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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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Ming
Name Distribution of Ming Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Ming families
 32 - 62  11 - 31 |
 1 - 10  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Ming families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Ming census records
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Ming Family Origin
Ming Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Ming Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
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Military Service by Ming
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