Explore the Family Name Mihara

The meaning of Mihara

Japanese: written 三原 ‘three plains’. It is found mostly in western Japan. It might also be written 見原 or 美原, using the characters for ‘look’ or ‘beautiful’. Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Kenichiro, Kenji, Kazuo, Yoko, Akio, Ayako, Azusa, Chie, Haruo, Hiroki, Hiroshi, Kenichi.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mihara has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 65,133rd most popular surname, but by 2010, it had fallen to the 74,141st position. This represents a change of -13.83 in ranking. The actual count of people with the Mihara surname also decreased from 285 in 2000 to 261 in 2010, marking an -8.42 change. Consequently, the proportion of the Mihara surname per 100k individuals also fell from 0.11 to 0.09 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,133	#74,141	-13.83%
Count	285	261	-8.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mihara

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Mihara surname identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, increasing slightly from 74.39% in 2000 to 76.25% in 2010. There was a small decrease in those identifying as having two or more races, falling from 12.28% to 11.49%. Similarly, the percentage of White individuals with the Mihara surname decreased from 11.93% to 10.34%. There were no recorded instances of persons with the Mihara surname identifying as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	74.39%	76.25%	2.5%
Two or More Races	12.28%	11.49%	-6.43%
White	11.93%	10.34%	-13.33%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%