Minot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Minot family

The surname Minot was first found in Kent where Peter Mignot, Minnot was listed in the Pipe Rolls of 1191 and 1201. Later, Robert Mignot, Minot was found in Oxfordshire in 1232 and 1237. About a century later, Nicholas Mynyot was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. 1 The family is thought to come from Cotes du Nord in Normandy. 2

Thomas Minot, also spelt Mynot or Mynyot (1349-1375) was an English-born judge and cleric in fourteenth-century Ireland. He was born in Nothorpe, Lincolnshire moving to Seaton, Rutland in 1351. He was Archbishop of Dublin from 1363 to 1375 and is best remembered for his extensive restoration works to St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. Minot's Tower is so named for his efforts.

Early History of the Minot family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Minot research. Another 156 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1043, 1172, 1180, 1191, 1201, 1401, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1534 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Minot History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Minot Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mignot, Minot, Miniot, Minnot, Minnitt, Minett, Minitt, Minet, Mignott, Mynett, Minette, Minnett, Minard, Minaud, Miniot, Miniott, Mynott, Mynot, Minott, Minot and many more.

Early Notables of the Minot family

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Minot Ranking

France, the name Minot is the 2,718^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 3

Migration of the Minot family to Ireland

Some of the Minot family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 93 words (7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Minot migration to the United States +

Minot Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

George Minot, who settled in Boston in 1620
James Minot, who landed in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1628 4
Martha Minot, who settled in Nantucket, Massachusetts in 1630
George Minot, who landed in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1630 4
Stephen Minot, who landed in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1631 4
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Minot Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Mr. Minot, who settled in Boston in 1769
Jonas C Minot, who arrived in Ohio in 1798 4

Minot Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Catherine Minot, aged 35, settled in Bristol, Rhode Island with her three children in 1822
John Minot, who settled in Philadelphia in 1878

Contemporary Notables of the name Minot (post 1700) +

George Richards Minot (1885-1950), American physiologist who received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1934
William Amory Gardner Minot (1916-1963), American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1956, 1960; Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1959 5
Stephen Minot, American politician, Representative from Connecticut 6th District, 1966 6
Josiah Minot, American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Attorney for New Hampshire, 1847-50; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1860 6
James Minot, American politician, Member of New Hampshire State Senate 11th District, 1827-28 6
Edgar H. Minot, American Republican politician, Mayor of Saco, Maine, 1918-20 6
Stephen Minot, American educator, Trinity College, Connecticut
Jean-Louis Toussaint Minot, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 6
Minot S. Desmond, American politician, Delegate to New Hampshire State Constitutional Convention from Manchester 2nd Ward, 1948 7

Sources +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, April 29) Jean-Louis Minot. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2017, April 12) Minot Desmond. Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html