The Miner surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 21,439 people carried this name — #1,683 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 13,800 people counted. That is up 4% from 20,627 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Miner surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as an occupational name: ‘the miner’.

An early record he cites: Nicholaus Mynyot, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

His entry covers Miner and Minor.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 535 · public domain.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 349 people named Miner 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 map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 250
Mendoza 36
Formosa 24
Chaco 20
City of Buenos Aires 19

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

70 people named Miner have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 91 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Lower Silesian 19
Masovian 16
Greater Poland 16
West Pomeranian 9
Holy Cross 8
Silesian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 33 people named Miner.

Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Nord.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Nord 10
Paris 7
Pas-de-Calais 5
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 3
Lot-et-Garonne 2
Oise 2
Var 1
Aisne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

200 families named Miner, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 1,068 people lived in those households, 5.3 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 5 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Connecticut 123
New York 16
Vermont 14
Virginia 13
New Hampshire 8
Massachusetts 7
Maryland 5
North Carolina 5
Pennsylvania 4
South Carolina 3
Rhode Island 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 254 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Miner in American newspapers,
1902–1905.

Newspaper page from Fergus County Argus carrying the name Miner
Fergus County Argus 1905-08-01
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Miner
New-york Tribune 1902-07-13
Newspaper page from The Sea Coast Echo carrying the name Miner
The Sea Coast Echo 1902-05-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,219 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Miner in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

8,793 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Miner. The most, 1,384, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Victoria, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 3,511
Victoria 2,489
Queensland 1,050
South Australia 911
Western Australia 607
Tasmania 152
ACT (Canberra) 44
Northern Territory 18

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Miner.

Who carried it

People named Miner,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Rufus Miner d. 1760
  • Margaret Miner d. 2024
  • Julia Lucinda Moore d. 1894
  • Rebecca Miner 1672–1747
  • Mary Miner 1705–
  • Hannah Miner 1712–1792

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Miner,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States2,367 records

2,367 records of the Miner name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 727
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 668
  • Other U.S. records 972
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Steven Jay Miner

    Born 1947; from Portland, Oregon. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Kontum, South Vietnam. Buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Carlyle Miner

    Born 1920 in Michigan. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois; driver from Calhoun County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1984, buried at Fort Custer National Cemetery, Michigan.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Josef Miner

    Arrived at New York in 1907 aboard the Patricia from Hamburg, aged 20; farm laborer. From Sakelow, Russia.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 2,367 records for Miner in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands301 records

301 records of the Miner name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 175
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 123
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 3
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Nicolaas Miner

    Married in 1881 in Amsterdam; painter. Died 1940 in Nieuwer-Amstel, aged 83.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Catrina Petronella Miner

    Married in 1924 in Amersfoort. Died 1933 in Hilversum, aged 30.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Elisabeth Miner

    Born 1861 in 's-Hertogenbosch. Died 1918 in 's-Hertogenbosch.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 301 records for Miner in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada167 records

167 records of the Miner name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 152
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 6
  • Other Canadian records 9
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William O. Miner

    Died 1960, aged 73; buried at Transcona Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Roswell S. Miner

    Died 1926 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record George Denison Miner

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 167 records for Miner in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia100 records

100 records of the Miner name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 80
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 9
  • Other Australian records 11
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Harriet Miner

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Asia, sailing from London in 1847. Native of Worcester, Worcestershire.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Miner

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Rhea Sylvia, as an infant; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Peter Miner

    Former fruiterer of Geelong, Victoria; died 1949.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 100 records for Miner in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

France22 records

22 records of the Miner name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jeanne Marie Miner

    Born 1897 in Urrugne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques); died 1978 in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Pierre Leon Francois Miner

    Born 1914 in Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis); died 1996 in Eaubonne (Val-d'Oise).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jacqueline Agnes Miner

    Born 1909 in Paris; died 1996 in Romorantin-Lanthenay (Loir-et-Cher).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 22 records for Miner in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Germany7 records

7 records of the Miner name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Stanislaus Miner

    Born 1887; from Zyrow, Schildberg. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 4 December 1918 (Grenadier Regiment No. 2).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Aegidius Miner

    From Kochlow, Kempen. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 22 January 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 7).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hermann Miner

    From Rogaszyce, Posen. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 8 July 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 185).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Miner in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Miner name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record R. Miner

    Ustralian Machine Gun Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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