The Minnich surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,369 people carried this name — #7,609 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 67,600 people counted. That is up 5% from 4,179 in 2000.

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In print

Minnich in American newspapers,
1909–1921.

Newspaper page from Rock Island Argus carrying the name Minnich
Rock Island Argus 1909-11-30
Newspaper page from The Morgan City Daily Review carrying the name Minnich
The Morgan City Daily Review 1918-11-16
Newspaper page from Baraboo Weekly News carrying the name Minnich
Baraboo Weekly News 1921-11-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,995 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Minnich,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johann Alois Minnich 1801–1885 · general practitioner
  • Dwight Elmer Minnich 1890–1965 · zoologist
  • Oskar Minich 1896–1941
  • L. Arthur Minnich 1918–1990
  • Manfred Minnich 1923–1985 · musician
  • Willi Minnich 1934–2023 · association football player

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Minnich,
in the records of 4 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 States307 records

307 records of the Minnich name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 197
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 55
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 20
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 13
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 12
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Clarence H. Minnich

    Born 1910 in Ohio. Enlisted 1942 at San Francisco, California; mechanic. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1966, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Richard Willis Minnich

    Born 1942; from Collegeville, Pennsylvania. U.S. Navy, pilot; declared dead 1968 in North Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Marie Minnich

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the Elbe from Bremen, aged 17; farmer. From Germany.

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

Showing 3 of 307 records for Minnich in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Germany40 records

40 records of the Minnich 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 Minnich

    From Berlin. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 8 November 1916 (Infantry Regiment No. 48).

    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 Karl Minnich

    From Horchheim, Worms. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 13 March 1919 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 37).

    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 Paul Minnich

    From Barmen. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 28 May 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 29).

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

Showing 3 of 40 records for Minnich 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).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Minnich 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 Chas Minnich

    Sailed from Victoria in 1900 aboard the Friedrich der Grosse, bound for Bremen, aged 31.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 4 records for Minnich 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).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Minnich name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2
  • Dutch population registers 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jantje Minnich

    Married in 1815 in Hurwenen; born 1793 in Rossum.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jantje Minnich

    Married in 1815 in Rossum.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Rivierenland (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Joha Christa Antonia Minnich

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1824 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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