Explore the Family Name Miglio

The meaning of Miglio

Italian: 1. from a short form of the personal name Emilio. 2. possibly a nickname or occupational name from Italian miglio ‘millet’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Carmela, Concetta, Domenico, Giulio. Spanish Mario, Carlos, Juanita, Miguel, Teresita, Tito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Miglio has seen a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 67,725th most common and had a count of 272 individuals. However, by 2010, the rank dropped to 91,625 and the count decreased to 201. This represents a change of -35.29% in rank and -26.1% in count over the decade. The proportion per 100,000 also saw a decrease from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.07 in 2010, marking a 30% reduction.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,725	#91,625	-35.29%
Count	272	201	-26.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.07	-30%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Miglio

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Miglio, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that in both 2000 and 2010 the largest percentage identified as White, with a slight decrease from 89.71% to 89.55%. There were no instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 6.62% in 2000 to 7.96% in 2010, marking a 20.24% rise. Those identifying with two or more races were only present in 2000 at 2.94%, but this figure was suppressed for the 2010 census for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.71%	89.55%	-0.18%
Hispanic	6.62%	7.96%	20.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.94%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%