The Minster surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 787 people carried this name — #29,854 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 370,400 people counted. That is up 5% from 750 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 59 people named Minster.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Moselle.
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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
51 people named Minster live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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.
Who carried it
People named Minster,
with a public archive behind them.
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Nicolas Joseph Emile Minster 1819–1908 · printmaker
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Karl Minster 1873–1943 · writer
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Karl Minster 1873–1943 · writer
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Carl Minster 1873–1942 · opinion journalist
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Harriet Amelia Keese Lambert 1878–1960
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Howard Minster 1879–
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Minster.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Minster is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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