Mink Surname History

Origins Available:
England
Ukraine

The Mink surname is derived from the given name Minkus, which is a pet form of the Germanic personal name "Meingoz," which means "strong."

Mink Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mina, Minai, Minaiev, Minailenko, Miniuk, Minik, Minitsky, Minnitsky, Minnicky, Minovsky, Minon, Minchak, Minchuk, Minchik, Min, Mink, Minkovich, Minko, Minkovsky, Minka, Minenko, Minich and many more.

Mink Ranking

In the United States, the name Mink is the 5,026^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Mink migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mink Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Anders Classon Mink, who arrived in Delaware in 1641 2
Anders Mink, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1693 2
Paul Mink, who landed in Delaware in 1693 2

Mink Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hans Hendrig Mink, who landed in New York in 1709 2
Hendrig Mink, who arrived in New York in 1709 2

Mink Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry Mink, aged 40, who landed in Missouri in 1840 2
John Henry Mink, aged 28, who landed in Missouri in 1845 2
John C Mink, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1854 2
Peter Mink, who landed in Mobile County, Ala in 1855 2
R B Mink, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1860 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Mink (post 1700) +

Ken Paul Mink (b. 1935), American who, at the age of 73, is believed to be the oldest person ever to score in a college basketball game
Graham Christian Mink (b. 1979), American former professional ice hockey winger
Douglas John Mink (b. 1951), (now Jessica Mink) is an American software developer and a data archivist
Jessica Mink (b. 1951), (formerly Douglas John Mink) is an American software developer and a data archivist
James Mink, American son of a freed American slave who became a millionaire in Toronto, Canada in the 1850s, his daughter Mary married an American and was sold into slavery to be later rescued by her father, inspiration of the movie Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Louis O. Mink (1921-1983), American philosopher of history
Patsy Matsu Takemoto Mink (1927-2002), American politician, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (1977-1978)
Oscar Gorton Mink (1930-2004), American professor of curriculum studies in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Texas at Austin
Olivér Mink (b. 1970), Hungarian football coach and former player
Paule Mink (1839-1901), born Adèle Paulina Mekarska, was a French feminist and socialist revolutionary of Polish descent
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)