Miner

Miner Meaning & Origin

About Miner
The surname Miner is of English origin and is derived from the occupation of a miner, someone who worked in the mining industry extracting minerals and ores from the earth. The name is occupational in nature, indicating that an ancestor of the bearer was involved in mining activities.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Miner is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Miner: 21,439
  • Overall Popularity: 0.01%
  • Ranking: 1,683
  • Frequency per 100k people: 7.27

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Miner based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Miner is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MNR
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M0506
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AY1 N ER0
🌐 IPA
/ˈmaɪnər/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MNR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M560

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Miner in Braille

Here's how to represent Miner in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Miner in braille

How to sign the name Miner using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Miner using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Miner in sign language

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