The Minnaert surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 225 people carried this name — #83,541 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 7% from 211 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 441 people named Minnaert 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 East Flanders.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 83 people named Minnaert.
2 of them were born outside France. 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
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Minnaert,
with a public archive behind them.
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Marcel Minnaert 1893–1970 · astronomer -
Marcel Minnaert 1893–1970 · astronomer
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Gillis Minnaert 1836–1919 · chief officer
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Johannes-Désiré Minnaert 1847–1924 · editor-in-chief
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Frans Minnaert 1929–2011 · painter
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Roland Minnaert 1939–2025 · photographer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Minnaert.
- 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
- Minne 168 · U.S. census
- Minni 157 · U.S. census
- Minniti 658 · U.S. census
- Mino 1,061 · U.S. census
- Minor 30,702 · U.S. census
- Minot 376 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Minnaert 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.