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Min

in Minnesota

There are 12 people with the last name "Min" in Minnesota.

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Min 45,469
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  1. is 45,465th most common Milliron
  2. is 45,466th most common Milloy
  3. is 45,467th most common Milotzky
  4. is 45,468th most common Mimnaugh
  5. is 45,469th most common Min
  6. is 45,470th most common Minarich
  7. is 45,471st most common Mincke
  8. is 45,472nd most common Miracle
  9. is 45,473rd most common Mireau

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Min

Jie, Beverly, Cheolhong, Eric, Junghee, Keunsik, Kyongdo, Mei, Raddatz

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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