Mein

See also: mein and méin

English

Etymology

• Borrowed from Dutch and German Mein, from the personal name Maino, Meino, from a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *magan (“to be able, be strong”).
• Also as a German surname, from the adjective (ge)mein (“mean, nasty”).
• As a Scottish surname, variant of Main.

Proper noun

Mein (plural Meins)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mein is the 37076^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 602 individuals. Mein is most common among White (88.04%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mein”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 567.