Mines

Mines Meaning & Origin

About Mines
The surname Mines is of English origin and has multiple possible meanings. It could be a topographic name for someone who lived near a mine or a habitational name for someone from a place named Mines. Another possibility is that it is a variant spelling of the surname Mynne, derived from the Old English word "myne," meaning "coin" or "money," suggesting that the name may have originally been occupational, referring to someone who worked with coins or in the mint.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Mines: 3,193
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 10,092
  • Frequency per 100k people: 1.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mines 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 Mines is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MNS
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M0502
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AY1 N Z
🌐 IPA
/maɪnz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MNS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mines in Braille

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

The name Mines in braille

How to sign the name Mines using Sign Language

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

The name Mines in sign language

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