Find out how popular the last name Minch is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Minch.

Minch, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Minch surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Minch in America

Minch is the 14775th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Minch surname appeared 2,010 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Minch.

We can also compare 2010 data for Minch to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Minch

The surname Minch is believed to have originated in the regions of modern-day Germany and the Netherlands, likely appearing in the late 14th or early 15th century. It is thought to be derived from the Middle Low German word "minne," meaning love or affection, potentially indicating that the name may have been a nickname or descriptor for someone with a loving or affectionate personality.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Kirchenbücher (church records) of the city of Osnabrück, Germany, in the year 1487, where a certain Hinrich Minch is mentioned. The name is also found in various Dutch records from the 16th century, such as the Rijksarchief (National Archives) of the Netherlands, where a Jan Minch is listed in a document from 1553.

In England, the name appears to have been introduced by Dutch or German immigrants, with one of the earliest examples being a William Minch, who was born in London in 1632, according to parish records. Another notable figure was John Minch, a merchant from Amsterdam who settled in London in the late 17th century and was involved in the East India trade.

The Minch surname has also been associated with several notable individuals throughout history, including Johann Minch (1718-1792), a German composer and organist from Saxony, and Friedrich Minch (1802-1876), a prominent German lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Prussian House of Representatives.

In the United States, one of the earliest recorded individuals with the Minch surname was Jacob Minch, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1747 and served as a private in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Another notable figure was John Minch (1815-1892), an American politician from Ohio who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1869 to 1873.

While the surname Minch is not among the most common in the world, it has a rich history spanning several centuries and has been associated with individuals from various walks of life, from artists and politicians to merchants and soldiers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Minch

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Minch.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Minch was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Minch has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Minch was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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