Minogue
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English
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Muineog (“descendant of Muineog”), a variant of Manóg, a personal name derived from a diminutive form of manach (“monk”).
Proper noun
Minogue (plural Minogues)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Minogue is the 20910th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1260 individuals. Minogue is most common among White (95.0%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Minogue”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 596.