Explore the Family Name De Miranda

The meaning of De Miranda

Spanish and Portuguese: variant of Miranda, with the preposition de ‘from’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name De Miranda in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname De Miranda has grown in popularity over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 83,965 and by 2010, its rank had risen to 66,931 representing a growth of 20.29 percent. The number of individuals bearing this surname also increased from 208 in 2000 to 295 in 2010, a rise of 41.83 percent. Furthermore, the proportion per 100k of people with the De Miranda surname also rose by 25 percent during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#83,965	#66,931	20.29%
Count	208	295	41.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.1	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De Miranda

When it comes to ethnic identity, there were some shifts observed between 2000 and 2010 as per the Decennial U.S. Census. For instance, the percentage of people with the De Miranda surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander went from zero to 2.71 percent. Those identifying as two or more races dropped from 14.42 percent to 6.10 percent, a decrease of 57.70 percent. The percentage of those identifying as White fell slightly from 44.23 percent to 42.37 percent. However, the Hispanic group saw an increase from 37.50 percent to 40.00 percent. Notably, the biggest change occurred among those identifying as Black, which spiked from 3.37 percent to 8.81 percent, a significant increase of 161.42 percent. The percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged.

	2000	2010	Change
White	44.23%	42.37%	-4.21%
Hispanic	37.5%	40%	6.67%
Black	3.37%	8.81%	161.42%
Two or More Races	14.42%	6.1%	-57.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.71%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%