Explore the Family Name Mieses

The meaning of Mieses

Hispanic (mainly Dominican Republic): habitational name from Mieses, a place in Cantabria (Spain), named with plural of mies ‘harvest’ (from Latin messem).

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

The popularity of the surname 'Mieses' has increased significantly over the years, as evidenced by data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked 47,389, but by 2010, the ranking had improved to 37,735 – a notable increase of 20.37%. The number of people bearing this surname also rose from 421 in 2000 to 589 in 2010, marking a 39.9% surge. Additionally, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people went up by 25%, from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.2 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,389	#37,735	20.37%
Count	421	589	39.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.2	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mieses

Turning to the ethnic identity associated with the 'Mieses' surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, a significant majority identified as Hispanic. This ethnic group accounted for 95.96% of individuals bearing this surname in 2000, and while the figure slightly decreased to 95.25% by 2010, it still represented an overwhelming majority. The percentage of those who identified as White saw a modest increase from 2.61% to 2.72%. On the other hand, the census showed no individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity within this surname group in both years. For the first time in 2010, Black individuals appeared in the statistics, making up 0.85% of the population with the Mieses surname.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	95.96%	95.25%	-0.74%
White	2.61%	2.72%	4.21%
Black	0%	0.85%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%