MINC Origin of surname
MINC
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. Numerous Jewish family names derive from this source, ranging from Min(t)z, Mints, Minc, to Muenz and Muenzer (literally "minter" in German). It is possible that some of these variants indicate origin from one of two towns called Minsk, one the capital city of White Russia, today Belraus, where Jews lived since the 15th century, the other a town in east-central Poland (Minsk Mazowieckie) where Jews lived since at least the 18th century. Other related family names: Minz(t), Mints, Minc, Muenz (literally "coin") and Muenzer (literally "minter" in German). In some cases Mintz originally a personal or an occupational nickname for a "minter".
A distinguished bearer of the Jewish surname Minc was the 20th century Polish communist leader, Hilary Minc, minister for industry and commerce, vice-premier and chairman of the state planning commission of Poland after World War II.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. Numerous Jewish family names derive from this source, ranging from Min(t)z, Mints, Minc, to Muenz and Muenzer (literally "minter" in German). It is possible that some of these variants indicate origin from one of two towns called Minsk, one the capital city of White Russia, today Belraus, where Jews lived since the 15th century, the other a town in east-central Poland (Minsk Mazowieckie) where Jews lived since at least the 18th century. Other related family names: Minz(t), Mints, Minc, Muenz (literally "coin") and Muenzer (literally "minter" in German). In some cases Mintz originally a personal or an occupational nickname for a "minter".
A distinguished bearer of the Jewish surname Minc was the 20th century Polish communist leader, Hilary Minc, minister for industry and commerce, vice-premier and chairman of the state planning commission of Poland after World War II.