Ming Family History
Ming Name Meaning
English: of uncertain origin; possibly from a reduced form of
the personal name Dominick.Chinese : from the
name of Meng Mingshi, a senior minister of the state of Qin in the
Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). His descendants
adopted the first character of his given name, which means ‘bright’,
as their surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Ming Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Ming families
 29 - 56  10 - 28 |
 1 - 9  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Ming families
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32 - 62 11 - 31 |
1 - 10 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Ming families
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2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Ming census records
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Ming Family Origin
Ming Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Ming
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Ming Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Ming census records
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Ming Civil War Service Records
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