Mina Surname History

Origins Available:
Ukraine

Etymology of Mina

What does the name Mina mean?

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

Mina 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.

Mina Ranking

the United States, the name Mina is the 17,232^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Mina migration to the United States +

Mina Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Cristobal De Mina, who landed in America in 1828 2
F E Y Mina, aged 26, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1836 2
Anton Mina, aged 23, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1848 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Mina (post 1700) +

Michael Mina (b. 1969), American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author
Francesco Minà -Palumbo (1814-1899), Italian naturalist who made the first significant studies of the natural history of Sicily
Gianni Minà (1938-2023), Italian journalist, writer, magazine editor, and television host
Zeina Mina (b. 1963), Lebanese Olympic athlete, she competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Yerry Fernando Mina González (b. 1994), Colombian professional footballer
Denise Mina (b. 1966), Scottish crime writer and playwright
Mina Popovic (b. 1994), Serbian volleyball player
Mina Van Winkle (1875-1933), American crusading social worker, suffragist and groundbreaking police lieutenant
Mina Rawa (b. 2017), Holocaust survivor

Sources +

"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)