The Minette surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 308 people carried this name — #64,559 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted. That is down 8% from 336 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 317 people named Minette.
9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 36 départements, most often Aisne.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 63 people named Minette 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 Namur.
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.
Who carried it
People named Minette,
with a public archive behind them.
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Charles Minette 1825–1899 · photographer
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Sophie Minette 1855–1924
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Robert Minette 1927–2004 · photographer
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Minette.
- Mine 303 · U.S. census
- Mineau 459 · U.S. census
- Minella 529 · U.S. census
- Minelli 487 · U.S. census
- Mineo 1,366 · U.S. census
- Minet 196 · U.S. census
- Minetti 441 · U.S. census
- Mingo 4,899 · U.S. census
- Minguez 272 · U.S. census
- Mini 515 · U.S. census
- Minier 1,696 · U.S. census
- Minker 233 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Minette is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.