Explore the Family Name Miers

The meaning of Miers

1. English (Yorkshire and Derbyshire): variant of Myers. 2. Flemish: variant of Meers 2.

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How common is the last name Miers in the United States?

Based on Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Miers has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. Originally ranked 14,498 in 2000, the surname dropped to the 15,687 position in 2010, reflecting an 8.2% decline in its ranking. The total count of individuals with this surname similarly declined over this decade, from 1,885 to 1,860, marking a decrease of 1.33%. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by 10%, going from 0.7 in 2000 to 0.63 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,498	#15,687	-8.2%
Count	1,885	1,860	-1.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.7	0.63	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Miers

In terms of ethnicity, census data reveals some shifts in the distribution of the Miers surname among different ethnic groups. In 2000, the majority of individuals with the Miers surname identified as white (92.10%), with smaller percentages identifying as black (3.87%) and Hispanic (2.02%). By 2010, the percentage of individuals identifying as white had slightly decreased to 91.08%, while the percentages of those identifying as black and Hispanic increased to 4.30% and 2.74% respectively. This period also saw new representations within the group of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, which were absent in 2000 but appeared in 2010 at 0.38% and 0.86% respectively. However, there was a decrease in people identifying as two or more races, from 0.95% in 2000 to 0.65% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.1%	91.08%	-1.11%
Black	3.87%	4.3%	11.11%
Hispanic	2.02%	2.74%	35.64%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.86%	0%
Two or More Races	0.95%	0.65%	-31.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.38%	0%