The title of Earl of Minto was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1813.

The Earl bears the subsidiary titles of Viscount Melgund (1813) in the Peerage of the UK and Baron Minto (1797) in the Peerage of Great Britain, and is a baronet of Nova Scotia (1700).

The family seat is Minto House , in Hawick, in the Scottish Borders.

Earls of Minto (1813)

• Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto (1751-1814)
• Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto (1782-1859)
• William Hugh Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl of Minto (1814-1891)
• Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto (1845-1914)
• Victor Gilbert Lariston Garnet Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 5th Earl of Minto (1891-1975)
• Gilbert Edward George Lariston Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 6th Earl of Minto (b. 1928)