The Mink surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,922 people carried this name — #5,841 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 49,800 people counted. That is up 6% from 5,590 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Mink surname

Shortened from the personal name Dominik.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Mink» (Czech), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

40 people named Mink live in Switzerland.

They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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

Where they live today

Zurich 17
Thurgau 11
Bern 6
Schaffhausen 3
Zug 3

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 Argentina’s national register

At least 22 people named Mink 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.

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

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 22

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

In print

Mink in American newspapers,
1908–1918.

Newspaper page from The St. Charles Herald carrying the name Mink
The St. Charles Herald 1918-04-06
Newspaper page from The Guthrie Daily Leader carrying the name Mink
The Guthrie Daily Leader 1917-03-14
Newspaper page from Grant County Herald carrying the name Mink
Grant County Herald 1908-03-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,569 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Mink in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

2,511 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mink. The most, 1,112, date from the 1950s. 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 the Australian Capital Territory, at 2.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,198
Victoria 422
Queensland 337
South Australia 191
ACT (Canberra) 150
Western Australia 134
Tasmania 72
Northern Territory 3

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

Who carried it

People named Mink,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Paule Mink
    Paule Mink 1839–1901 · writer
  • Wilhelm Mink 1807–1883 · pedagogue
  • Therese Mink 1812–1881 · actor
  • Betty Young 1832–1887 · actor
  • Emanuel Mink 1910–2008 · political activist
  • Emanuel Mink 1910–2008 · political activist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Mink,
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 States670 records

670 records of the Mink name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 197
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 188
  • Other U.S. records 285
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Donald Kenneth Mink

    Born 1948; from Granite City, Illinois. U.S. Army, postal clerk; died in an accident 1969 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam. Buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    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 Lewis A. Mink

    Born 1916 in Florida. Enlisted 1942 at Fort McClellan, Alabama; farmer. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1991, buried at Abe Springs Cemetery, Blountstown, Florida.

    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 Elisabeth Mink

    Arrived at New York in 1888 aboard the Lahn from Bremen and Southampton, aged 20; farmer. From Feckenhausen, Germany.

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

Showing 3 of 670 records for Mink 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. 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 · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · 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).

Netherlands4,977 records

4,977 records of the Mink name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2,769
  • Dutch population registers 2,021
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 187
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Trijntje Mink

    Married in 1846 in Schoorl; domestic servant. Died 1889 in Schoorl, aged 70.

    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 Hendrik Mink

    Married in 1857 in Hardenberg; labourer. Died 1906 in Hattem, aged 73.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johanna Wilhelmina Mink

    Married in 1876 in 's-Gravenhage; seamstress. Died 1924 in Voorburg, aged 72.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4,977 records for Mink 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).

Germany232 records

232 records of the Mink name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 226
  • German emigration and citizenship files 6
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Mink

    Born 1896; from Stuttgart. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 3 December 1918 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 221).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Anton Mink

    Left Ringsheim for Le Bonhomme, Alsace in 1860.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Gregor Mink

    Naturalised at Oberflucht/Württemberg in 1864.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)

Showing 3 of 232 records for Mink in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France6 records

6 records of the Mink 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 Pierre Mink

    Born 1945 in Metz (Moselle); died 1999 in Soissons (Aisne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Sophie Wilhelmine Mink

    Born 1916 in Switzerland; died 1990 in Rouffach (Haut-Rhin).

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

    Born 1927 in Germany; died 1994 in Vichy (Allier).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Mink 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).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Mink name in Canada City of Calgary cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Franz F. Mink

    Buried in 1997 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 80.

    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 Regina Mink

    Buried in 1999 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 78.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Frank Joseph Mink

    Buried in 2000 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Mink in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Australia3 records

3 records of the Mink name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Robt Mink

    Arrived in Victoria in 1856 aboard the Saldanha, aged 34; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (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 Geo Mink

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Caroline Elizabeth, aged 11.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Mink in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Belgium1 record

1 record of the Mink name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Elisabeth Mink

    Born 1912 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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