Show ContentsMinke Surname History

Etymology of Minke

What does the name Minke mean?

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

Minke 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.


Minke migration to the United States +



Minke Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Christine Minke, who landed in Galveston, Tex in 1850 1
  • Conrad Minke, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1856 1


  1. 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)


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