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Min

in Illinois

There are 183 people with the last name "Min" in Illinois.

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Min 6,147
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  1. is 6,143rd most common Leek
  2. is 6,144th most common Mackie
  3. is 6,145th most common Malave
  4. is 6,146th most common Micek
  5. is 6,147th most common Min
  6. is 6,148th most common Nicholls
  7. is 6,149th most common Peden
  8. is 6,150th most common Pluta
  9. is 6,151st most common Ruggles

Similar Names and Nicknames

Man, Mun, Mon, Men, Mem, Mam, Mom, Mum, Mim, Mwm

Most Common First Names for Min

Byung, Jung, James, Kyung, David, Hye, Kristen, Kyoung, Moses, Namhong

Meaning & History

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Min

Korean: there is only one Chinese character used for the Min surname. There is a legend that the Min clan's founding ancestor, Ch’ing-do, was a descendant of Ch’a kŏn, one of the ten disciples of Confucius. Ch’ing-do, an emissary from China to the Koryŏ kingdom, decided to stay and settled in the Yŏhŭng area. The surname Min can be found throughout Korea, but it is particularly concentrated in Chŏlla and Kyŏngsang provinces.

Chinese 闵 the source of this name was the character's former meaning, ‘sympathy for those who die young’. The descendants of various people who died young adopted Min as their surname.

Dutch: nickname from Middle Dutch minne ‘beloved’, ‘sweetheart’.

Dutch: from a reduced form of the personal name Dominicus (see Dominick).

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