The Mintz surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,853 people carried this name — #5,896 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 50,500 people counted. That is down 1% from 5,901 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 51 people named Mintz 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 City of Buenos Aires.

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

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 28
Buenos Aires Province 23

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 40 people named Mintz.

5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Rhône.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 5
Rhône 12
Paris 12
Loire 4
Allier 2
Puy-de-Dôme 2
Ain 1
Marne 1
Somme 1

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

In print

Mintz in American newspapers,
1888–1920.

Newspaper page from The Ronan Pioneer carrying the name Mintz
The Ronan Pioneer 1920-02-20
Newspaper page from Omaha Daily Bee carrying the name Mintz
Omaha Daily Bee 1888-05-13
Newspaper page from The Caldwell Watchman carrying the name Mintz
The Caldwell Watchman 1914-06-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,327 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Mintz in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1990s.

165 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mintz. The most, 27, date from the 1940s. 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 Victoria, at 2.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 69
Victoria 64
Queensland 11
South Australia 6
ACT (Canberra) 4
Western Australia 4
Tasmania 3

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

Who carried it

People named Mintz,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Paul Mintz
    Paul Mintz 1868–1941 · lawyer
  • Vladimirs Mincs
    Vladimirs Mincs 1872–1945 · physician
  • Vladimirs Mincs
    Vladimirs Mincs 1872–1945 · physician
  • Vladimirs Mincs
    Vladimirs Mincs 1872–1945 · physician
  • Maximilian Joseph Mintz 1867–1940 · jurist
  • Maximilian Joseph Mintz 1867–1940 · jurist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Mintz,
in the records of 6 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 States1,334 records

1,334 records of the Mintz name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 673
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 295
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 199
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 66
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 57
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 43
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Walter J. Mintz

    Born 1925 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1943 at Harrisburg; warehouseman from Lebanon County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Chaye Mintz

    Arrived at New York in 1907 aboard the Pennsylvania from Hamburg, aged 16; dressmaker. From Likuschow, Russia; bound for New York. Born in Libunslaw, Russia.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Jerry Wayne Mintz

    U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1949, died 1988; buried at Salisbury National Cemetery, North Carolina.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,334 records for Mintz in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France14 records

14 records of the Mintz 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 Antoine Clement Mintz

    Born 1919 in L'Arbresle (Rhône); died 1973 in Roanne (Loire).

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

    Born 1900 in Mornant (Rhône); died 1986 in Manosque (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence).

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

    Born 1962 in Lyon (Rhône); died 1987 in Vichy (Allier).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Mintz 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).

Australia11 records

11 records of the Mintz 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 William Mintz

    Arrived in Victoria in 1890 aboard the Hohenstaufen, aged 2.

    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 Edward Mintz

    Arrived in Victoria in 1890 aboard the Hohenstaufen, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Edward Mintz

    Arrived in Victoria in 1890 aboard the Hohenstaufen, aged 4.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Mintz 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).

Netherlands11 records

11 records of the Mintz name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 9
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Carl Heinrich Martin Mintz

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1857 in Ludershagen.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Alida A. Mintz

    In the population register of Grave; born 1801.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Willemina Mintz

    Baptised in 1703 in Arnhem.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Mintz in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Germany6 records

6 records of the Mintz 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 Albert Mintz

    From Bachzimmern, Villingen. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 1 August 1916.

    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 Otto Mintz

    From Berlin. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 25 May 1918.

    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 Ernst Mintz

    From Praust, Danzig. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 3 September 1915.

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

Showing 3 of 6 records for Mintz 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).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Mintz name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George Anthony Malcolm Mintz

    Buried in 1978 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 22.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Julius Israel Mintz

    Died 1974 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 71.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Auguste Mintz

    Buried in 1991 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

Showing 3 of 4 records for Mintz in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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