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

Minot, 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 Minot surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Minot in America

Minot is the 54752nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Minot surname appeared 376 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Minot.

We can also compare 2010 data for Minot 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 Minot

The surname Minot originated in Normandy, France during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French word "minot" meaning a small dry measure or bushel used for grains and seeds. The earliest records of the name date back to the 11th century in the region of Normandy.

The name Minot can be traced to the Norman nobility, with one of the earliest recorded bearers being Raoul Minot, a Norman knight who fought alongside William the Conqueror during the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. Raoul Minot is mentioned in the Domesday Book, a survey of landholdings commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086.

Another notable bearer of the name was Jean Minot, a 14th-century French poet and chronicler from Arras, who wrote a series of poems celebrating the military victories of King Edward III of England during the Hundred Years' War. Jean Minot lived from approximately 1315 to 1370.

In England, the Minot surname is also associated with the village of Minott in Gloucestershire, which likely derived its name from a Norman landowner or settler bearing the surname. One of the earliest recorded English bearers of the name was William Minot, who lived in Gloucestershire in the 13th century.

During the Middle Ages, the surname was also found in various spellings, including Minault, Minnot, and Minnett, reflecting regional variations in pronunciation and spelling conventions. Notable bearers of these variations include Sir John Minault, a 14th-century English knight and landowner, and Sir Thomas Minnett, a 15th-century English nobleman and Member of Parliament.

In the United States, one of the earliest bearers of the Minot surname was John Minot, who was born in England in 1606 and immigrated to Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th century. His descendants went on to establish prominent families in New England, including the Minot family of Boston.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Minot

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

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

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