Meinen
See also: meinen
English
editEtymology
editAs a north German and Dutch surname, from the surnames Mein, as well as Meine, from Old High German magin (“strength”), from Proto-West Germanic *magan, as well as gimeini (“mean, unkind”), from Proto-West Germanic *gamainī. Related to the first element of the Norwegian surname Magnhild.
Proper noun
editMeinen (plural Meinens)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Meinen is the 29528th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 799 individuals. Meinen is most common among White (96.62%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Meinen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 567.