The Mineo surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,366 people carried this name — #19,716 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 217,400 people counted. That is down 5% from 1,440 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Mineo surname
A surname transferred from the place name.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Mineo» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 273 people named Mineo live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 212 people named Mineo.
Most of them — 182 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Seine-Saint-Denis.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 133 people named Mineo live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
41 people named Mineo live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Mineo,
with a public archive behind them.
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Alfred Mineo 1880–1930 · criminal -
Gianni Mineo 1921–1987 · partisan -
Gianni Mineo 1921–1987 · partisan
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Carlo Mineo 1703–1771 · Catholic priest
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Corradino Mineo 1875–1960 · mathematician
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Corradino Mineo 1875–1960 · mathematician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mineo.
- Minck 280 · U.S. census
- Minder 1,429 · U.S. census
- Mine 303 · U.S. census
- Mineau 459 · U.S. census
- Minella 529 · U.S. census
- Minelli 487 · U.S. census
- Minet 196 · U.S. census
- Minette 308 · U.S. census
- Minetti 441 · U.S. census
- Mingo 4,899 · U.S. census
- Minguez 272 · U.S. census
- Mini 515 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Mineo is.
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