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

Minick, 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 Minick surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Minick in America

Minick is the 11709th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Minick surname appeared 2,677 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 Minick.

We can also compare 2010 data for Minick 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 Minick

The surname Minick is believed to have originated in Germany, where it was initially spelled as "Minnich" or "Minneck". It is derived from the German word "minne", which means "love" or "affection". The name likely emerged during the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Minick can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of historical documents from the Kingdom of Saxony, dated back to the 15th century. The name is mentioned in connection with a landowner named Johann Minnich in the region of Thuringia.

In the 16th century, the name Minick appears in various records from the German states of Bavaria and Württemberg. During this period, it was often associated with families involved in agriculture or viniculture. One notable individual was Hans Minneck, a winemaker from the town of Esslingen, who was born in 1521.

As the name spread across Europe, variations in spelling emerged, such as Minick, Minnick, and Minneck. In the 17th century, the name found its way to the Netherlands, where it was documented in the city of Amsterdam. A merchant named Pieter Minnick, born in 1634, was involved in the Dutch East India Company's trade with Indonesia.

The name Minick also has a presence in the United States, where it was brought by German and Dutch immigrants in the 18th and 19th centuries. One of the earliest recorded instances is that of Johann Minnick, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 from the Palatinate region of Germany.

Some notable individuals with the surname Minick throughout history include:

1. Friedrich Minnick (1768-1842), a German philosopher and theologian from Württemberg.
2. Elizabeth Minick (1815-1887), an American author and poet from Virginia.
3. William Minick (1856-1922), a British engineer and inventor who patented several improvements to steam engines.
4. Hans Minnick (1879-1958), a German artist known for his landscape paintings of the Black Forest region.
5. Robert Minick (1936-2018), an American lawyer and civil rights activist from Louisiana.

The surname Minick has a rich history spanning several centuries, originating from the German language and spreading across Europe and eventually to the United States. Its roots can be traced back to medieval times, and it has been associated with various professions and notable individuals throughout its long and fascinating journey.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Minick

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

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 Minick 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 Minick 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 Minick was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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