Family name origins & meanings
- English : possibly a variant of Minns.
- Perhaps an Americanized spelling of Dutch Mijnes, which can be a nickname or occupational name from Middle Dutch minne ‘beloved’, ‘sweetheart’, or a metronymic from a short form of a female personal name such as Jacqueminne or Willeminne. Compare Min 2.
- Possibly a variant spelling of Mines.