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The Minot surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 376 people carried this name — #54,752 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 769,200 people counted. That is down 12% from 426 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Minot surname

The North Dakota city is named after Henry Minot (1859–1890), American ornithologist and railroad executive.

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,380 people named Minot.

24 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 76 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 24
Paris 134
Haute-Marne 133
Rhône 114
Côte-d’Or 100
Nièvre 72
Meuse 61
Deux-Sèvres 60
Martinique 59

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 55 people named Minot 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 Córdoba.

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

Where they live today

Córdoba 29
Buenos Aires Province 26

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

In Belgium’s population register

At least 24 people named Minot 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 Brussels-Capital.

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

Where they live today

Brussels-Capital 7
Hainaut 7
Walloon Brabant 5
East Flanders 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Minot,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles Sedgwick Minot
    Charles Sedgwick Minot 1852–1914 · physician
  • Henry Minot
    Henry Minot 1859–1890 · naturalist
  • Thomas Minot d. 1375 · judge
  • George Richards Minot 1758–1802
  • Jean-Louis Toussaint Minot 1772–1837 · politician
  • William Minot 1817–1894 · lawyer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Minot.

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