The Ming surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,764 people carried this name — #8,718 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 78,100 people counted. That is down 15% from 4,434 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

739 people named Ming live in Switzerland.

They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Obwalden.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Obwalden 319
Lucerne 124
Aargau 56
Bern 41
Zurich 35
Schwyz 34
Valais 24
Zug 23

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.

In print

Ming in American newspapers,
1869–1894.

Newspaper page from The Montana Post carrying the name Ming
The Montana Post 1869-02-19
Newspaper page from Helena Weekly Herald carrying the name Ming
Helena Weekly Herald 1885-06-11
Newspaper page from The Anaconda Standard carrying the name Ming
The Anaconda Standard 1894-12-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 710 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Ming in Australian newspapers,
1820s–2000s.

6,006 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Ming. The most, 925, date from the 1920s. Victoria 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 the Northern Territory, at 9.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,751
New South Wales 1,676
Queensland 1,260
South Australia 417
Western Australia 374
Tasmania 302
ACT (Canberra) 114
Northern Territory 76

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

Who carried it

People named Ming,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Bayutebayute Mingchun d. 1887 · politician
  • Bayutebayute Mingchun d. 1886 · politician
  • Ming Rui d. 1643
  • Ming Shi d. 663
  • Ming Ya 553–601
  • Ming Chongyan 650– · politician

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

In the public record

People named Ming,
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 States441 records

441 records of the Ming name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 183
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 98
  • Other U.S. records 160
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Percy J. Ming

    Born 1926 in New York. Enlisted 1945 at New York City; post office clerk from New York County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Breslau from Bremen, aged 22; joiner. From Gomel, Russia; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Hugh R. Ming

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1933, died 1984; buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 441 records for Ming in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands176 records

176 records of the Ming name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 93
  • Dutch population registers 80
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 3
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johannes Anthonie Ming

    Married in 1890 in Utrecht. Died 1926 in Utrecht, aged 67.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Hendrikus Ming

    Died 1864 in Arnhem, aged 56; soldier.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Gijsie Ming

    Buried in 1771 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 176 records for Ming 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); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Australia47 records

47 records of the Ming name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 15
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 11
  • Other Australian records 21
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mary Ann Ming

    Born 1838 in Launceston, Tasmania. Married 1860 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 22.

    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 Tom Ming

    Arrived in Victoria in 1917 aboard the Nikko Maru, aged 40.

    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 Chin Ah Ming

    Merchant of E St Kilda, Victoria; died 1973.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 47 records for Ming in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (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).

Canada21 records

21 records of the Ming name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 15
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • Other Canadian records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record James Dallas Ming

    Buried in 1973 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 52.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lee Chow Ming

    Died 1930; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Chin Wal Ming

    Died 1945 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 21 records for Ming in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · 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. 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).

United Kingdom4 records

4 records of the Ming 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 W. Ming

    Royal Garrison Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record R. E. Ming

    London Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. Ming

    Evonshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 4 records for Ming in the United Kingdom.

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).

Germany4 records

4 records of the Ming 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 Franz Ming

    From Gehringhof, Mittelfr. Reported dead in the Bavarian casualty list of 23 June 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 13).

    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 Ludwig Ming

    From Häringdorf. Reported taken prisoner in the Bavarian casualty list of 21 July 1919.

    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 Johann Ming

    From Büderich, Neuß. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 19 November 1918.

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

Showing 3 of 4 records for Ming 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).

France1 record

1 record of the Ming 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 Irene Georgette Ming

    Born 1907 in Ambrières; died 1975 in Reims (Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

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