly by 2.20 percent from 96.51 in 2000 to 94.39 in 2010. The census also showed a small emergence of Hispanics within the Mynes population, registering at 3.32 percent in 2010. There were no recorded percentages for the Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.51%	94.39%	-2.2%
Hispanic	0%	3.32%	0%
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%